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 Monthly News Archive Page For 2002

"HOT NEWS AND TIPS - October 2002

THIS MONTH  .  .  .
- Site Intro For New Visitors
- Kim's Children's Sunday School Update
- New Free PowerPoint Backgrounds
- Cool Animated Announcement Backgrounds
- More Cool Animations
- Yet More Free PowerPoint Backgrounds
- Online Video Lessons
- Visual Aids Book by David Roper $9.95
- Worship Software Updates
- Cool Software
- Low Cost PowerPoint Alternative
- Lighting
- Bibles in 140 Languages Online
- Newsletter Subscriptions


- SITE INTRO FOR NEW VISITORS -Hundreds of new visitors come each month. Here is a quick intro about eBibleTeacher.com.... For free printable Children's Sunday School material complete with activities, songs, coloring pages, etc. visit Kim Dailey's children's Sunday School page. For free PowerPoint based sermons visit our PowerPoint sermon page. For free religious backgrounds and PowerPoint templates visit our backgrounds. For free photos of Bibleland places and things go to graphics. For our popular free Bible Atlas go to: Bible Maps (over 100,000 downloads!)
      eBibleTeacher has a Megapack CD with 1900 PowerPoint slides and nearly 200 pages of printable teachers notes. Most of our material is free, this Megapack set is $39 or about 2 cents a slide.
      To keep up with our monthly changes sign up for our free monthly newsletter: Subscription Info

- KIM'S CHILDREN'S SUNDAY SCHOOL UPDATE - No new update this month for Kim's Children's material. Kim has been revising her site to fix old links and other housekeeping. We now have over 200 pages on the site and it is hard to keep everything up to date! In case you haven't tried it we suggest you visit her review activities page at: Kim's Children's Review Activities

- NEW FREE SAMPLE POWERPOINT BACKGROUNDS - Last month we announced the www.UsingPowerPointInCHURCH.com site but we didn't have any free samples from them. We are proud to announce that they have sent us some free samples for you to try! You can check out these images at: Professional PowerPoint Backgrounds #2 The new backgrounds include "Spring", "Summer", "Winter" and a second set of the same images with the words "We Welcome You This Morning". If you like these images you can get more from their website at: www.UsingPowerPointInCHURCH.com

One really cool thing on the UsingPowerPointinCHURCH site is its animated PowerPoint announcements images. Check them out at: www.usingpowerpointinchurch.com/announce-1.htm

- NEW POWERPOINT ANIMATIONS - I have discovered an interesting site of Animated Backgrounds at: Animated Backgrounds 1 and Animated Backgrounds 2 and Animated Backgrounds 3 Sorry, but no free samples from them this month.

- YET MORE FREE SAMPLE POWERPOINT BACKGROUNDS - Another website of religious PowerPoint backgrounds is praisepix.com They have some outstanding photos. You can check out five great samples at: Professional PowerPoint Backgrounds #2 The new backgrounds include "Baby Jesus", "Bible Reading", "Girl Praying", "Grain" and "Jesus Crucified" If you like these images you can get more from their website at: www.PraisePix.com

- ONLINE VIDEO SERMON SAMPLES - Last month we announced a sample web site of online audio lessons. This month we are pleased to announce a great website of online video lessons! A church in New York has produced a variety of cable TV videos for the last several years and are in the process of converting them over to online versions. I have seen several online video sites and most have pretty miserable video quality. This site has good quality but be aware that download times can be long for people with a 56K modem. The videos are not just preaching but interviews, panel discussions and more. They include lessons such as "Coping With Stress", "Healing Depresssion Through the Bible", "Counseling People With Sexual Sins", "A Christian Approach to Confict" and "Baptism - The Essential Decision". Check them out at: http://www.focusontruthonline.org

- NEW VISUAL AIDS BOOK - David Roper has produced a new visual aids book. This is a general purpose book that not only covers traditional visual aids but also has some chapters on using computers and video projectors. This book is designed for helping teachers improve their skills. The book would be great for a teacher's training series. If you are responsible for coordinating teaching programs I suggest that you use this book in your monthly teacher meetings. Go over one chapter at each meeting and help build your teacher's skills. The books are $9.95 each plus shipping. They are (of course) filled with lots of illustrations! Contact David Roper at: macroper@ipa.net

- WORSHIP SOFTWARE - We are aware of at least 25 different software products for showing songs with a video projector during worship. All are in English. What we want to know is who is doing non-English versions? Has anyone put out a Spanish worship software product yet? This month we became aware of another free English version: http://tobias.blom.org/VideoPress If you know of non-English versions then contact me. I sure would like to identify some Spanish and French versions.

