Join Bible.is users from around the world on a 40 day walk through the New Testament

Today is the day! You can join thousands of other Bible.is users from around the globe on the 40 Day Walk With Jesus. The best part? You can join from the comfort of your Bible.is app for iOS, Android, or Facebook.

The Walk takes you through the New Testament a few chapters at a time, letting you listen, read, and share your way through the greatest story ever told. You’ll finish right before Easter!

That’s right–you can experience the entire New Testament in just 40 days with people from around the world, whether you use your iOS device, Android, or Facebook!

Head on over to our Facebook Page to get the Bible app, join the event, and start the Walk with friends and family around the world!

40 Day Walk WIth Jesus is brought to you by Bible.is™, a ministry of Faith Comes By Hearing.

Congratulations to Varsha from Florida, the winner of a brand new Galaxy Tab pre-loaded with Bible.is for Android.

Bible.is for Android looks and sounds great on all the newest tablets, including the Samsung Galaxy Tab.

Thanks to all who entered the contest. We wish you a wonderful Valentine’s Day.

UPDATE: We have a winner. Thanks to all who participated!

Just in time for Valentine’s, we have a wonderful opportunity for our Bible.is community: Win a Samsung Galaxy Tab by helping us share the love of the Word of God!

Fill the Galaxy with Love – Enter now!

Share Bible verses from your iPhone to Facebook, Twitter, SMS, or Emai

New Ways to Share

In addition to Facebook, you can now share the Bible with anyone in the world via Twitter, Email, or SMS. To use your new sharing options, just tap a verse and tap the sharing icon.
The first time you share on Facebook or Twitter, you’ll enter your account credentials. After that, it’s a two-tap action to share on both social networks, and you won’t have to enter your credentials again.
Oh, and don’t worry about hitting character limits on Twitter–the app will truncate things for you and provide a link to the full verse, which will be nicely highlighted on Bible.is for easy viewing.

New Donate Feature

Many users have asked us how they can help us spread the word though a donation, so we’ve added a simple Donate feature. Just tap “More” then “Donate” if you’d like to help support the work of Faith Comes By Hearing.

Full Spanish Localization

A fully localized Spanish version of the application is bundled in this release. To access the full Spanish application interface, change your device language to Español, then open Bible.is. All interface icons, messages, and even support will then be in Spanish.

We encourage you to upgrade iOS

We have noticed that some users with early versions of iOS are experiencing difficulty with the latest versions of Bible.is. Though Bible.is will install on devices with older versions of iOS, we recommend that users connect their device to their computer, sync to iTunes, and upgrade to the latest version your device will support. Thanks!

Join the Community

There are many ways to be a part of the blessing with Bible.is:

• Join our lively fan page on Facebook
• Follow & mention our Twitter presence
• Contribute to our support community

Along with plenty of performance improvements, Bible.is for Android just got an incredible new feature: 100% Spanish localization! (iPhone user? We have good news for you, too.)

The entire Bible app UI, including support, is available in Spanish!

The localization of the Bible.is app into Spanish means the entire experience – from download to daily use – is available entirely in Spanish, with cultural relevance considered in the design of the app’s content and features. We even made sure the support process was available in Spanish, too.

Over 90 languages

Android users can enjoy Scripture in a rich, dramatized audio format in more than 90 languages, with more being added regularly.  In addition to Spanish, some of the larger languages include Arabic, Chinese (both Cantonese and Mandarin), French, Indonesian and Japanese.  However, there are also languages like Koonzime, spoken in regions of Cameroon by roughly 30,000 people, and Cacua, spoken in parts of Colombia by fewer than 500.

Reaching the world

Spanish localization is just another step forward in Faith Comes By Hearing‘s efforts to accomplish this goal and make the world’s largest language catalog of digitized Scripture, in both audio and text, freely accessible to everyone in the world.

And yes, we’re working hard on localization of the free Bible app into other major languages as well.

Over the holidays we passed a huge milestone – 1,000,000 people who use the Bible.is app for iPhone, iPad, Android, and Online.

Wow!

We think Troy Carl, who serves as National Director of Faith Comes By Hearing, says it best: “While the Bible.is apps are great at home, in church and on-the-go, we really see them as a part of a larger strategy to fulfill the Great Commission.”

The Bible.is Bible App passed the 1,000,000 download mark over Christmas.

We want the entire world to be able to listen to the Bible in their heart language, and having 1,000,000 people start listening–in a matter of months!–is a huge first step toward the mission.

