A magazine for progressive Christians
MORE THAN JUST A BIBLE APP
Our Bible App is an online magazine for progressive Christians and those with evolving faiths. Created by deconstructing and reconstructing Christians, Our Bible app offers daily reading plans that are anti-racist, pro-feminist, LGBT inclusive, against purity culture, and uplifting of interfaith experiences.
Our Bible App values inclusivity and diversity, leading with the belief that spirituality is a spectrum and faith is a journey. Our Bible App offers devotional shelves that are themed with progressive Christian content such as Beloved Disability, Race in America, Parents + Family, Hope + Healing, LGBTQ+ Youth, Annual Celebrations, Self-Care, and many more. Find your truth as you evolve in your faith.
FOR AN EVOLVING FAITH
*Ditch toxic theology by exploring hundreds of premium daily devotionals
*Access a community of people just like you in the affinity group chat rooms
*Find new podcasts with hosts that align with your evolving values
*Read multiple Bible translation
*Read a handful of free daily devotionals
* Subscribe to gain access to a full library of premium content
DAILY DEVOTIONALS
*Reading plans let you chart your progress
*Daily devotionals are progressive and modern
*Keep track and read at your own pace
*Share favorite reads through text, email, and social media
*Bookmark current devotionals for daily use
*Add favorites to the My Stuff tab
PODCASTS
Podcasts found on Our Bible app are vetted through our progressive Christian publishing policy. Listen easily with the in-app podcast player without fear of stumbling across homophobic, patriarchal, or even ableist language. This podcast library is updated seasonally. Add your favorites to the My Stuff tab.
CHATROOMS
*Find local and foreign believers like you in the affinity chatrooms
*Make friends and create a private chat room for direct messages
*Choose reading plans and start discussions with friends
MULTIPLE BIBLE VERSIONS
*Explore God’s word daily with multiple Bible translations
*Choose your favorite Bible versions
*Bookmark Bible verses
*Holy Bible versions include NAS, NKJV, NCV, ICB, NLT, The Message, CEB, NRSV and more
*Add favorites to the My Stuff tab
CONNECT WITH OUR BIBLE
*Submit a devotional https://ourbibleapp.com/submit-a-devotional
*Submit a podcast https://ourbibleapp.com/submit-a-podcast
*Follow us on social media @OurBibleApp
*Find out more at https://ourbibleapp.com.
SUBSCRIPTIONS
Our Bible App is free to download and offers premium in-app purchases such as additional Bible versions and daily devotionals. Payments are charged to your iTunes account and subscriptions will automatically renew after the subscription period unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be canceled in your device Account Settings at any time. You can also tap Manage Subscription on an active subscription to access the device settings. Any unused portion of a free trial will be forfeited if a subscription is purchased.
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The content is amazing. And I just updated to the latest version and I am so disappointed. I waited a long time before finally updating. And was extremely disappointed to find that the update now puts basically all the content behind a paid wall. At $5/month, it’s a quite costly one at that. I had loved all the different perspectives and that some of the stuff was written by people that I know. And I especially loved that it was free. I totally get that bills need to be paid... But I think the developers need to find another way. Sell ads? Make it a $10 one time fee to download. Charge $1/month or $10/year. Or make it a pay what you can / sliding scale model. As it is, it’s cost prohibitive... and I really can’t recommend it to friends anymore because most of us don’t have the luxury to spend that kind of money on an app. Please please please find a way to make this accessible again.
Life-giving!
zoharalson
I’m so glad I found this, it’s given me just what I’ve been looking for—a place where I can experience God and be welcome, without having to search hard to find the rare devotional entry that doesn’t force a traditional view of scripture down my throat, as happens in most bible apps. The people writing reviews saying that this app is unnecessary or causing division by clumping progressives in one place don’t seem to understand what it’s like to live as someone who is unwelcome in traditional Christian spaces. This is such a beautiful oasis where I can simply relax into the presence of God, rather than having to intellectualize and debate and try to prove my worth as a gay man. Traditional Christianity has come close to forcing me away from God entirely, and I’m so happy to have found this app so that I can enjoy the faith practices that I miss so much, and do so in a healthy life-giving way. And as far as the depth of the content—some is very Bible-centered, and some is more topical. Which is exactly what you need in an app that reaches people at any stage of their journey, and plenty of traditional bible apps are the same way. Just because some more conservative reviewers don’t agree with some of the interpretations of scripture they find here doesn’t mean the content is wrong or shallow.
A good app!
clouds_4lyfe
I’m so glad a Bible app like this exists! I’m a LGBTQ+ Christian and I love that I can see people like me! There are a few gripes I have with this app though. First, and I understand why this is done, but I think there are too many premium devotionals and not enough free ones. I think it is important to support an app like this, but for the people who can’t support the app monetarily but could really use the devotionals, it’s a bit disappointing. The other thing, which is a technical error, is that I’m not able to join the LGBTQ+ Christian chat group. I was able to join other groups but every time I try to access the LGBTQ+ Christian chat it won’t change from the white join button to the purple chat button. Overall though, I really like that an app like this is available, and I do recommend it despite the things I don’t like about it. Thank you, Our Bible!
Good Content but most of it is premium now
Shewhomustnotbenamed!
I liked this app a lot and i love that it exists. I just got back to it and see that now there is almost no content for free. I found one one day devotional and thats it. There might be more but its super hard to find. It’s still an awesome idea and a good app, and i do think it’s fine they have some content you have to pay for. But it’s pretty unusable if thats not affordable for you or if you don’t use it enough to get enough out of it for the price. Hopefully they can find a happy medium to allow at least a few more free devotionals (perhaps separated in a free section so they can be found) for those who are used to the app being free or who can’t upgrade. I wish them luck but I don’t think i will be using it much now as is, which is a bummer.
Bug Fixes & Performance Improvements
Version 4.0.2
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Information
Seller
Crystal Cheatham Professional Writing llc
Size
53.6 MB
Category
Books
Compatibility
Requires iOS 12.4 or later.
iPhone Requires iOS 12.4 or later.
iPad Requires iPadOS 12.4 or later.
iPod touch Requires iOS 12.4 or later.
Mac Requires macOS 11.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.