- COOL VIDEO EDITING SOFTWARE - If your church is into editing digital video then you need to try out this software: http://www.seriousmagic.com/ This software has been getting some awesome reviews. I am not sure if this is really a professional grade product but it is very very cool and you will definitely have a lot of fun with it. The feature I like the most is the "green screen" feature where you can put someone's face in front of any other background video you want. We don't get anything for telling you about this product. . . . we just pass on things that we think you should know about.

- POWERPOINT ALTERNATIVE - Looking for an inexpensive ($75) alternative to MS Office and PowerPoint then try : http://wwws.sun.com/software/star/staroffice/6.0/get/index.html#download

- CHURCH LIGHTING - The most common problem I see in church video projector installations is failure to change their lighting to account for the use of the new system. There are two key items . . . . First: make sure that your speaker is lighted as bright as the screen behind them. Second: Adjust your lighting to reduce the amount of light shining on the screen. The problem is that many people don't know where to start when it comes to church lighting. I suggest that you try this page: http://www.christianduplications.com/Lighting/theatrelights.html

- BIBLES IN 140 LANGUAGES - - This site claims that it has Bibles in over 140 languages!: http://www.ethnicharvest.org/bibles/

- TELL YOUR FRIENDS? - There are lots of websites for people who don't use computers to teach. If you know others who would benefit from the eBibleTeacher newsletter then tell them about our site and newsletter. Spread the word! Do you know of any other sites or newsletters about using the computer in the Sunday School and Preaching? Then tell us! We are always interested in learning about new sites.


NO SEPTEMBER ISSUE.

"HOT NEWS AND TIPS - July/August 2002

THIS MONTH  .  .  .
- Site Intro For New Visitors
- Kim's Children's Sunday School Update - Parables
- 911 Anniversary Resources (Added 8/26/2002)
- New Free PowerPoint Backgrounds
- New Free PowerPoint Sermon
- Sample Online Audio Lessons
- Growth Pains!
- Worship Software Updates
- Events Page Update
- Available for Seminars in July & August
- 70+ Palm, Window & Mac Bibles
- "Man on the Street" Interviews wanted
- ePreaching Chat Group
- Klez Virus
- Newsletter Subscriptions


- SITE INTRO FOR NEW VISITORS - We get hundreds of new visitors each month. Here is a quick rundown of what you get from eBibleTeacher.com . . . . For free printable Children's Sunday School material complete with activities, songs, coloring pages, etc. visit Kim Dailey's children's Sunday School page
. For free PowerPoint based sermons visit our PowerPoint sermon page
. For free religious backgrounds and PowerPoint templates visit our backgrounds. For free photos of Bibleland places and things go to graphics. For our popular free Bible Atlas go to: Bible Maps (over 100,000 downloads!)
      To learn the best tips for PowerPoint see: PowerPoint preparation tips and PowerPoint time saving tips. If you are serious about teaching Sunday School classes with PowerPoint you may want to consider our CD with 1900 PowerPoint slides and nearly 200 pages of printable teachers notes. Most of our material is free, this Megapack set is $39 or about 2 cents a slide.
      New material is added to eBibleTeacher.com each month. To keep up with our changes then make sure that you sign up for our free monthly newsletter. Just visit our subscription page at: Subscription Info

- KIM'S CHILDREN'S SUNDAY SCHOOL UPDATE - Since our last issue, Kim has added the following Parables: "The Prodigal Son", "The Rich Man and Lazarus", "The Rich Fool", "The Pharisee and the Publican", "The Two Sons", "The Talents" Lessons - She has also added handouts for most of the Parable lessons in PDF format for: "Sower", "Faith as a Mustard Seed", "Pearl of Great Price", "Good Samaritan", "Lost Coin", "Prodigal Son", "Rich Man and Lazarus", "Rich Fool", "Two Sons", "Talents". In the Sower Lesson a new craft of making packets of seeds has been added. Visit the new material at: Kim's Children's Lessons

