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Piper Sermon Archive on ESVBible.org

In partnership with our friends at Desiring God, we’re excited to announce that John Piper’s complete sermon archive is now available to all ESVBible.org visitors.

These sermon transcripts represent some 3.5 million words of teaching from over 30 years of Piper’s preaching ministry. The sermons are fully integrated with ESVBible.org and we invite you to explore the complete archive by visiting ESVBible.org, clicking on the cloud icon in the upper left corner, and toggling “John Piper’s sermons.”

Our heart for this free resource is that many would grow in their knowledge of and love for God’s Word. May God use it for the fame of his name.

John Piper is teacher and founder of Desiring God and chancellor of Bethlehem College and Seminary. He served as pastor for preaching and vision for over 30 years at Bethlehem Baptist Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

April 18, 2013 | Posted in: Digital,ESVBible.org,Ministry | Author: Andrew Tebbe @ 1:16 pm | (4) Comments »

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Preaching the Word Now Available on ESVBible.org

In recent weeks Crossway’s web developers have made several improvements to ESVBible.org, including a significantly updated interface. One of the new features the site now offers is integration with Crossway’s Preaching the Word commentaries.

Preaching the Word is a popular commentary series written by skilled Bible teachers, with R. Kent Hughes as the General Editor, designed to help pastors and thoughtful Christians interact with the text through a combination of expository teaching and application.

On ESVBible.org, the PTW commentaries come in the form of web “apps” that integrate with other site features, including the ability to highlight and share Bible text, follow reading plans, and keep personal notes. Additionally, each web app comes with free access to the title’s ebook file (includes .epub, .mobi, and .pdf formats)—two resources for the price of one.

Currently available Preaching the Word web apps include 1 & 2 Peter and Jude, 2 Corinthians, Ecclesiastes, 1 & 2 Timothy and Titus, 1 & 2 Thessalonians, Revelation, Isaiah, Deuteronomy, Proverbs, and Philippians. More are added every month, and the entire series will eventually be available. Check here for the most up-to-date list.

If you haven’t already, we encourage you to sign up for a free account on ESVBible.org. You can try any app, including Preaching the Word, free for 30 days.

Questions or feedback? Feel free to post to comments.

 

March 27, 2013 | Posted in: Books,Digital,ESVBible.org | Author: Andrew Tebbe @ 1:00 pm | 0 Comments »

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9 New Features of an Updated ESVBible.org

Our web development team has been hard at work to bring several important updates to the ESVBible.org platform.

On ESVBible.org you’ll find a significantly updated design with improved navigation and added features. In addition to updating the coding structure of the site so it will scale with future development, we’ve added several exciting improvements to the interface.

  • Fully Compatible with Mobile Devices
    ESVBible.org now features responsive design, which means the site will automatically resize to fit any screen size, be it your laptop, tablet, or smartphone.
  • Free Ebooks
    In the future, when you purchase apps on ESVBible.org, you’ll also receive the ebook files (when applicable) for free, available on your Crossway.org digital bookshelf. In effect, you’ll have access to two resources for the price of one. (We regret we’re not able to retroactively apply this to already purchased ESVBible.org apps).
  • Themes
    We currently have three different themes available, including a nighttime reading theme and a “legacy” theme (mimics the look of the old site). We’ll be adding more themes in the future to give you more options to pick the look & feel you prefer.
  • My Stuff App
    For any given passage of Scripture, a new “My Stuff” app provides shortcuts to related content found in your other ESVBible.org apps–a one-stop shop for all your content.
  • Column Snapshots
    ESVBible.org automatically resizes your open columns to fit your screen (though there is a maximum of how many columns your screen will hold). We’ve added a new feature called “snapshots” that enables you to open additional apps in new tabs on your web browser. The content on these new tabs will automatically update as you navigate to other passages in the Bible. These Snapshots are also available on mobile devices.
  • My Notes Export
    This has been a popular feature request for ESVBible.org, and we’re pleased to announce it’s now ready. Users can export the entirety of their notes into an Excel or CSV spreadsheet.
  • Improved Search
    Search on ESVBible.org is more powerful than ever. You can now search the ESV Bible’s section headings and notes, along with the full Bible text. Using an asterisk at the end of the root of a word will pull up all derivatives of the term. For example, typing “meditat*” will deliver all instances of “meditates” and “meditation.”
  • Reader Mode
    ESVBible.org now offers a special reader mode so you can focus on the Bible text alone when you choose. You can toggle verse numbers and section headings or remove them from the text altogether for undistracted reading.
  • Evernote Sync (Coming Soon)
    Finally, we’re getting close to launching a new feature where you’ll be able to sync your notes with your Evernote account. We hope to build on this feature over time for all of the ESVBible.org users who use Evernote.

