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Every year, as people set New Year’s resolutions, the YouVersion Bible App sees an increase in Bible engagement. On average, the number of daily active users in January increases by approximately 20 percent compared to the previous month. To help people keep those resolutions, YouVersion has developed different ways to make daily Bible engagement a habit.

It's hard to believe that YouVersion is celebrating its 10th anniversary, yet at the same time, most of us can't imagine life before this revolutionary Bible app. Whether connecting with scripture through audio in the car, doing a Bible study with your kids, or sharing your Sunday service bulletin, the YouVersion Bible app has certainly changed the world for the better.

If you want to do Bible study on the go or on your computer, we've got the top 10 best Bible study apps available today. This round-up of apps work on iPhone, iPad, Android, and in some cases the Kindle Fire.

As 2017 comes to a close, the YouVersion Bible App is closing in on a milestone: 300 million downloads. The Bible App was one of the first 200 free apps in the debut of Apple’s App Store nine years ago. Since then, it has been downloaded in every country of the world.

The last decade has seen both an avalanche of digital innovation and a responding flood of discussion about the ways that innovation is improving—or degrading—our lives. You've probably read or participated in plenty of discussions about whether or not ebooks are "better" than print books. As an employee of a book publishing company, I've seen publishers struggle, not always successfully, to identify which book-related behaviors can be replicated (or even improved) in a digital context.

Several years ago I posted a “tongue in cheek” article about NOT bringing your Bible to church. A number of readers missed the humor in it completely. As the conversation unfolded one interesting thought emerged. Many people lack the self-control to just read their Bible during church and not text, Facebook, Tweet, check email, etc. This article is a response to my original article. This time taking a positive, non “tongue in cheek” approach to ways you can “bring your Bible to church.”

One of the latest crazes hitting the mobile space brings church apps to the phone, letting ministers care for and connect with their congregations. Some offer a social networking component to church life through a mobile app with Facebook-style timelines where ministers and the members can post thoughts, prayer needs, questions, and ideas.

Preaching from the pulpit takes a ton of work, starting with an idea for your sermon, diving into the Greek and Hebrew, consulting commentaries...