Archive for October, 2007

The BBC last Tuesday carried an article about Ecumen, a product costing £6 (about US$12) that brings the ESV to your mobile phone if you’re in the UK. Some quotes from the article:

“Christian organisations and churches have been on the back foot in terms of communication, and in terms of getting hold of the current technology and ways of communicating.

“This provides a tremendous opportunity for them….”

“Some young Christians may not want to use their Bible in school, but now they can have it on their phone and easily read the scriptures to help get them through the day,” [Erik Fok, head of sales and marketing] added.

“It’s one of the things I’m most excited about, encouraging people to use the Bible on a daily basis rather than once a week.”

See the Ecumen website and the ESV download page.

Via Richard Saunders, who shares his experience downloading and using the product (including screenshots).

John at Apprentice has started including the Bible for Life radio spots in his daily devotions:

The good news is that I’ve found “The Bible for Life”, which is a one minute radio spot containing reading from the ESV Bible (which is the version I prefer for personal reading and study) and meditation on the reading. There are free MP3 downloads on the website so these should be ideal for quiet time during my work breaks and at home. I find it hard to sit still and keep my mind from wandering so a guided meditation might help a lot. I’m off to download some MP3s.