The Bible Audio Pronunciations iPhone application has expanded the size of it’s library from 1,000 words to 2,400 words. Ultimately, the app will contain every proper noun in the Bible, approximately 7,000 words.
The Bible is the #1 bestseller of all time. But this month it has a new claim to fame, beating out Angry Birds in the never ending app download competition. Publishers Weekly reported this week that we are in the midst of a “digital Bible explosion.”
RELEVANT Media Group, publishers of RELEVANT magazine, the leading publication reaching the Christian college-to-30s audience, announces the release of their newest and most widely circulated publication to date, Reject Apathy–a magazine giving voice to the faith-based social justice movement in this generation.
In a poll conducted on May 16th, visitors to the King James Bible Online (www.kingjamesbibleonline.org) website and Facebook page were asked, “When do you think Judgment Day is?” The three choices offered were: “May 21, 2011,” “December 21, 2012,” or “No one knows, but God.” Of the 179 respondents, 176, or approximately 98 percent, marked “No one knows, but God.” Three respondents, or approximately 2 percent, chose May 21, 2011 as Judgment Day. No respondents chose December 21, 2012.
Next week at the 2011 Christian Leadership Alliance conference in Dallas, ECFA (Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability) will debut a devotional designed to inspire Christians to give generously.
With the April 8 nationwide release of the motion picture “Soul Surfer,” based on the inspiring, true story of Bethany Hamilton, Outreach Inc., a Southern California-based church marketing and publishing company, aims to equip congregations to reach their communities with resources related to the movie.
