Signing church music can be quite challenging! Several “old” hymns have much figurative language. Newer songs can also be challenging to sign. But all church music should be musical, accurate,…
Jon BarrDecember 9, 2022
“Why don’t Deaf people seem to understand me when I sign or interpret?” Part of the answer is placement. Simply put, sign placement is separating people, places, things, or ideas…
Jon BarrOctober 5, 2022
Interpreting is the skill of explaining or giving the meaning. A child may ask, “Mommy, the preacher said Jesus lives inside our hearts. Is Jesus really small?” The mother must…
Jon BarrJuly 21, 2022
Sometimes pastors feel awkward around the deaf ministry. Questions arise like: What are the Deaf people saying? What is the interpreter saying? Is the sermon being interpreted accurately? Are the…
Jon BarrJune 2, 2022
“The light of the body is the eye….” – Matthew 6:22 Notice that native ASL users, Deaf people, look at your eyes, not your signs. How can that be true?…
Jon BarrJune 2, 2022
“For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and…
Jon BarrMarch 21, 2022
An old country preacher described his preaching: “Fust I tells ’em what I’s gonna tell ’em. Then I tells ’em. Then I tells ’em what I tol’ ’em.” Interpreters can…
Jon BarrMarch 21, 2022
Learning ASL is a journey over many years. I started my journey in 1976 when Signing Exact English (SEE) and Total Communication were popular. Now, after 45 years of study,…
Jon BarrFebruary 3, 2022