- 911 ANNIVERSARY - We know that lots of churches are considering what they might do concerning the anniversary of the 911 World Trade Center and Pentagon attacks. Below are some links for resources that we believe you may find useful, especially if you use video projectors in class or in church. Our first choice is the Heartlight PowerPoint shows, "flash" media and images at: http://www.heartlight.org/prayerforthenation/acalltoprayer.html . We also suggest you also check out their still image graphics at: http://www.heartlight.org/prayerforthenation/gallery.html Tim Eason also provides some material at ChurchMedia.net at: www.ChurchMedia.net

It is interesting to see what different denominations are planning. You can see some Methodist material at: http://www.cokesbury.com/digitalstore/tragedy911_archive.asp To see what some Baptist groups are doing visit: http://www.namb.net/911/pages/resources.asp and at Lifeway at: http://www.lifeway.com/staff_united_sunday.asp

- NEW FREE POWERPOINT BACKGROUNDS - This month we add new free sample original photo background images from WorshipPhotos.com. You can check out these images at: Professional PowerPoint Backgrounds The new backgrounds include "My Peace", "Rejoice in the Lord" and "Strength" and "3 Crosses at Sunset". If you like these images you can get more from their website at: WorshipPhotos.com

- MORE POWERPOINT BACKGROUNDS - Another worship background site is www.UsingPowerPointInCHURCH.com. You can check out these images at: www.UsingPowerPointInCHURCH.com Sorry, we don't have any free samples from them.

- FREE POWERPOINT SERMON - Dr. Steed has released a new PowerPoint sermon, "Avoiding the Quick Fix". The free sermon comes complete with speaker's notes. Check it out at: Steed's PowerPoint Sermons

- ONLINE AUDIO SERMON SAMPLES - A variety of churches are starting to put audio versions of their sermons on the web. For a sample of online audio sermons visit Twickenham Audio Sermons and click on their link to online audio sermons. Next month we will list a site with online video lessons. One thing that you may learn is that good video is still tough with a 56K modem. We are looking for more online video lessons. Send your suggestions.

- GROWTH PAINS - We had so many visitors at the site that we overwhelmed our web host and had to move to a new computer server. We finally have gotten all moved and back in business! Thanks for your support. We are excited about the coming months.

- WORSHIP SOFTWARE UPDATES - Prologue SundayPlus has announced that they have a new version of their software that now runs on Macintosh computers. Visit SundayPlus.com for more information. We are continually amazed at the number of software products that come along for presenting songs and scriptures in worship. This month we introduce a free software program called Lyrics Software. Although it is not free, another software product that we have learned of is: www.ShowNak.com. ShowNak has the rather unique feature of being able to SCROLL song and other text. There are too many english software products for churches to support. What we want to know is who is doing non-English versions? Has anyone put out a Spanish worship software product yet? If you know of non-English versions then contact me.

- EVENTS PAGE - There are lots of workshops for Sunday School Teachers and Preachers but few that key on using Technology. We have a page devoted to such seminars. See what is coming up at: Church Tech Seminars There is a seminar in Orlando Florida on July 18th and "Inspiration" in Atlanta on August 7-8.

- AVAILABLE FOR SEMINARS - Is your church starting to use video projectors to teach? I am available for doing seminars this summer. I plan to be in Kansas in July and Dallas Texas in August. Contact me about coming to your church and putting on a seminar about using the computer and video projectors effectively in worship, sermons and Sunday School. Contact Me.

- 70+ PALM, WINDOWS & MAC BIBLES - - Here is a neat site that offers lots of free Bibles in over 35 Languages (including Greek)!: Bible Database Palm software is hard to find and check the link on this site to Palm based Bibles! They also have Windows and Mac based texts. A lot of this material is simply text material that you access through simple readers.

- "MAN ON THE STREET" INTERVIEWS - Some of the most popular sermon illustration videos are when churches send out teams to the street corners and see what opinions they get. People's candid answers are often great sermon sparklers. People are asked questions like "Do you believe in heaven?", "What do you think happens when people die?", "Is there a God?". Has your church made "Man on the street" interviews? Do you have clearance forms signed by those interviewed? Would you be willing to share those videos with others? If the answer to these questions is "yes" then contact me.

