The estimated reading time for this post is 4 minutes
If you’re looking ahead to the new year, you may have set inspirational goals for yourself. If one of those goals is to get daily inspiration from the Bible, you can use these tech tools to help.
Get daily doses of Bible verses, insights and more with these tools. Whether you have just a few minutes to spare or a lot of time to devote, you can find something to suit your needs.
You don’t need a smart phone or tablet to use some of these. Whatever device you’re using to read this article you can use for some of these tools.
Stillspeaking Daily Devotional
Get a daily dose of Biblical inspiration in your email inbox or to your phone via text message with the Stillspeaking Daily Devotional. These messages sent daily from the United Church of Christ are intended to “feed your spirit” and include a Bible passage, an interpretation of that passage from a minister, and a prayer.
These devotionals are nondenominational and intended to help you relate the Bible to your daily life. A few paragraphs long, these messages take a short time to read but may stay in your mind for a long time.
You can sign up for free to have these emails delivered to your inbox or sent to your phone via text message each day at: Stillspeaking Daily Devotional United Church of Christ. You can also visit that page to read past Daily Devotionals.
Daily Bible Inspirations App
The Daily Bible Inspirations app gives you notifications each day with a Bible passage over a scenic image. These passages are selected by pastors to give you Biblical inspiration each day.
This app is available in English, with Spanish, Korean and Chinese translations.
You can set a reminder to get a notification each day about the daily passage. Set the reminder for any time during the day or night to get a notification at your convenience.
You can save your favorites by tapping the star and share passages with others on social media from within the app.
The app is free and you can remove ads for $1.99.
=> Also see,
YouVersion
YouVersion is a free app, available in 895 languages and 1228 versions of the Bible. You can get a Verse of the Day within the app and read past verses on your computer, phone and tablet.
You can sign up for daily email messages and notifications. Set the time of day you want to receive your email/notification and the Bible version you want to read.
One very cool feature of this app is the ability to add an image of your choice for the passage to appear upon. You can also choose the font for the message and then share your Bible image quotes with others on social media.
YouVersion also has plans to guide you reading the entire Bible if you have more time to devote to your daily devotion. Choose from plans such as Chronological and The One Year Bible.
YouVersion is available free:
Daily Bible Inspiration App
If you have minimal time but need biblical inspiration, check out the free Daily Bible Inspiration app. This app gives you a brief scripture to inspire you for the day.
From the developer: “The app was created to provide daily bible inspiration for life’s daily challenges. The app helps Christians grow their faith by connecting a daily bible verse to everyday struggles like love, courage, trust & forgiveness.”
You can share the daily inspirations with others using email from within the app and read Pastor Dave’s devotionals. The app lets you look at past messages and shows the theme for each message.
This free app is available:
dBible Android App
dBible is an app a Wonder of Tech reader recommended as a favorite way to read the Bible daily. This free app adds titles to every chapter in the Bible so you can read it like a story. You can track your progress reading the entire Bible, New Testament and/or Old Testament.
You can read five different versions of the Bible and adjust the size and font. Add notes and share scripture with your friends using social media. You can read the Bible offline and save favorite passages to read later.
dBible is available free for Android devices at Google Play.
Your Thoughts
Do you have goals for the new year? Is getting daily Bible inspiration one of those goals? Have you tried any of these tech tools for daily Bible inspiration?
Share your thoughts in the Comments section below!
Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas to my dear Wonder of Tech readers. May the joy of the season bring light to your life.
Voice of America Learning English
If you’re learning the English language, be sure to check out my personal technology column at Voice of America Learning English: Tracking Santa with Technology.
- Bible Stained Glass image (edited) courtesy of Jamie via Flickr and Creative Commons
Merry Christmas to you and your family Carolyn.
BTW, believe it or not, I’ve had a Bible app on my phone for years!
Have a great New Year too!!
Carlo
Hello Carlo, Yes, having a Bible app in your phone can be very handy for daily inspiration, research and more. Happy holidays to you and your family!
Looks like an interesting app 🙂 I’ll try it.
Hi Tup, I’m glad you enjoyed this article. I hope you find the app that works best for you.
Happy holidays!
Another great article, thank you and merry christmas!!
Hi Kelly, Thank you. I’m so glad you enjoyed this article. I hope you discover some tools to give you inspiration.
Happy holidays, Kelly!
Love the daily devotional! Cheers to 2016.