Craig rairdin, president of laridian craig rairdin, president prior to that, i worked with craig at a large, local company. Jul 29, 2011 craig rairdin been inducted into the christian computing hall of fame for his contributions toward the use of computers and technology in christian ministry. Laridian also maintains a blog, written by craig rairdin, founder and president of laridian. Craig rairdin presidentmobile and web developer laridian. Apr 25, 2014 last month we took a look at some new things coming down the pipe in bible software and just after the article went live at our website, a few new developments surfaced. Our church software division was the brainchild of a man named craig rairdin. Whether you are a pastor looking for a sermon prep tool, a scholar studying biblical languages, or a serious bible reader wanting to go deeper, accordance can take you to the next level. Now you can use pocketbible on all platforms including windows, mac, ios, and android. Feb 07, 2009 our church software division was the brainchild of a man named craig rairdin.
May 11, 2016 in 1990, i purchased a bible software program for my first computer. Rairdin and vanduzer formed a consortium of biblical software publishers called the bible software industry standards group bsisg to oversee the development of the step specification and to develop common tools to be used by. While his focus is primarily on biblical materials, the lessons that he espouses apply to all of us. As helen said, weve found it much simpler to share and trade etexts with other software developers than to try to coordinate some common format. The step standard is described in two complementary documents. They have done a good job at porting the standard features of bible software to handheld devices.
Craig rairdin been inducted into the christian computing hall of fame for his contributions toward the use of computers and technology in christian ministry. View craig rairdins profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Craig rairdin, the original developer of quickverse and one of the main proponents of the step format, recently wrote an interesting article about the challenges of implementing a common. Craig is the president of laridian, which produces bible study.
Sep 21, 2017 in 1990, i purchased a bible software program for my first computer. Saturday, 16 april 2005 i work for a ministry that relies on contributions for income. Quickverse became a close companion in my personal bible study for the next 15years. Step standard template for electronic publishing is a standard file format used to distribute biblical software from various publishers to consumers wanting integrated text and reference. Pocketbible is a multiplatform app that began in the. It comes from laridian and the creator, craig rairdin is a pioneer in bible software.
He had talked to navpress software several years prior to this concerning the possibility of common data formats but the conversations had not come to any conclusions. In the meantime, companies that used to focus mostly on mobile platforms, like laridian and olive tree, seem to be pushing more into the desktoplaptop realm. The most interesting comes from, the publishers of the youversion bible app for most platforms including iphone, ipad, android phone and tablet. Bible analyzer, bible companion with gramcord, the bible library, bibleworks 9, esword, gospel parallels, ilumina bible, interlinear scripture analyzer, logos 5, online bible, pocketbible, quickverse 7 and 10, the sword, the word and wordsearch 10. His partner craig rairdin gets more credit publicly, but im sure even craig would say that jeff likely should. Find craig rairdin software downloads at cnet, the most comprehensive source for safe, trusted, and spywarefree downloads on the web.
When we sent out a request to members of the community, craig rairdin immediately responded. In 1604, a committee of fiftyfour men were appointed to undertake the revision. Weve been changing the way you look at the bible since 1998. Craig rairdin, the original developer of quickverse, has written an interesting history of that programs early development. Quickverse became a close companion in my personal bible study for the next. I am the author of the pocketbible bible study app for mac os x, iphoneipad, and a number of other desktop and mobile platforms. You left pocketbible for iphone out of the list of free iphone software you. Craig posts with decent regularity, usually every week or two.
Craig was intrigued by the suggestion of a common data format. Im married, five kids, and a christian since my junior year in college 1980 at the university of iowa, where i earned a bachelor of science in computer science with an. Parsons then talked more about the church software itself. Laridian creates and markets pocketbible for a variety of mobile and desktop platforms. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover craigs. Pocketbible is a multiplatform app that began in the world of early mobile devices, and the windows desktop app seems like a bit of an afterthought. Oct 09, 2014 the authorized or king james version of the bible was the result of a project to revise the text of the bishops bible, which was the bible of the church of england at the turn of the 17th century. Jul 27, 2012 he seemed like a kind and decent person and was a pioneer in bible software. Sep 27, 2016 1988 quickverse acquired by lifewaywordsearch in 2011 originally called logos bible processor craig rairdin, creative computer systems, became quickverse in 1989. The only reason to upgrade was because microsoft is finally ceasing to support winxp, and i find that my old quickverse wont run on my new win7 computer. Whether you are a pastor looking for a sermon prep tool, a scholar studying biblical languages.
Im done answering quickverse questions laridian blog. Standard template for electronic publishing free definitions. At laridian, we create bible study software for mobile and desktop computing. Craig rairdin, president of laridian, was the creator of quickversei, the popular biblestudy software for windows pcs.