We invite you to take this quick guided tour of the new interface. If you’re an existing user and want access to the old site, you can still access it for the next few months.

We hope you enjoy the new ESVBible.org!

If you have any feedback, feel free to post it to comments.

March 21, 2013 | Posted in: Digital,ESVBible.org | Author: Andrew Tebbe @ 12:19 pm | (3) Comments »

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All Crossway.org Ebooks on Sale

Looking for some great reads in 2013? Here’s a chance to download Crossway ebooks at a special discount.

Between January 8 and January 15, all ebooks on Crossway.org will be priced at $5.99 or less.

This special sale also includes ESVBible.org modules, including the ESV Online Study Bible, the Online Global Study Bible, and GreekTools, along with many others. You can find a complete list here. The study Bible modules contain all the study notes, articles, charts, and maps found in the print editions, seamlessly integrated with the ESVBible.org interface.

To add ebooks to your cart, simply browse to any book product page and look for the ebook version in the “Other Formats” box. After the checkout process, you can download your preferred format (.epub, .mobi) directly from a virtual bookshelf.

If you’re not quite sure where to start, we’d love to suggest three of our top books from 2012: The Explicit Gospel by Matt Chandler with Jared Wilson, The Hole in Our Holiness by Kevin DeYoung, and Dangerous Calling by Paul Tripp.

Feel free to add your Crossway recommendations for other readers in the comments below.

Happy reading!

Note: due to licensing agreements, not all ebooks are available to some international customers.

January 8, 2013 | Posted in: Books,Digital,ESV,ESVBible.org | Author: Andrew Tebbe @ 8:00 am | (13) Comments »

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Introducing the New ESVBible.org

We are pleased to announce that a redesigned ESVBible.org is now ready for public beta testing. It features a clean, minimal design, improved navigation, mobile web compatibility, and a new platform that sets the stage for future integration with mobile apps.

The new ESVBible.org is now available to all users. If you don’t already have an ESVBible.org account, it’s quick and easy to set one up. To access the new ESVBible.org, sign in to your ESVBible.org account, navigate to the bottom of the screen, and click on the “Try the new site” link.

Here’s a preview of the new site:

The redesigned ESVBible.org will remain in beta for some time. We will continue to add features and improve the performance of the site before transferring all accounts over. In the mean time, you can switch back and forth between the old and the new sites.

Improvements users can look forward to include:

• Infinite scrolling
• An option for a wider Bible text column
• Improved site performance
• Additional interface themes
• Increased compatibility with Crossway’s ESV mobile apps, including syncing of notes, highlights, reading plans, etc.
• Numerous smaller user interface improvements

On Syncing with ESV Mobile Apps…

Please note that implementing syncing of notes and reading plans between ESVBible.org and the ESV mobile apps will be carefully rolled out in multiple phases in the coming months. We know this is a common feature request many of you have been patiently waiting for. While we can’t provide a definitive timeline, we can tell you the plan is to first provide syncing integration with a new Global Study Bible mobile app, and then integration with the other ESV mobile apps in the early months of 2013.

Mobile Web Compatibility

The new ESVBible.org features responsive design, meaning it automatically adjusts to fit smartphone and tablet screens. This is what it looks like on a smartphone:

To access study notes, personal notes, and other material for a verse, simply tap on a verse number, and a pop-up window will give you available options at the bottom.

Your Feedback and Questions

Some of you will have navigation questions and feature requests. We encourage you to direct all questions and feedback to our online forum, where you can dialogue directly with our developers. You can also subscribe to our tech development blog or follow our developers on twitter. If you’d like to hear from us when we’re ready to roll out significant features, you can sign up to receive ESVBible.org updates.

Thank you in advance for your feedback and the opportunity to serve you through ESVBible.org.

November 2, 2012 | Posted in: Digital,ESV,ESVBible.org | Author: Andrew Tebbe @ 9:03 am | (26) Comments »

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