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Interest in Bible applications remains high in 2021
Interest in the Bible, even in some of the world's most restrictive countries for Christians, remained high in 2021, confirmed perhaps by the most popular verses of the year from the YouVersion Bible app.
Matthew 6:33, “But seek first…
FrontGate Media Releases Results of 10+ Devotional Studies on YouVersion Bible App
ORANGE COUNTY, CA, UNITED STATES, December 6, 2021 /EINPresswire.com/ - FRONTGATE MEDIA, one of the world's leading Faith and…
“We are trying to create a cultural movement around the faith”: the biblical application…
Glorify, a Bible app that makes it easier for Christians to connect with God on a daily basis, has received $ 40 million in funding and its popularity continues to grow.
The application offers users Bible meditations, audio Bible passages…
YouVersion Reveals 2021 Verse of the Year and Bible App Trends
The Bible verse that won first place as YouVersion's 2021 Verse of the Year is Matthew 6:33.
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“We are encouraged to see high levels of commitment to the Bible again this year, as it means people are looking to God and the…
‘Video Bible’ application to illustrate the whole Bible for the first time
Through Nicole AlcindorCP Reporter | Tuesday, November 16, 2021Jesus is depicted in a graphic illustration from The Video Bible. | Courtesy of Dave PillowA new Christian Bible platform known as The video bible is being created and plans…
YouVersion Bible app passes 500 million downloads
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The free Bible reader app YouVersion has surpassed 500 million downloads since its…
YouVersion Bible app accumulates over 500 million installs
Through Nicole alcindor, CP Reporter | Friday, November 12, 2021YouVersion Bible app. | Courtesy of Life.ChurchThe popular Bible mobile app YouVersion has racked up over 500 million installs after starting as one of 200 free apps in the…
YouVersion Bible app celebrates 500 million installs worldwide: ‘God is actively at…
The Bible app YourVersion celebrated a milestone this week with its 500 millionth install, making it the only faith-based app to ever reach that milestone.The 13-year-old app was launched in 2008 as one of 200…
Sight Magazine – YouVersion Bible app becomes first faith-based app to reach 500 million…
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Bible application YouVersion has been installed on more than 500 million devices worldwide since its launch in 2008, the creators said on Wednesday. It is the first…
Bible app removed from Apple App Store in China
Christian software company forced to remove Bible app from Apple App Store in China after not having obtained the necessary authorization from the Chinese government.
The Olive Tree Bible app includes Bible text as well as Bible study…
Apple to remove Bible app from China, giving in to government pressure
The tech giant noted that the company's policy is to comply with local and regional laws. Producers of a digital Bible had no choice but to remove their app from Apple's App Store in China. The withdrawal came as Chinese authorities…
Apple removes Bible app in China to appease Communist regime
Through Anugrah kumar, Christian Post Contributor | Saturday 23 October 2021Catholic worshipers attend a morning mass on Easter Sunday at a Catholic church in a village near Beijing on April 4, 2021. | JADE GAO / AFP via Getty ImagesApple…
Apple censors Quran app and Bible app at request of Chinese authorities
"We are trying to get in touch with the CAC and the relevant Chinese authorities to resolve this issue as we have had nearly one million users of our application in China who have been affected," Hasan Shafiq Ahmed, Head of growth at…
Apple removed Quran app and Bible app in China
Tech giant Apple has reportedly removed a Quran app and a Bible app in China after receiving a request from Chinese authorities. The removal of the apps, known as “Quran Majeed” and “Bible App by Olive Tree,” respectively, was first…
Apple removed Quran app and Bible app in China at request of Chinese officials
Ethnic Uyghur protesters take part in an anti-China protest in Istanbul, Turkey, October 1, 2020. Murad Sezer / ReutersApple has censored a Quran app and a Bible app in China, the company confirmed to the BBC.Apple said Chinese authorities…
Bible App – Read and Study Daily by Gospel Technologies LLC
Bible by Olive Tree gives you easy-to-use Bible study tools so you can read and study the Bible on your own.Here are 5 ways we help you study the Word of God:1) NO WI-FIYou don't need WiFi to access your Bible, audio Bible, or any other…
Spark Bible App Review – Free Bible App with Video Stories
Just as our body needs food, so do our souls. Studying the Bible is the greatest achievement that connects…
Life.Church, Founder of Popular Bible App, Opens $ 10.4 Million Church in Northeast Colorado Springs…
An Evangelical Christian mega-church in Oklahoma opened its 35th location in August 2020 in a leased space…
China Closes Bible App and Christian WeChat Accounts
Through Anugrah kumar, Christian Post Contributor | Sunday 02 May 2021A woman wears a protective mask as she walks past a church on February 8, 2020, in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China. The number of people who have died from the Wuhan…
YouVersion records 80 percent increase in Bible app searches during 2020 pandemic: FR: Christianisme…
The year 2020 was marked by many disruptions, questions and uncertainties, but it is also the year when YouVersion saw “record” commitments in its Bible application.
