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Tech-savvy pastor with Illinois ties reaches masses with Bible app
Chicago Tribune ^ | 8/19/13 | Manya Brachear Pashman

Posted on 08/18/2013 4:39:49 PM PDT by Libloather

Standing in a security line at O'Hare International Airport seven years ago, the Rev. Bobby Gruenewald wished he had a Bible in his pocket to pass the time. Then the tech-savvy pastor raised in central Illinois had a thought: Wouldn't it be grand if anyone could have their favorite version of the Bible within reach anywhere at any time?

"Could we be at one of these moments in history where technology, if we leverage it correctly, could transform how we engage in the Bible?" Gruenewald, 37, recalls thinking that day. "Drawing from the story of the printing press, for centuries, that really changed our access to the Bible. It's probably something today we easily take for granted, but it came through invention."

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KEYWORDS: app; bible; illinois; pastor

1 posted on 08/18/2013 4:39:49 PM PDT by Libloather
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To: Libloather

I enjoy using the Arabic version of the bible for practice in YouVersion. The app is fantastic to use with the church sermon.


2 posted on 08/18/2013 4:50:32 PM PDT by Azeem (There are four boxes to be used in the defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury and ammo.)
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To: Libloather

While an app may be convenient and certainly useful, it doesn’t stand out to others as a regular bible will. People on the subway will either avoid sitting next to you or come up and ask you what you’re reading.


3 posted on 08/18/2013 5:34:34 PM PDT by HarleyD
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To: Libloather

While an app may be convenient and certainly useful, it doesn’t stand out to others as a regular bible will. People on the subway will either avoid sitting next to you or come up and ask you what you’re reading.


4 posted on 08/18/2013 5:34:50 PM PDT by HarleyD
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To: Libloather

bookmark


5 posted on 08/18/2013 6:00:01 PM PDT by GOP Poet
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To: Libloather

I’m reading the revised New American Bible on my kindle. I love my kindle. It’s imbedded in my iPad. I can have bright large fonts. Hyperlinks to notes and other places in the Bible where a particular phrase is used. I also have apps but never have found them very useful.


6 posted on 08/18/2013 8:11:56 PM PDT by Mercat
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To: Libloather

The bible online and on devices was ancient when this guy came up with his idea.


7 posted on 08/19/2013 5:23:36 AM PDT by wonkowasright (Wonko from outside the asylum)
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