- NEW POWERPOINT CHAT GROUP - Tom Steed, who is the author of our PowerPoint sermon series, has started a PowerPoint chat group. This group is for preachers and others that support making PowerPoint based sermons. Join up to ask your questions and to help others. To join, simply visit our subscription page at: Subscription Info

- "KLEZ" VIRUS FAKES EMAILS - The "Klez" virus is one of the most active virus on the Internet today. The particular bad characteristic of this virus is that it fakes the address that it is being sent from. As a result, you may get an email that has the Klez virus attached but it won't be coming from the person that it says it came from. This makes it particularly hard to find out who has the virus. New viruses are coming along all the time. If you don't have virus protection software then make sure that get some. If you observe that your computer sends out emails that you didn't mean to send then you may have a virus that is automatically sending itself out from your computer. The bottom line is: if you don't have virus software installed on your computer then you shouldn't be on the Internet. You probably already have viruses and don't even know it! For more info about klez visit: Klez Virus Info Info


"HOT NEWS AND TIPS - March/April 2002

NOTE: We are moving to a new computer host in April, expect delays and downtime, some emails may not go through! Thanks for your patience.

THIS MONTH  .  .  .
- Site Intro For New Visitors
- Kim's Children's Sunday School Update
- New Free PowerPoint Backgrounds
- 3 New Free Sermon Images Pages
- Growth Pains!
- New "Favorites" Page
- New "Events" Page
- Online Christian Bookstores
- Sermon Central PowerPoint Backgrounds


- SITE INTRO FOR NEW VISITORS - We get hundreds of new visitors each month. Here is a quick rundown of what you get from eBibleTeacher.com . . . . For free printable Children's Sunday School material complete with activities, songs, coloring pages, etc. visit Kim Dailey's children's Sunday School page. For free PowerPoint based sermons visit our PowerPoint sermon page. For free religious backgrounds and PowerPoint templates visit our backgrounds. For free photos of Bibleland places and things go to graphics. For our popular free Bible Atlas go to: Bible Maps (over 80,000 downloads!)
      To learn the best tips for PowerPoint see: PowerPoint preparation tips and PowerPoint time saving tips. If you are serious about teaching Sunday School classes with PowerPoint you may want to consider our CD with 1900 PowerPoint slides and nearly 200 pages of printable teachers notes. Most of our material is free, this Megapack set is $39 or about 2 cents a slide.
      New material is added to eBibleTeacher.com each month. To keep up with our changes then make sure that you sign up for our free monthly newsletter. Just send us an email at SUBSCRIBE

- KIM'S CHILDREN'S SUNDAY SCHOOL UPDATE - Kim has made a massive reorganization of her children's Sunday School material to make it even easier than ever to find just what you need. In addition, she has added a children's Sunday school worksheet on Ecclesiates and lessons on "Solomon Builds The Temple" and "Solomon's End". Visit the new material at: Kim's Old Testament Lessons

- NEW FREE POWERPOINT BACKGROUNDS - Our PowerPoint background pages continue to be some of our most visited sections. This month we add new original photo background images from Edd Sterchi. You can check out these images at: PowerPoint Backgrounds The new backgrounds include "Lake Mist", "Lake Reflection", "Lake in Fall", "Red Blue Clouds" as well as an unusual "Information" sign background for announcements.

- NEW FREE SERMON IMAGES - For a long time we have been wanting to greatly expand our photos specifically for using in sermons and teen devotionals. This month, we've added so many images that we had to break the sermon section up into three pages! We continue to feature the photos of Edd Sterchi. We have a "Sermons in One" page which are photos that tell a whole story in a single picture. Find them at: Sermons In One We have useful images for illustrating sermons at: Sermon Images We also have moved our motion images and motion PowerPoint image for sermons to: Sermon Animations We think that you will like what you see!

- GROWTH PAINS - The eBibleTeacher.com website continues to grow at a high rate. Last month we had over 50,000 visitors who made over 300,000 pageviews. We have outgrown our web host and have to move to a new computer. This is causing some problems. It is great to have growth, even if it does sometime create confusion. Thanks for spreading the word about eBibleTeacher.com Lots of traffic means that many church teachers, preachers and leaders visit the site. If you want to advertise with us then let us know. There are a lot of expenses with a site like this and advertisement income helps defray costs. Email me for details.