And now, 11 years later, he feels convicted about his dishonesty, confessing it as part of an old life style of stealing, shoplifting, etc. The writer confessed to having purchased and returned a copy of logos bible software v1. The section on quickverse for the macintosh will prove to be an. Craig rairdin inducted into christian computing hall of fame. In business since 1998, laridian is well known for its founders, craig rairdin and jeff wheeler, of quickverse fame. Split the screen to view bibles and commentaries sidebyside. Aug 20, 2012 when we sent out a request to members of the community, craig rairdin immediately responded. His partner craig rairdin gets more credit publicly, but im sure even craig would say that jeff likely. This document specifies the bible software industrys standard template for electronic publishing step. Pocketbible can be used right out of the box, and mastered in a relatively short period of time. Pocketbible is the easiest to use and most comprehensive mobile bible software you can own.
Bible software like pocketbible for windows contains the complete text of several versions of the bible along with dozens of bible reference books, allowing users to search for. Bibleworks software for biblical exegesis, research, and. They have done a good job at porting the standard features of bible. Why should christians be deprived for buying the bible. Dec, 2007 bible software like pocketbible for windows contains the complete text of several versions of the bible along with dozens of bible reference books, allowing users to search for passages, find historical and cultural background information, look up the meaning of words, and copy passages into sermons, lessons, and research papers. He then shares a christcentered philosophy, on everything from. The first bible study app i ever used came from quickverse.
Biblical software programs are similar to ebook readers in that they include digitally formatted books, may be used to display a wide variety of inspirational books and bibles, and can be used on portable computers. The only reason to upgrade was because microsoft is finally ceasing to support. He had talked to navpress software several years prior to this. I do have bible study software on my computerbut that is for. This standard allows independently developed electronic books to be compatible with bible software developed by a number of companies. I always appreciate when the owner or president of a software company makes it a point to communicate with his user base in such a fashion. Ive been programming fulltime since 1982 and writing bible software since 1987. Step standard template for electronic publishing is a standard file format used to distribute biblical software from various publishers to consumers wanting integrated text and reference works. The history of bible software infographic john dyer.
The creator of quickverse saw the value in mobile bible study early on before the iphone even existed. Updated king james version for pocketbible laridian blog. He offered a useful pointbypoint argument for digital bible apps, like pocketbible from laridian. Bible software industry standards group standard template for electronic publishing step. Last month we took a look at some new things coming down the pipe in bible software and just after the article went live at our website, a few new developments surfaced. The appification of bible software means companies that previously focused more on desktoplaptop software seem to be making their programs more mobile friendly. Craig rairdin from laridian, a bible app publisher, took exception with trevins articles in a post on the companys blog. I have used laridian products for over 14 years on palmos, android, and ios.
Jimmy, when you signed up for this email list, you chose the option to have the server send your login credentials to you every month. What is step the crosswire bible society free bible software. Bibleworks is a bible software program for exegesis and bible study, with extensive greek, hebrew, lxx septuagint, and english resources. He seemed like a kind and decent person and was a pioneer in bible software. When craig showed me the program that he had written, i knew instantly that it was well done and would be a hit. Jimmy, when you signed up for this email list, you chose the option to have the server send your login credentials to you.
Craig rairdin, the original developer of quickverse bible software, had this response on his website to the question can i have a free copy of your software. In articles tags bible, quickverse, craig rairdin, software, parsons technologies. Mar 26, 2014 the appification of bible software means companies that previously focused more on desktoplaptop software seem to be making their programs more mobile friendly. The authorized or king james version of the bible was the result of a project to revise the text of the bishops bible, which was the bible of the church of england at the turn of. Dec 01, 2006 the writer confessed to having purchased and returned a copy of logos bible software v1. Pocketbible is the second bible study app written by craig rairdin, who also wrote the original quickverse application now defunct. Craig, on his own, wrote the first quickverse program, and did it before joining parsons technology. Step library free definitions by babylon babylon software. Biblical software or bible software is a group of computer applications designed to read, study and in some cases discuss biblical texts and concepts. Resources by craig groeschel olive tree bible software.
Go anywhere in the bible by selecting book, chapter, and verse. In the rapidly changing world of software development and electronic publishing, it should go. Nov, 2009 8 responses to free iphone bible study software craig rairdin november 14th, 2009 at 10. My wife, johnna, and i have five adult children and nine grandchildren. Craig is the president of laridian, which produces bible study software. Step was conceived in 1995 by craig rairdin of parsons technology and jim vanduzer of loizeaux brothers publishers. In 1990, i purchased a bible software program for my first computer.
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