So why are you doing this?

I was sitting here reading another book about re-translating the bible again and then the thought occurred to me: why am I doing this?  Do we REALLY need yet another bible translation or interpretation?  Immediately I heard like the sound coming from a walkie talkie, my inside voice saying that the bible is not relevant and not practical,\- that it is an old book.  However, I know from personal experience that the bible text is very much alive and practical in our every day lives, but it only becomes that way when we chew on it with our own teeth and not chew vicariously through some theologian or pastor somewhere.  Now, don't think I'm saying that we don't need pastors, teachers, evangelists, etc.  because we need those gifts to actually come to a place where we can take the God's word and get it to make sense in our own minds.  It's like we need God to reveal himself to us through his Word, but many translations don't allow for that.

So the short answer, is that I believe that God told me to, and I know and see that it is waaayyyyy to big for me to do alone, but I'm going to do and go as far as I can while God provides the rest as a result of my obedience.