- OUR "FAVORITES" PAGE - We have been reviewing sites and software for some three years now. Last month we put out our first annual "Favorites" issue where we listed the websites and software that we thought was the best we have seen. We list the best sites for PowerPoint backgrounds, Bible lands photos, Free online Bible software, and teacher's resources. This includes both our favorite free and commercial sites and software. It is a great list. . . to see our picks, visit:: eBibleTeacher Favorites

- EVENTS PAGE - There are thousands of teacher and preacher training seminars held each year but few tell you how to effectively use the new technology. We have established a web site where we list the upcoming seminars, workshops and conferences that help church leaders and teachers better use computers, the Internet and technology. I will be speaking all day at a Sunday School workshop at the Kingwood Heights Church of Christ on April 20th. See what is coming up at: Church Tech Seminars

- BUDGET CHRISTIAN BOOKSTORES - We didn't put it in our "Favorites" list last month but when we are looking for a good price in Christian books we go to "CBD Bookstore" at: CBD Bookstore or to: Scripture Truth Bookstore We don't get anything for recommending these sites. We are just passing on the information.

- SERMON CENTRAL POWERPOINT BACKGROUNDS- We have learned that SermonCentral has set up a new PowerPoints backgrounds service. For a monthly subscription fee they will provide you with new backgrounds each week for use in sermons. Check them out at: Sermon Central. Again, we don't get anything for telling you about this . . . we are just passing on good information as it comes up.


February 2002

- THIS MONTH
- Annual "Our Favorites" Issue
- Site Intro For New Visitors
- Favorite Children's Teacher Site
- Favorite Free PowerPoint Backgrounds
- Favorite Commercial PowerPoint Backgrounds
- Favorite Holy Land Photos
- Favorite Free Bible Study Site
- Favorite Free Site For Teachers
- Favorite Free Cool Thing to Do in Class
- Favorite Worship Software Packages
- Favorite Free Discussion Groups
- Favorite PDA Software For Churches
- Favorite Equipment Sources
- Favorite Free Sunday School e-Newsletter


- ANNUAL "OUR FAVORITES" ISSUE - For nearly three years we have been putting out monthly news recommending sites and tips and resources for Sunday School Teachers and Preachers who use the computer to teach. One of the fun things about running a site like this is that people are always sending us suggestions and things to try. We have visited hundreds of sites and tried loads of software. This month we present our favorites. . . .

- SITE INTRO FOR NEW VISITORS - Before we tell you about everyone else's material, here is a quick rundown of what you get from eBibleTeacher.com . . . . For printable Children's Sunday School material complete with activities, songs, coloring pages, etc. visit Kim Dailey's children's Sunday School page. For free PowerPoint based sermons visit our PowerPoint sermon page. For free religious backgrounds and PowerPoint templates visit our backgrounds. For free photos of Bibleland places and things go to graphics. For our popular free Bible Atlas go to: Bible Maps (over 80,000 downloads!)
      To learn the best tips for PowerPoint see: PowerPoint preparation tips and PowerPoint time saving tips. If you are serious about teaching Sunday School classes with PowerPoint you may want to consider our CD with 1900 PowerPoint slides and nearly 200 pages of printable teachers notes. Most of our material is free, this Megapack set is $39 or about 2 cents a slide.
      New material is added to eBibleTeacher.com each month. To keep up with our changes then make sure that you sign up for our free monthly newsletter. Just send us an email at SUBSCRIBE

- FAVORITE CHILDREN'S TEACHER SITE - eBibleTeacher's Sunday School expert Kim Dailey tells us that the best site on the web is www.mssscrafts.com. This site is a mega-index that pulls children's Sunday School material from all over the web.

- FAVORITE FREE POWERPOINT BACKGROUNDS - Our favorite FREE PowerPoint backgrounds and templates are the ones at: www.HeartLight.org/PowerPoint. Similarly, you need to make sure that you visit their dozens of scripture backgrounds at: www.HeartLight.org/Gallery/ and their flash motion graphic "Dynimations" at: www.HeartLight.org/Dynimation/ They are the BEST!

