Over $80,000 to proofread Casual English Bible

Quick note with a Friday deadline - May 8, 2026

It's going to cost over $80,000 to have the company that proofreads most English Bibles proofread the Casual English Bible.

Yes, you read that right. But it's a lot of work - all 66 books - and this is the company best equipped to do it.

Here's the time-sensitive part: If you donate even $1 to the Casual English Bible this week through Fractured Atlas (my fiscal sponsor for tax-deductible donations), it enters us into a drawing for a $1,000 match. Every donation is another entry. Like Christian lottery tickets.

Deadline is Friday, May 8. Sorry for the short notice - I just learned about this last night.

👉 Donate here through Fractured Atlas

More info coming soon

I'll be sharing a lot more about the proofreading campaign soon. But here's where things stand:

  • Amos and Nehemiah are already with the proofreader. They were the guinea pigs to test whether the company would take on the project. They said yes.
  • The company has agreed to let us pay as we go, book by book, instead of the typical half up front. That's a big deal.
  • But we still have to cover their costs.

I know $80,000+ sounds like a lot. It is a lot. But this is the final polish the Casual English Bible needs - and every dollar gets us closer.

More details soon. For now, if you can give even $1 before Friday, it helps twice.

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Stephen M. Miller is an award-winning, bestselling Christian author and the mind behind the Casual English Bible® paraphrase. With 40 years of experience translating complex biblical scholarship into everyday English, his books, including The Complete Guide to the Bible, have sold over two million copies. Miller holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism and a seminary degree in biblical studies and religious education.


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