Laridian has produced what it calls an eTract for the iPhone. The concept is that this is a witnessing guide for use on your iPhone or iPod Touch. You open the app and follow it as you are sharing the Gospel with someone. It follows, for the most part, what is traditionally called the Roman’s Road. This witnessing presentation usually uses four scriptures from the book of Romans.
Romans 3:23
Romans 6:23
Romans 5:8
Romans 10:9
The tract is pretty good and strays a little from the traditional Roman’s Road. But in a good way. While I kind of wish it was a little more colorful and I also wish there was a way to give it away, it is a good little app. For only 99 cents in the App Store how can you go wrong?
There is a possibility that there might be future eTracts using the same framework but with different content. I would love to be able to submit my favorite witnessing format and have them create an app.
Here is a before after satellite photo. It has two locations in Haiti juxtaposed next to each other showing the destruction of the earthquake that hit a few days ago.
Remember, that you can help the victims of Haiti by going to Baptist Global Relief. 100% of the funds will go to Haiti since our Baptist Churches pay for all the administrative costs.
Baptist Global Response is raising funds for disaster relief in Haiti. All Southern Baptist relief is being organized by Florida Baptist who have an ongoing ministry in Haiti to help the people there. If you want to help click the link.
Dave Dunkin, a developer of the Logos iPhone app, created a very nice and very fair comparison chart of all the major iPhone Bible apps. The reason this is significant is that he is extremely honest and fair when judging his own app. He don’t just glow about the Logos app. The extensive chart compares Logos, BibleReader from OliveTree, PocketBible from Laridian, YouVersion, Paul Avery Bible and Mantis.
Brit Hume used to be the anchor of the Fox News Channel’s nightly news broadcast. He still takes part in the network as an analyst and probably other things. He was on one of their programs Sunday and said Tiger Wood should become a Christian to restore himself and his life. In the face of some conflict, you might have expected him to back down and retract his words. Instead he offered these words of wisdom on Bill O’Reilly’s program.
In a recent post I commented that PocketSword was the only app that I knew of that would allow you to create books for your use in an iPhone Bible app. That is sort of true, but not entirely accurate. Let me explain.
PocketSword lets you create books and then install them using special instructions on their web site. That really distinguishes it from the other major iPod Bible vendors. One of our readers reminded me that Laridian has a program called Book Builder that lets you create your own books. The $29 version will let you create books for some platforms, but not for the iPhone. However, their Pro version for $99, does let you create books that you can then submit to Laridian and have them host the book on their servers, making them available to whomever you choose. So, for example, I could create a book of all my sermons and let them host it and make it available for free to anyone who has the iPhone app from Laridian. So, this does make it possible although not for free. The hosting is free but you have to buy the Book Builder. Not sure how hard this is, but at least it is possible.
If you know of another iPhone Bible app that allows you to create books or translations of the Bible for use on their app, I would love to know about it and will pass it on to our readers.
I do not like the “let’s look back” stories that pop up this time of year. Lists of the best and worst of whatever year is passing. But we do have to remember to look back to learn and reflect and look forward to consider, hope and dream. So why not do so on January 1?
For me, I am too emotional at the holiday times of year. I get very expectant awaiting the coming of Christmas. I enjoy being with my family and taking a few extra moments during my week to slow down and just enjoy their company. I also get a little melancholy after Christmas is over. I do not do well evaluating honestly myself and where I’ve been and where I’m going at this time of year.
For me, the evaluation will be coming soon. For now, just remember the words of the devotion I just read. Psalm 90:12 says:
Teach us to number our days aright, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.