- OUR FAVORITE COMMERCIAL POWERPOINT BACKGROUNDS - This is a hard pick. There are LOTS of great sites selling PowerPoint backgrounds. Our favorite is the "VideoScriptures" set available from Churchmedia.net at: www.churchmedia.net/go.mv?ID=MMT If you want to see a lot of the contending sites for this award then visit our links page at: eBibleTeacher.com Links

- OUR FAVORITE HOLY LAND PHOTOS - You just can't get much better than the sets of photos available at: /. They have literally thousands of high resolution images on CD's at reasonable prices.

- FAVORITE FREE BIBLE STUDY SITE - Without a doubt, our favorite free Bible Study site is the one at: www.StudyLight.org/. This is another great resource put out by the folks at HeartLight. The site features over 20 free Bibles and over 35 other free Bible Study resources. You can even personalize your study set-up. Every few weeks they add even more material.

- FAVORITE GENERAL FREE SITE FOR CHILDREN'S TEACHERS - This site is not specifically for religious teaching but nevertheless it is a very useful site for those that teach children. It is a puzzle making site. Type in the keywords that you want to use and the site will make any of over a dozen puzzles for you to use in Bible Class. Check them out at: www.PuzzleMaker.com.

- FAVORITE WORSHIP SOFTWARE - Worship software is software designed to show song lyrics, sermon points and scriptures in worship. This is a tough category . . . there are a variety of good packages. I will list my top three. They are: SongShowPlus , < SundayPlus and EasyWorship. If you want to see the rest then visit our comprehensive list at: eBibleTeacher Worship Software list.

- FAVORITE DISCUSSION GROUPS - ChurchMedia.net scores again by sponsoring our favorite discussion list for techies that need to ask questions about using technology in church. Visit them at: www.ChurchMedia.net/Community/

- FAVORITE PDA SOFTWARE FOR CHURCH WORKERS - Most of you know that we have been passing along the resources that we find for people that use palm type computers. We haven't found a lot of resources but our favorites are listed at: eBibleTeacher Palm Resources.

- FAVORITE CHURCH EQUIPMENT SOURCES - If your church is thinking of using video equipment then two companies come to mind. If you need a full service company with LOTS of experience with churches then our favorite company is: Fowler Inc.. If you feel like you know all the necessary technical details, then our favorite site for rock bottom prices is: TheProjectorPlace.com.

- FAVORITE CHILDREN'S SUNDAY SCHOOL E-NEWSLETTER - For the last couple of years, Christian Crafters has put out a free weekly newsletter for Children's Sunday School teachers. The newsletter collects ideas from Sunday School teachers from a wide range of religious groups and provides opportunities for readers to both submit ideas and ask questions. Although you may not agree with everything suggested I am sure that you will get some great ideas. Sign up at: www.ChristianCrafters.com.

- LEFT OUT? - Do you think we made a mistake? Do you think we left something out of this list? Is there something really great that we should have included? Send us an email at eBibleTeacher.com Mail and tell us what you think. Maybe we will add it in later!


"HOT NEWS AND TIPS - January 2002

- THIS MONTH
- Site Info for new visitors
- Kim's Children's Material Update
- Free Sample Backgrounds from GoodSalt
- Free Sample Backgrounds From Snapistry
- Doug Barwell PowerPoint Songs
- Free Manger Image
- Manna Bible Maps
- The Virtual Bible 3D Journey
- PowerPoint Training Resources
- Free PowerPoint Sermon
- Free Palm Documents
- eBibleTeacher Gets 1.4 Million Pageviews
- Our Top Picks
- 3D Bible Tabernacle For Teachers


