Bible

On a recent discipleship course I was attending, there was a sentence in the material that struck me:

The Bible and prayer are two ways to hear from God.

It’s kind of an obvious thing, but the sort of stuff that we can not really apply in our lives. We know God speaks through the Bible, and we want to hear from God…but do we turn to his word?

Well, there are various reasons why we don’t but easy of access can be a big one. For some people, reading just isn’t the easiest thing. It could be because of eyesight of specific learning difficulties. However, it would be bad if we just wrote these people off as being unable to learn from scripture. Luckily there is a new Kickstarter project that might help. Even better, it can also boost your scriptural habits even if you enjoy reading the Bible.

[Read more…] about Dwell: A New Way to Listen to Scripture [Kickstarter]

For many Christians, a Bible app is one of the first apps they go searching for once they’ve got their smartphone up and running. I was no exception when I got my first smartphone back in 2012 and I bet you weren’t either. The extreme portability and decent reading experience makes them a great tool to help you get into God’s word on the go. As long as you have your phone in your pocket (which, let’s be honest, is probably 90% of the time) then you can access a Bible (and not just one version).

However, just as with many of these modern tools, there are a wide variety of bible apps out there which can make it very difficult to find the best one for you. Depending on your wants and needs, you may find that a different bible suits you more, but a simple App Store search might not help. With that in mind, we’ve put together a review of some of the best Bible apps out there.

[Read more…] about The Best Bible App for You [2017]

A few weeks back I received an email from Chris Browler looking at Bible journaling. In the email, he briefly went into the advantages of keeping a Bible journal in general for our spiritual growth. However, the part that really got me was when he started looking at the pros of using a digital Bible journal, especially with the similarities with apps like Timehop.

For the record, I’m a big proponent of using pen and paper. Like Ana recently noted, pen and paper offer some great advantages in that they are simple, they are adaptable and they help you focus. I started putting my Bible on top of my computer and phone so that I have to move my Bible to get to them. This little prompt is a great reminder to help me turn to God’s word first and not the latest outrage on twitter or marketing spew in a newsletter.

[Read more…] about The Advantages of Keeping a Digital Bible Journal

During the month of September the largest Scripture-translation organization in the world, Wycliffe Bible Translators USA, has launched a campaign to “spark conversations about the Bible’s relevance to modern life.”

It’s called #WhyBible, and while they plan on doing this every September, this is clearly something we should consider all year long– especially when you consider these sobering statistics from the Barna Research Group (2016):

• 16% of Millennials believe the Bible is the literal Word of God
• 1 in 3 Millennials view it as “not inspired by God” or “just another book”

[Read more…] about #WhyBible: Wycliffe Bible Translators USA Starts a Conversation