How to Make Your New Year Last All Year Long

New Year, New Plans, New Habits

“…anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person.
The old life is gone; a new life has begun!”
2 Corinthians 5:17

The old year is gone. The new year is your chance to start fresh. Would you like to become a new person in 2016? Just make one small change. Do it today — right now. Then repeat it each day. When you meditate on God’s Word every day, over time, those few minutes will add up to big change.

Start a new Bible Plan now, and start each day in this new year with a fresh perspective. Continue reading “How to Make Your New Year Last All Year Long”

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Bible.com: The All-New Bible App for Web

“Study this Book of Instruction continually. Meditate on it day and night…”
Joshua 1:8, NLT

We never stop working on new ways to help you connect with God’s Word. Today we’re excited to announce the all-new, completely redesigned Bible.com. If you already enjoy the Bible App on your Apple or Android device, you’ll find everything at Bible.com pleasantly familiar. Bible.com is the Bible App for Web, giving you access to God’s Word on all modern browsers, no matter which platform you prefer.

Simpler. By design.

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Clearly labeled tabs across the top of each page help you get to the things you do most with a single click. The all-new Bible.com is the cleanest, most responsive Bible experience we’ve ever offered for the web. Continue reading “Bible.com: The All-New Bible App for Web”

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7 Days to Your New Bible Habit

We start the new seasons of our lives with the best intentions. Deciding what we want to change is usually the easy part. But figuring out how to do that is often another story. If you’ve been thinking you want to give the Bible a bigger place in your life — but you’ve struggled to be consistent — we know just how you feel.

Fortunately, helping people get into God’s Word is what we do. So, each day for the next seven days, we’ll be sharing one easy step you can take that day to help you get started. Now, speaking of getting started, let’s talk about today’s tip:

TIP 1: Start a Bible Plan

Bible Plans help you build a Bible habit by serving up a selection of Scripture each day, along with some context to help you understand them. You may know them as Reading Plans or Devotionals. We like to call them “Bible Plans” because many offer features beyond reading: audio, images — even video. Whatever you call them, Plans are one of the best ways we know of to make the Bible a natural part of your everyday life. Let’s get you started:

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Start 2016 in the Bible: Featured Plans from Nicky Gumbel, Joyce Meyer, Rick Warren, & More

Bible in One Year 2016

HTB/Alpha, 1 year
Read, reflect upon, and apply the richness of all of God’s Word to your life, every day for a year. Each reading is illuminated with commentary by Nicky and Pippa Gumbel, creators of the Alpha Course and Vicars of HTB (Holy Trinity Brompton), an Anglican church in London.

The Forty-Day Word Fast

Cameron Family Ministries, 40 days
Author Tim Cameron shows you how to break the power that negative words can have over your life, restoring unity to your relationships and helping you “offense-proof” yourself from emotional reactions.

YouVersion Verse of the Day: January

Abide, 31 days
Take the Bible App’s excellent Verse of the Day feature further — with a prayer to accompany each day’s verse throughout the entire month of January.

Jesus Speaks

Steven K. Scott, 14 days
Allow the truth and wisdom of Jesus’ “red-letter” words to speak directly into the events, circumstances, and decisions of your everyday life.

Closer to God Each Day

Joyce Meyer Ministries, 14 days
Bible teacher and bestselling author Joyce Meyer helps you find more confidence, joy, and fulfillment by drawing closer to the One who knows you best.

Live Your Calling:
What on Earth am I Here for?

Rick Warren, 23 days
Join pastor and bestselling author Rick Warren on a journey to discover God’s calling for your life, as well as practical ways you can live it out to bless and serve others.

Continue reading “Start 2016 in the Bible: Featured Plans from Nicky Gumbel, Joyce Meyer, Rick Warren, & More”

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The Best Apps for Your New Devices

For Your Family of Devices…

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If your family received new tablets or mobile devices for Christmas, be sure you install the apps that can help you get the most out of them: the Bible App and Bible App for Kids! Looking for a great conversation-starter about your faith? Consider asking friends and family if they’d like you to install one (or both) apps for them! Continue reading “The Best Apps for Your New Devices”

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