{"id":70,"date":"2016-08-06T14:12:00","date_gmt":"2016-08-06T14:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/verseview.info\/vv\/?page_id=70"},"modified":"2016-08-24T02:17:48","modified_gmt":"2016-08-24T02:17:48","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/verseview.info\/vv\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>VerseVIEW<\/strong> is a collection of free software applications that brings the Bible and Song lyrics in various languages to your computer and your mobile devices. With the PC version you can use it to present Bible verses and Song lyrics on the projector screen in various languages to benefit churches and christian ministries and individuals around the world to read the Word of God. The purpose of VerseVIEW is to provide the Word of God in various languages with the digital technology. All the VerseVIEW software are free.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yWL5a4EvahM?rel=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><b>LIST OF VerseVIEW APPLICATIONS<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">VerseVIEW has 3 applications.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">VerseVIEW for Windows and Apple computers<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">VerseVIEW is used to present Bible verses and Song lyrics on the projector screen with beautiful backgrounds similar to powerpoint.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This version supports over 40 languages of Bible. The most common usage is with various Indian languages such as Malayalam, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, English. Other languages include, Chinese, Arabic, Romanian, Spanish, Tagalog, Farsi. The Bible verses are displayed in choice of two languages on the same projector or TV screen.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This software supports presenting Song lyrics and it comes preloaded with over 1500 Malayalam christian song lyrics, over 500 Hindi, Tamil song lyrics each. Most of these songs have English transliteration and both can be shown on the projector screen.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This software is used in churches to present the Bible verses and Songs on the projector screen. Individuals also use it at home to read Bible in two languages as a parallel Bible.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This software has a very fast search feature and the user could search for any word or phrase in the Bible text. This is very beneficial when preparing a message.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">VerseVIEW has features to schedule verses and songs for the meeting. This way it is easy to access it.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">VerseVIEW has feature for the user to take notes for the Bible verse.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Users can add and edit song lyrics.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">VerseVIEW Songbook for Android and iPhones<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This application is preloaded with over 1700 Malayalam, and over 500 Hindi, Tamil \u00a0song lyrics\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most songs have English transliteration. This helps many younger generation to sing the song.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the Android version, some songs have links to play the song on Youtube<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Users can easily bookmark songs<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This application is used many to sing song at church and at home<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">VerseVIEW Mobile Bible for Android and iPhone<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Users can read upto 3 translations as parallel Bible\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Translations include, English KJV, Malayalam, Hindi, Tamil and Telugu. Also Kannada on Android version.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Feature to find the related verses for any verses<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We can add notes to the verses<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bookmark verses<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Share verses via emails, message, or on social media.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>HISTORY<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Initial versions of VerseVIEW software was created around 2006-2007 time frame. This was created as a small tool for my church (Philadelphia Pentecostal Church of Dallas IPC) to show English and Malayalam Bible verses on the projector screen at the same time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many people were interested in it. There was no other software that did the same. Due to positive interest, this software was released to the public in 2008 for Windows and MAC computers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since then, various version of the software have been released along with adding presentation of song lyrics. In 2012, the software was extended to add applications on Android and iPhone\/iPad devices.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>NUMBER OF DOWNLOADS<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PC software &#8211; over 100,000<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Songbook application &#8211; over 200,000<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mobile Bible application &#8211; over 100,000<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>PEOPLE INVOLVED<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Over time few individuals have volunteered their time to help with the VerseVIEW effort. Individuals have have seen benefits of VerseVIEW and contacted me to be part of this effort. These are people from around the world. We use emails and phone conversations to work together over various aspects of the VerseVIEW. We are all doing this during our free time and it is all to glorify our Lord. These are the people who are very involved with VerseVIEW effort.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bro. Abraham George. He resides in Doha &#8211; He manages all the Malayalam, Hindi, Tamil song lyrics database. When we receive new Malayalam songs or corrections, he would type the song and also add the transliteration to English for the songs. He also helps create material for the VerseVIEW Facebook page.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bro. Deepu Thomas. He lives in Kansas City &#8211; He is helping with the software effort. He has created tools to help build the song lyrics database. He is currently helping with updating the VerseVIEW Mobile Bible application to add more translations and other exciting features.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bro. Jaimon Kuriakose. He is from Thrissur &#8211; He is a talented graphics artist and helps with the graphics work for VerseVIEW. He has created the icons and splash screens for the VerseVIEW application. He has also created graphics for promotional material for VerseVIEW.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bro.\u00a0Sijo Paul from Dubai, started helping with social media aspects of VerseVIEW.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are other volunteers who have helped:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prasanna Souza started helping with creating Kannada song database for VerseVIEW<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sam Mathew from Tamil Nadu helped with creating part of the Tamil Song lyrics database<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Johan from St. Petersburg helped with Russian song lyrics database<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>EXAMPLES OF USAGE AROUND THE WORLD<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">VerseVIEW is extensively used in South Indian churches around the world.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">VerseVIEW is used with Farsi Bible translations in Sweden among immigrant Iranian christians.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">VerseVIEW is used with Arabic Bible and Song lyrics in various Arabic churches in the US and Egypt.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">VerseVIEW is used in bilingual Spanish\/English churches in the US and South America.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">VerseVIEW is used in Chinese Bible translation to create slides to spread the Gospel<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">VerseVIEW is used with Mongolian translation in few churches in Mongolia.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The christian community hears about VerseVIEW from their friends and family or they would see it at a church. Then they would contact via email.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A missionary working in China uses VerseVIEW PC software to create slides in Chinese and English.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are Arabic churches in the US and Egypt that use verseview to present verses in Arabic and English<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are Romanian churches around the US that use VerseVIEW.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>FUTURE<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Plan for VerseVIEW is to continue to improve the software to help churches and Christian ministries and individuals and communities with Bible and Song lyrics on their computers and mobile devices.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The plan to to keep VerseVIEW free of charge.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Please pray for the VerseVIEW efforts and help promote VerseVIEW to those who might find it useful.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I am very grateful to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/thoolika.tv\/\" target=\"_blank\">Thoolika TV<\/a>\u00a0and their wonderful team for this chance to talk about VerseVIEW on their online channel.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">God Bless you<br \/>\n<\/span><strong>Binu<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>VerseVIEW is a collection of free software applications that brings the Bible and Song lyrics in various languages to your computer and your mobile devices. 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