Cool Tools to Grow Your Faith

By David Robertson

Daily Audio Bible

#1 Bible Podcast on iTunes.

Daily Audio Bible is a podcast that began January 1, 2006 by its founder, Brian Hardin.  It has broadcast the Bible in its entirety each year every day since.  The dramatic success of the program and its impressive community loyalty has made it one of the largest online communities in the world.  The mission of the Daily Audio Bible is to bring the spoken Word of God to anyone who will listen, anywhere in the world, anytime of day or night and to create a community around it so that no one has to ever feel alone again.

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Youversion

A free Bible on your phone, tablet, and computer.

YouVersion is a simple, ad-free Bible that brings God’s Word into your daily life.

Read the Bible.

Take your choice from hundreds of Bible versions and languages. Compare two versions side by side. You can even choose your font and display size. Make your online Bible experience just the way you like it.

Study the Bible.

Highlight in your favorite color, bookmark your favorite Bible verses, and make notes about what you’re learning. Not only are you spending time in God’s Word, you’re building a history of your interaction with the Bible.

Subscribe to Bible Plans.

Cover the whole Bible, focus on a topic, or read a devotional from a gifted teacher. Choose your plan and each day you’ll find a Bible selection waiting for you.

Take the Bible with you.

Download the Bible App for free on any mobile device. When you use the mobile app, your notes, bookmarks, highlights, plans, and more will be automatically synced across all of your devices.

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Go Tandem

The spritual interruption you’ve been searching for.

Explore how Go Tandem provides simple steps to spiritual growth.

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Examen.me

Bring focus and depth to your personal interaction with God.

  • Meditate on scripture with the goal of life obedience
  • Pray with focus
  • Journal and keep a record of God’s activity in your life

Examine.me  is a simple-to-use website that fosters your personal interaction with God. This modern approach to ancient devotional practices guides you to examen your life as you meditate on scripture, pray, and journal all of your reflections. No matter where you are in your pilgrimage with Christ, examine.me will help you interact with God.

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Bible X

A free, easy-to-use Bible study tool for anyone, anytime, anywhere

Get to know God’s Word Better. Get to know God better. Understand the richness of Scripture with easy-to-finish sessions. Get the big picture as you learn about key themes, stores, and characters of the Bible. Set a pace that works for you.

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Right Now Media

Your customizable online church video library

  • Available to every member of Christian Life Church
  • Powerful video teaching
  • Interactive experiential learning
  • Exclusive content you’ll only find here
  • Anytime, anywhere access

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ChristianAnswers.net

One stop shopping for Bible-centered answers

The site includes:

  • Movie Reviews
  • Creation Super Library
  • The Hope (incredible presentation of the story of Jesus from Creation)
  • Teen Q’s
  • Kid Explorers
  • Sex, Love, and Relationships

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The One-Year Bible Blog

The online companion to the One-Year Bible reading plan

This top pick features daily commentary, illustrations, and commentary links to each section of the daily One-Year Bible readings: Old Testament, New Testament, Psalms, and Proverbs.

It is written by Tyndale House, publishers of the One-Year Bible. It is available in multiple languages. There are direct links to the Daily Audio Bible and Biblegateway. Many more options exists to maximize your One-Year Bible reading experience.

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Biblos.com

Biblos is a profoundly powerful onilne resource library for any student of the Bible.

Easy to use on the first visit:

  • Multiple Bible Translations
  • Parallel Bibles
  • Lessons
  • Topical studies
  • Commentaries
  • Interlinear Bible Helps
  • Hebrew Bible Helps
  • Strong’s Concordance
  • Lexicon Helps
  • Much more

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Biblegateway.com

Outstanding Bible search tools at your fingertips

Biblegateway is an enormously popular web site to help put simple-to-use searching tools to work the first time you visit. The site includes:

  • Passage Lookup
  • Keyword Search
  • Topical Index
  • Multiple Bible Versions
  • Audio Bibles
  • Reading Plans
  • Devotionals

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Crosswalk.com

The intersection of faith and life

Crosswalk.com is a superb website brimming with resources to grow your faith. You will have instant access to topic categories like:

  • Devotionals
  • Faith
  • Family
  • Church
  • Culture
  • News
  • Blogs
  • Video
  • Newsletters
  • Social Media
  • Resources

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Biblestudytools.com

Growing deeper in the Word

BibleStudyTools.com is the largest free online Bible website for verse search and in-depth studies.

Search Bible verses using the translation and version you prefer with over 39 to choose from including King James Version (KJV), New International Version (NIV), New American Standard (NASB), The Message (MSG), New Living Translation (NLT), Holman Christian Standard (HCSB), English Standard Version (ESV) and other versions.

Their rich online library includes well known and trusted commentaries including the popular Matthew Henry Commentary, concordances like Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance and Naves Topical Concordance, Bible dictionaries, Biblical encyclopedias and historical Christian and church books including Fox’s Book of Martyrs.

Their free Bible reading plans allow you to chart your progress through a 365 daily reading schedule and their Parallel Bible will supplement your study of God’s Word as you seek to understand the different translations and interpret the original language. In addition, Bible verses by topic help you find encouragement, guidance and help for any situation or need.

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Pluggedin.com

Shining a light on the world of popular entertainment

Plugged In is a ministry of Focus on the Family and offers a wonderful resource to Christ-centered families to read reviews on just-released…

  • Movies
  • Videos
  • Music
  • TV
  • Games

With the app for your iPhone or Android, a parent can be at the video store and see what content might be objectionable for their family. The web site and the app provides users with instant access to details on the following:

  • Synopsis of the movie
  • Positive elements
  • Spiritual content
  • Sexual content
  • Violent content
  • Crude language
  • Drug content
  • Other negative elements
  • Conclusion

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Sparkling Gems from the Greek

Brilliant devotional by a brilliant Bible scholar

Rick Renner was a missionary to Russia and has written a superb devotional breaking down the meaning of Greek words in an easy-to-read daily devotional. Each reading includes a prayer to pray and a declaration to speak at the end.

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