Giving away Bibles has been a ministry hobby of mine for a long time. I have a tendency to give my own Bible away too often. There was a period of time when I couldn’t keep a Bible in my possession for more than a month. I just always found reasons to give it away. I still do. It usually goes like this:
“Did you ever hear the story of ____?”
“No?”
I begin telling the story. (I also have a blog about Bible storying).
As I tell, I open my Bible to that passage. When I finish the story, I show the person where it is in scripture.
I ask “Do you have a Bible that’s just for you?” If they say no, I give them mine.
“This is mine, but I want you to have it. I have another Bible at home that I can use.
If the person politely refuses, I just tell them to consider it a gift. I don’t insist. Nine times out of ten, they take the Bible.
Last week I discovered a really great, free program called E-Sword, which you can download for yourself by clicking the screenshot below.
It comes with the King James Version, but you can also download dozens of other translations for free. There is also the option to pay for some translations that are not available freely. You can also download free Bible study dictionaries and encyclopedias and a number of commentaries. Many are free, and some you must purchase. There is even a space in the program for you to write your own notes on certain passages, which you can access just like the commentaries and dictionaries.
These days nearly everyone is online and uses a computer regularly. Having a Bible on the computer can be extremely helpful. This is just one more way to give the Bible away.
E-Sword.net –> http://www.e-sword.net
Optional Bible Translation add-ons –> http://www.e-sword.net/bibles.html
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