Will Bible apps replace physical Bibles?

From Invite us to your inbox 07/24/2023 Presented by Prison Fellowship Will Bible apps replace physical Bibles? Curated for you byCP Editors Good afternoon! It's Monday, July 24, and today's headlines include details on the growing popularity of digital Bibles, an initiative providing $92 million in grants to help parents and caregivers share their Christian faith, and research exploring Americans' changing priorities. Life.Church's YouVersion Bible App scores more than 95 installs per minute. The app recently celebrated its 15-year anniversary and is on over 575 million unique devices in nearly 2,000 languages. YouVersion CEO Bobby Gruenewald says the Bible App was one of only 800 apps available for download when Apple launched its iOS App Store in 2008. As apps grow in popularity, an important question looms: Will digital Bibles like this one day replace physical Bibles? Full Story. Listen to the CP Daily Podcast TOP STORIES Christian groups get $92M to support sharing Christian faith The Lilly Endowment, a private philanthropic foundation, has approved 77 grants of up to $1.25 million to be awarded to various Christian groups and organizations across the U.S. to help parents and caregivers share their Christian faith with their children. The Christian Parenting and Caregiving Initiative aims to help "interested parents and other caregivers share their Christian faith and values with their children [to] build on recent research that affirms the pivotal role parents play in the religious lives of their children." Read more. Study shows Americans focusing less on religion New research from Gallup on Americans' priorities shows that 96% of Americans rank their family as extremely or very important, marking no change from a similar survey conducted between 2001 and 2002. Community activities increased from 32% to 55%, hobbies saw a boost from 48% to 61%, and money increased from 67% to 79%. However, religion saw the only decrease among priority areas, dropping from 65% to 58%. Read more. Researcher condemns 'misleading' CNN article Michael New, an associate scholar at the pro-life Charlotte Lozier Institute, is pushing back on a CNN article that suggested that Texas' abortion ban may be to blame for a spike in infant deaths. New, who pointed to factors such as illegal immigration and the COVID-19 pandemic's disruption to prenatal care, asserted the CNN reporter also engaged "in some statistical sleight of hand." Read more. 5 highlights from the Hunter Biden hearings Congressional Republicans held hearings last week regarding the allegations of wrongdoing surrounding Hunter Biden, the son of President Joe Biden. This article from CP details five takeaways from the hearings, including that the FBI informed Twitter that the contents of Hunter Biden's laptop were authentic. Read more. Follow Us On CP VOICES Correcting a flawed Christian analogy Author and apologist Robin Schumacher discusses the flaws in a common allegory used when discussing salvation and points to Scripture to explain God's offer of salvation. "You and I didn’t receive Christ because we’re more intelligent, better, more righteous, humble, good at figuring things out ... It's all His doing," Schumacher writes. Read more. Confidence in American colleges in free fall The Providence Forum's Jerry Newcombe addresses the sharp drop in confidence in U.S. higher education. While Democrats blame the rising cost of attending university, Republicans blame the politics. Read more. A MESSAGE FROM Prison Fellowship Share God's Word and Change Lives Bibles are needed desperately in America's prisons. As I write, many prisoners are struggling with feelings of loneliness, isolation, and despair. But we can reach them with the hope of Jesus Christ by sending as many Bibles as we can, as quickly as we can. Will you help with a generous gift today to send Bibles and life-changing Christian content to prisoners? Every gift you give will put Bibles and Christian content into the hands of a waiting prisoner. The demand right now is unlike anything we have ever seen, and there is nothing short of a revival happening behind prison walls! Give Bibles Now! WORLD CofE school tells kids they might be born in wrong body An unnamed Church of England primary school is reportedly using materials to teach children as young as 7 that some people may be more in the wrong body. Christian Legal Centre is supporting an anonymous parent who called on the Church of England's Chief Education Officer, the Rev. Nigel Genders, to take action over the concerns, however, Genders says it's up to schools to decide what to teach. Read more. MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT 'Sound of Freedom' exceeds $100M in box office revenue Angel Studios' box office hit "Sound of Freedom" has sold over 8.9 million tickets, with the film passing $100M in box office revenue. "'Sound of Freedom' has become the people's movie," said Jared Geesey, senior vice president of Global Distribution at Angel Studios. Read more. Actor says Hollywood needs to get back to the basics Kristoffer Polaha, star of the upcoming sci-fi action film "The Shift," says Hollywood needs to create more entertainment focused on integrity and faith. "It's almost like we're telling so many stories that we're forgetting to tell the stories that are sort of a basic fundamental," he explained during an interview with CP. Watch the full interview now. Thank you for spending part of your day with us. We look forward to seeing you again tomorrow! -- CP Editors

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