YouVersion Bible app made in Edmond passed 1 billion downloads. See church's celebration

Life.Church celebrated 1 billion downloads of its hugely popular YouVersion Bible App with a celebration that included worship and testimonies ...

Oklahoma's Life.Church reaches global milestone: 1 billion installs worldwide of Bible app

YouVersion Bible App, started by Edmond-based Life.Church, will celebrate 1 billion installs of the popular app at a ...
The Christian Century

Why my church is done singing David Haas’s songs

Yours is the kingdom of God. This song has anchored me through seasons of catastrophe for people at the margins of power. Its words, from Jesus’ beatitudes, remind me that those who suffer oppression ...
American Songwriter

Behind the Song: “Bible and a .44” by Ashley McBryde

Growing up in Saddle, Arkansas, Ashley McBryde doesn’t remember a time when her preacher father, William C. McBryde, didn’t have a bible and gun nearby. Reflecting on her earlier years, McBryde penned ...
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President Nelson writes lyrics for song in new Church of Jesus Christ hymnbook

Russel M. Nelson, President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, wrote the lyrics for a song in the new hymnbook, “Hymns—For Home and Church.” The lyrics to the hymn, called "Our Prayer ...
The Fader

How Hillsong Church conquered the music industry in God’s name

Inside the Hammerstein Ballroom's great double doors, beyond the metal gates and metal detectors, the three-story music venue's lights are turned down, the stage empty. A few people mill about, and to ...