We talked about using video in church on episode 29 of the Theotek Podcast. When is it a good idea and how can we do a better job. Here’s the video from YouTube that you can watch and enjoy. Below, please help us by posting your comments on great times to use video in church….
Theotek Podcast #027: Uncommon Men Under an Olive Tree
Olive Tree recently released a new version of their Android Bible by Olive Tree for Android with a brand new display engine and a few other great new features. We talked with our old friend and founding Theotek Podcast team member, LaRosa Johnson who works at Olive Tree. He shared all the cool new features….
Theotek Podcast #028: Apple of My Eye
Apple unveiled their new operating systems, iOS 9 and OS X 10.11 El Capitan at WWDC 2015. We talked about what the new features mean for Church and Bible technology in this week’s podcast. What do you think iOS 9 and OS X 10.11 El Capitan do for Christians who use computers, and specifically Macs,…
Bible by Olive Tree for Android Update Worth Wait
Olive Tree let their Bible by Olive Tree for Android app languish in mediocrity for a couple of years, but that ended this June with a nice update to the Bible+ by Olive Tree app for Android. It sports a whole new polished look that feels more like a modern Android app than the earlier…
Theotek Podcast #026: Make Yourself Presentable
Two new releases dominated our discussion this week on the Theotek Podcast. We also offered some useful tips on worship presentation. First, we talked about the new Google Now On Tap that came out of the Google I/O Conference before getting into worship presenting with Paul Alan Clifford. Theotek Podcast Discusses Google Now On Tap So…
e-Sword Comes to Mac with e-Sword X
Way back in 2000 Rick Meyers, a successful programmer, released the first version of e-Sword. e-Sword’s a free Bible study program that brought digital Bible study to people who couldn’t afford to buy a program or who wouldn’t consider paying for such software. Fifteen years later, e-Sword now runs natively on a Mac thanks to…
Theotek Podcast #025: A Germ Infested Group of Guys
When we started the Theotek Podcast last year, we never thought about the kind of episode we present to you this week. When I invited our guest, I never expected what this week’s show turned out to include. I’m glad it turned out like it did, with big thanks to Tuan Dam our guest who helped…
How to Preach from an iPad or Tablet
It’s very tempting to stop wasting paper in favor of digital notes displayed on an Apple iPad or some other tablet, like a Nexus 9 Android tablet or the new Microsoft Surface 3 or Surface Pro 3. I’ll show you how to preach from an iPad or other tablet. This includes the setup of a simple…
Christian Computing Magazine Acquired by Outreach
I got an interesting email last night from my editor Kevin Cross of Christian Computing Magazine. He told me that Outreach Magazine acquired us. If you’re not familiar with Outreach Magazine, they focus on publishing a magazine and website with ideas and products that try to give churches means to reach their community for Jesus…
Logos Cloud: A Subscription Based Online Bible Library
The idea of an online Bible study tool seems enticing to a lot of digital Bible students today. Logos Cloud is a subscription-based Bible study library for anywhere from $9/month to $100/month with the promise of a powerful online web app coming in the future. Are you interested in renting your theological library and using…