Last week, YouVersion announced that 600 million searches…
Isaiah 41:10 is the most read verse of the YouVersion Bible app in 2020
In the midst of a tumultuous year, a record number of people are fighting fear with faith, turning to the Word of God as a source of strength, encouragement, and hope.The popular Bible app YouVersion and the…
YouVersion names Verse of the Year, posts Bible app research trends for 2020
“It has been a difficult year with many people facing devastating loss, loneliness and fear,” said the founder of YouVersion. Bobby gruenewald. “While 2020 is a year that so many people say they would like to forget, we see it as a year…
Tyndale works with app developer on game-changing Bible app
Through Samuel smith, American publisher | Sunday, October 18, 2020A woman looks at the Filament mobile app while reading a Filament Bible published by Tyndale House Publishers. | Tyndale As the way people digest media has changed, a…
Controversy surrounds the Bible App in Indonesia
07/08/2020 Washington DC (International Christian Concern) - "Adat basandi syarak, syarak syarak basandi kitabullah." It is a philosophy based on the customs and culture of the Minangkabau people in Indonesia, which means: "The custom…
Governor of West Sumatra wants local-language Bible app to be removed because province “leans…
The Governor of West Sumatra, Irwan Prayitno, has made a formal request to the Ministry of Communications and Information for the removal of a local language Bible app from the Google Play Store, which he says is…
Easter was the greatest day in the Bible App …… | News and reports
More people logged into the YouVersion Bible app to read and share the scriptures this Easter than at any time in the app's ten-year history.
Easter is typically the busiest day for the app, and with the majority of Christians celebrating…
The Union for the Bible signs Bible application partnership with Solomon Islands and other countries
This would allow the app to be supported by churches with resources for children's groups and materials for families to use together. The Bible League (SU) has developed a Bible-based game that has been downloaded and used by over 200…
Bible App Announces ‘Most Popular Bible Verse’ of 2019
More people engaged with the Bible App this year than any previous year.YouVersion, which offers the popular option of reading or listening to the Bible on your phone and has 400 million users worldwide, announced this year's most popular…
Bible App Reveals Its Most Popular 2019 Verse is New Testament Philippians 4: 6
Bible App reveals that the most popular verse of the year is Philippians 4: 6 of the New Testament, which says, “Don't worry about a thing; instead, pray for everything 'The Bible App Revealed Philippians 4: 6 to be Its Most…
Bible App celebrates 400 million downloads
YouVersion Bible app. | (Photo: Courtesy of Life.Church)
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The global YouVersion community has engaged more with the Bible this year than any previous year. In fact, people read and listened to the Bible 30%…
Tampa sex offender accused of using Bible app to lure girls
TAMPA, Fla - A registered sex offender has been arrested by the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office after he said he used the Bible App to talk to teenage girls who were part of a church youth group.…
Sex offender accused of using Bible App to target teenage girls
HILLSBOROUGH, Co., Florida - Douglas Earl Kersey is accused of using the YouVersion Bible app to secretly reach underage girls in a Hillsborough County church youth group. According to a warrant, Kersey was ultimately indicted thanks to an…
Chinese government blocks popular Bible app
Levels of Persecution: China Jumped 13 Places, From 43rd (on 2018 Global Watch List) to 27th on 2019 List | Courtesy photo.
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In July 2019, a 6-year-old Chinese Bible app called WeDevote marked a milestone - 10…
YouVersion Bible App Ringing In The New Year With 1 Million New Subscribers
The popular YouVersion Bible app says their Bible plans garnered over a million new subscriptions at the start of the new year.
The company says the increase in subscribers on January 1 represents a 62% increase over last year.
