Global Bible Reader Beta
What Is It?
Global Bible Reader helps you stay on track with your daily Bible readings by connecting you to a community of people all following the same reading schedule. Global Bible Reader presents you with today’s reading, keeps track of your progress, and lets you communicate with everyone else who’s reading with you.
How It Works
Once Global Bible Reader is installed, it displays an icon in the taskbar notification area (near the clock). Double-click that icon to open Global Bible Reader. Browse the available schedules by selecting them from the drop-down list (with a purple book icon) in the upper-left. The calendar icon (in the top-middle of the window) allows you to look at previous and upcoming readings in your chosen schedule.
Before you can start reading through a schedule, you must sign in with the email address and password you use to log in to logos.com. If you don't have a logos.com account, create one now in order to access all the features of Global Bible Reader. (If your name appears in the left hand column of this page above the My Account button, you already have a logos.com account. If you've forgotten your password, request that it be emailed to you.)
Once you've signed in, click the Done Reading button when you've finished reading today's passage. You're now subscribed to that schedule, and your progress will be tracked and shared (anonymously) with all other Global Bible Reader users. Additionally, a dot will be placed on the globe at your geographical location for other users to see. To discuss today's reading with other users, click the Comments tab and share your thoughts.
To send feedback to the development team, post in the beta newsgroup.
Download Beta Version
Global Bible Reader Beta 4 requires the Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 to be installed on Windows XP. If you do not have it installed, or do not know if you have it installed, use this link to run the framework setup before using the Download link to install Global Bible Reader Beta 4. |
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Microsoft Windows Vista users can use the download link below. |
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Download Global Bible Reader Beta 4 |
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Download Global Bible Reader Beta 4 |
Help / FAQs
What do the Red and Green Dots Mean?
Green dots on the globe indicate a user who is on schedule. Red dots indicate a user who is one or more readings behind schedule.
How Do I Sign In?
To sign in, you must create a logos.com account. If you already have an account, but don't remember the password, you can have it emailed to you.
Can I Create My Own Schedule?
No, you can only read the schedules created by Logos. The ability to create your own schedule is a feature we're considering for the future.
Can I Share Comments Only With My Church / Bible Study Group / Friends?
The current version does not support private “chatrooms” or Bible reading groups. However, this is a feature we're considering for the future.
Can I Read In a Different Bible Version?
Global Bible Reader supports a number of different Bible versions; to change the version that is displayed, click the appropriate icon in the upper-right of the window. You cannot add extra versions to Global Bible Reader. However, if you are a Libronix DLS user, you can click the Libronix DLS icon in the upper-right to open the current reading (in your favorite Bible) in LDLS.
What's New In Beta 4
- Global Bible Reader shows a star next to your subscribed schedules in the drop-down list
- Fixed bug that marked all readings as read if you fell too far behind schedule
- Fixed bug causing Global Bible Reader to show the wrong day's reading when launched from the Reminder dialog
- Reduced CPU usage on systems that use software rendering for the globe
- Detailed version information is shown in the Help tab
- Reduced size of MSI and installation
Known Issues
The “Bible in a Year” readings from Proverbs are poorly set up, often starting or ending a reading mid-sentence
Clicking the Libronix DLS icon only opens LDLS to the first passage in today's reading.
Help for the Logos Global Bible Reader is not yet available (via the Help tab on the right).
Links To This Page
Last Updated: 2/19/2008