Mobile Ministry Magazine

OliveTree.com has long been one of the leading software for personal, Bible study. They have a range of tools ranging from Bibles, devotionals, movies and much more. I want to encourage everyone to stop by OliveTree.com and take a look at their new site and their vast selection of tools for the novice Christian or the seasoned veteran.

Over the next few days, I'll be posting articles from their site that aid students of the Bible with inspiration and insight. I'm sure the articles will encourage and challenge your heart and soul as they did mine.

-Kevin Agot



Using only your handheld PDA and Olive Tree Bible Software,you'll quickly and easily uncover life-changing treasures from God's word. As always, Olive Tree’s goal is to bring you the very best in Bible Study Software for your handheld PDA.

I Love the Bible, but Do I Really Want a PDA?

Awhile back I was getting ready to fly from Washington State to a Christian retreat in Pennsylvania. As usual, I stood in front of my library of Bibles, Bible study resources, and related books, wondering what to carry with me this time. I like to travel light, with a laptop and a few books, but there always seems to be at least one more book I wish I could take with me. When a friend of mine who uses his Pocket PC for Bible study encouraged me to buy one, I stalled, not realizing this wallet-sized digital gadget could handle more Bibles and study tools than I could imagine, using a storage card the size of a quarter.

After some consideration, I decided to take my friend’s advice and went out to purchase a Hewlett Packard iPAQ®, one of a number of Pocket PC devices that would serve the purpose. It took a few days to get used to tapping on a screen instead of turning pages to get where I wanted to go, but very soon I found that I was using this little Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) for much of my Bible study needs, and thoroughly enjoying it. When it came time for the trip, I didn’t even have to check a laptop through airport security.

A Complete Library of the Best Bible Reference Works


More and more people are discovering the amazing efficiency and convenience of using a PDA for Bible reading and Bible study, both personally and in groups. When I say PDA, I’m talking about the Palm OS and Pocket PC handheld devices (iPaq®, Axim, Toshiba, Treo, Tungsten, and LifeDrive, among others) that many business people use for maintaining calendars, storing lists of contacts, and accessing their email.

Did you know that today’s PDA’s can store dozens of Bible versions, dictionaries,
multi-volume Bible commentaries, daily devotionals, and eBooks? Although the screen is no bigger than a baseball card, the storage capacity on today’s SD Cards behind the screen is astounding. Through Olive Tree’s BibleReader™ application, all the resources and features are available to enable you to search for words, look up the meaning of a word, delve into the original languages behind the English translations, read the Bible in a foreign language, and investigate what Bible scholars have to say about a passage you are studying. You can even watch multi-media presentations about Bible times and places. (Click here for the rest of the article)