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YouVersion Bible App Announces The Most Popular Bible Verse Of
Oklahoma City, December 4, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) - The YouVersion Bible app, which has been installed on more than 350 million devices worldwide, continued to see Bible engagement increase throughout its 10th anniversary. This year.…
YouVersion Bible App Features Powerful Devotions Written By Christian Celebrities
Christian celebrities invite fans to study the Bible with them through several new devotions on the YouVersion Bible app.
Singer Tori Kelly recently wrote a 8 day devotion according to his new album, Hiding place.
Kelly draws on her own…
YouVersion Bible App celebrates its 10th anniversary
OKLAHOMA CITY - In July, YouVersion celebrates the 10th anniversary of the Bible App, which was one of the first 200 free apps available when Apple launched the App Store on July 10, 2008. Over the next decade, the Bible App has been…
The Creators of the YouVersion Bible App Celebrate the Launch of
Oklahoma City, Aug 06, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) - This week, the creators of the Bible YouVersion app are celebrating the release of their new app called Bible Lens. The free app matches relevant Bible verses with photos of a person and…
With 330 million downloads, the best Bible app turns 10
EDMOND, Oklahoma - A high-tech Bible in your pocket?In 2018, this is a reality for hundreds of millions of smartphone users around the world.But ten years ago, when the leaders of Oklahoma-based Life Church developed the popular YouVersion…
YouVersion launched 10 years ago – and the success of the Bible App is absolutely astounding
On the occasion of its 10th anniversary, the founders of the Bible app "YouVersion" announced that their smartphone app had been downloaded some 330 million times.
Life.Church launched the app in July 2008. Since then, 70 billion Bible…
YouVersion Bible App Reaches 330 Million Devices, Offers 1,700 Different Bible Versions For 10th…
Through Stoyan Zaimov, Christian Post reporter | Tuesday July 10, 2018YouVersion Bible app. | (Photo: Courtesy of Life.Church)YouVersion marks the 10th anniversary of its Bible app, which it says has now been downloaded to more than 330…
“Our Bible” app seeks to expand diversity in online Christian communities
Crystal Cheatham calls this the “same old story”. The Philadelphia woman grew up in a conservative Adventist home and learned, when she became a lesbian, that "there was no room for me in this space." She also learned, upon meeting…
This Bible application is intended for Christian “foreigners”
Updated January 23, 2:45 p.m.Our Bible App, a Bible app designed for LGBTQ people, women and people of color who have faith, has officially launched.According to a press release, Our Bible App is available for download on iOS and Android…
“Do not be discouraged”: the biblical application YouVersion exceeds 300 million…
Nine years ago, YouVersion's Bible app was one of the first 200 free apps in Apple's brand new App Store. In seven years, it had been downloaded 200 million times. In 2017, the Bible app reached 300 million settles down.
“We believe the…
YouVersion Bible App Reveals Most Read Bible Verse Of 2017
Through Anugrah kumar, Christian Post Contributor | Saturday 09 December 2017YouVersion Bible app. | (Photo: Courtesy of Life.Church)In 2017, more people than ever read, listened to, reflected on and shared God's Word, according to the…
Lesbians to launch gay-friendly Bible app that refers to God in “gender neutral terms”…
A lesbian announced that her new Bible app which refers to God in "neutral terms" in an effort to make the Bible "accessible" to those who feel "marginalized" by Christians is officially launched just in time for Christmas.
The “Our Bible…
Malicious code found in Bible app linked to North Korean hacker group
A group of hackers from North Korea allegedly planted malicious code in modified versions of the Android Bible reader app "Godpeople" which was downloaded via an illegal app marketplace. (Image: Kobiz Media)
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Our Bible app aims to support LGBTQ Christians who feel excluded
Crystal Cheatham was 23 when told she couldn't be gay and a Christian.
Cheatham, who had grown up attending and singing in a Seventh-day Adventist church, was about to graduate from Andrews University in Berrien…
Atheist Earns Over $100,000 A Year Selling Bible App
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If you find yourself strapped for cash, maybe consider taking inspiration from Trevor…
Atheists Use Popular Bible App To Evangelize Disbelief
RNS () - Like many college students, Lauren has a smartphone loaded with some of the most popular apps - Facebook, Twitter, and eBay. And like many unbelievers, she asked not to use her full name because her family is unaware of her…
Zonderkidz announces the Beginner’s Bible app for iPad
The Bible app for beginners
"The Beginner's Bible app brings favorite childhood stories to life in a new way for kids."…