People from 166 countries have engaged in God’s Word through Bible.is, with a remarkable average listening time of 36 minutes per person.

We’re working hard to help more people than ever experience the Bible in 2011, with localization in many languages, continual feature updates, and a thriving community that spur one another on.

Join us in this mission by getting the app, telling your friends about it, and joining our online communities on Facebook, Twitter, and even our Support site.

We all want to start the year off right. The Bible.is community knows that reading, listening to, and sharing the Bible is a great way to get into the treasure of the Bible on a regular basis. How do we come together and spur one another on in this endeavor for 2011?

Simple: The Listening Tree Facebook Group!

You see, for 35 years, Faith Comes By Hearing has created listening groups around the world where people–some of them for the first time ever–experience the Word of God together in their heart language. Often this Bible engagement group happens under the shade of a large tree in a village.

Why not bring the power of listening together to our Facebook community?

That’s exactly what we’re doing, and we want you to join us. During the month of January our Bible.is Listening Tree group on Facebook will listen to a chapter of Proverbs a day to start the year off right. We’ll follow the same simple process that people all over the world have for many years.

Best of all, you can follow along through your Bible.is app for iPhone, iPad, Android, or Online.

Join your Bible.is friends under the Listening Tree and start 2011 with the wisdom and inspiration only found in God’s Word.

Just in time for the holidays, we’ve given Bible.is for Android an update with two new features and significant improvements. The Bible app never looked so good on your Android phone!

Bible.is 1.5.1 adds offline downloads and sleek new audio player

Two New Bible App Features

You’ve enjoyed taking notes, highlighting, sharing, and Programs. Now you can enjoy two more Bible app features:

• Offline Downloads. Experience your favorite Bible version’s text super fast! Just tap the Menu button, select the new Download option, and choose which Bible version’s text you’d like to download for offline reading.
• New Media Player. The new media player brings Bible audio front and center in a beautiful interface so you can read and listen together more easily. It looks great and works beautifully!

Important Improvements

Speed is very important when you’re on the go and need to get into the Bible quickly. That’s why we’ve really made strides in two key areas in the app:

• Speed. Faster, smoother experience all around thanks to numerous data improvements.
• Faster loading. Improved load times when changing Bible versions or navigating between Bible chapters.

Get Bible.is for Android from your device:

• From your Android device, visit Bible.is/download
• Search “Bible” or “Bible.is” in the Market

As always, we respond quickly to any issues you have. We’re absolutely committed to bringing more great features to Bible.is for Android all the time so that people around the world can read, listen, and share the pure Word of God in a whole new way.

• Let us know what you’d like at support.bible.is
• Talk to us on Facebook and Twitter

Try Bible.is from your computer now!

We’re proud to announce a new addition to the Bible.is family: Bible.is Online. Bible.is Online is the best way to read, listen to, and share the Bible on your home or work computer. With over 96 Bible languages and 160 Bible versions available (and counting!), you now have at your fingertips the world’s largest online library of Bible text & audio–all in a friendly, simple user interface.

This incredible resource has been made possible by Faith Comes By Hearing, in partnership with many wonderful Bible content providers around the world.

Best of all, Bible.is Online is free, no strings attached. Just navigate to Bible.is anytime, anywhere, to enjoy reading and listening together. Once you’re there, you’re one click away from sharing any verse to Facebook or Twitter. You can also copy a link to any verse and paste it into an email or instant message to a family member or friend. Plus, in a couple clicks, access one of 100′s of Bible languages and Bible versions. It’s a wonderful tool for sharing with friends in their heart language.

• Instantly browse 100s of Bible Versions
• Dramatized audio just a click away
• Simple sharing to Facebook and Twitter
• Copy links to any verse to share
• Easy language selection
• Easy book/chapter selection
• Easy font size adjustment
• Keyword search always a click away

Have ideas on how to make Bible.is Online better as we continue to improve it? Join us:

• www.facebook.com/Bibleis
• www.twitter.com/Bibleis
• http://support.bible.is

Update: This giveaway is finished. Thanks for all who participated!

In honor of our recent launch of Bible.is for iPad and the holiday season, we’re happy to help you share the Word about Bible.is, and enter to win an iPad!

To enter, go to our Facebook page or click the link along the bottom of our blog. Follow the simple steps and tell your friends and family about the opportunity via Facebook and Twitter this week.

Share the Word, Get the iPad!