- SITE INTRO FOR NEW VISITORS - Each month, eBibleTeacher adds more new free images, PowerPoint based sermons, tips and news. With over 100 MB and 200+ pages of material it can be hard to find your way around the site. Here is a brief overview . . . . If you are interested in free PowerPoint based sermons with notes then visit Tom Steed's PowerPoint sermon page
, for printable Children's Sunday School material complete with activities, songs, coloring pages, etc. visit Kim Dailey's children's Sunday School page
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      If you are making your PowerPoint shows and are looking for religious backgrounds and PowerPoint templates then visit our backgrounds. For Sunday School teachers and Preachers who are looking for photos of Bible land places and things to illustrate their lessons go to graphics. We have photos of a model Tabernacle, Herod's temple, Jesus' type tomb, and our popular Bible Maps set (over 80,000 downloads!)
      If your church wants to project songs with a video projector then make sure your check out our comprehensive list of worship software and our backgrounds. If your church is considering buying a large screen projector or PC/TV converter then check out those info pages.
      You can get your questions answered on our discussion boards. See hardware and software reviews and learn the best tips for PowerPoint preparation tips and PowerPoint time saving tips when making PowerPoint based lessons.
      We have links to similar sites, money saving tips and free software Bible games.
      If you are serious about teaching Sunday School classes with PowerPoint you may want to consider our CD with 1900 PowerPoint slides and nearly 200 pages of printable teachers notes. Most of our material is free, this Megapack set is $39 or about 2 cents a slide. If you have made your own slides then you know that is quite a bargain!
      To keep up with all our future changes then make sure that you sign up for our free monthly newsletter. Just send us an email at - SUBSCRIBE -

- KIM'S CHILDREN'S MATERIAL - Kim's update for children's material should be out in a couple of weeks. . . . check back soon!

- POWERPOINT BACKGROUNDS FROM GOODSALT - If you are looking for some really great PowerPoint backgrounds then make sure that you try out the free samples from GoodSalt on our free samples page at: eBibleTeacher.com PowerPoint Backgrounds If you like what you see then you can get more from the GoodSalt site at: www.GoodSalt.com. Unlike a lot of sites that simply edit photos and textures, this site produces some outstanding original artwork by a talented artist. Their prices run from a $48, 125 image set to a $130, 300 image set. The sets are truly outstanding. We are sure that you will be impressed. eBibleTeacher makes nothing from the sale of their material. When we learn about good material we just pass the info on to you.

- POWERPOINT BACKGROUNDS FROM Snapistry - Several months ago, we recommended www.www.Snapistry.com (formerly ProBackgroundArt.com). They are another great source of quality PowerPoint backgrounds. They have a fairly large collection of free samples and over 1,500 images that can be browsed on the web. Instead of ordering a CD, you pay $4.99 for a one month subscription or $9.99 for a three month subscription to be able to download from their large selection. You can try out some of their free samples on our site at: eBibleTeacher.com PowerPoint Backgrounds. eBibleTeacher makes nothing from the sale of their material. When we learn about good material we just pass the info on to you.

- DOUG BARWELL'S POWERPOINT SONG CDROM - Doug Barwell has produced two CDROMS's of songs formatted in PowerPoint. He has the text of CCLI's 25 most popular songs overlayed on his original photos. He also has a similar disk of 200 Popular songs from CCLI. The disks are $39 and $149 respectively. You can get some free samples on his site. You can visit his site at : www.DougBarwell.net . Doug is a very talented photographer with a good selection of independent photos. eBibleTeacher makes nothing from the sale of their material. When we learn about good material we just pass the info on to you.

- FREE MANGER IMAGE - Our free photo image this month is of a stone manger from Israel. This is likely similar to what Jesus was put in as a child. Get your free copy at: eBibleTeacher.com New Testament Graphics

- MANNA BIBLE MAPS - If you are looking for a great set of maps then you should consider Manna Bible Maps at: www.BibleMaps.com . I have reviewed a copy and am VERY impressed with the extensive features of the software. The disk includes maps, schematics, timelines, etc. Almost every feature is hotlinked to additional information. All the maps also are provided in PowerPoint format. Read my complete review at: eBibleTeacher.com Software Review page . The software sells for about $80. Again, eBibleTeacher makes nothing from the sale of their material, we are just keeping you informed.

- VIRTUAL BIBLE - ABRAHAM - The folks at "The Virtual Bible" have released their first CDROM. I've had an opportunity to review the disk about Abraham. The software consists of a map of the journey of Abraham accompanied with a 1/8 screen sized "movie" showing and describing the life of Abraham and showing the scenes along his journeys. Several of the scenes include helicopter flyovers of important sites. The CD keys on archaeology and also includes some 3D views of an ancient house, palace, temple and city gate of Megiddo as well as 3D views of a variety of archaeological clay pots. The cost of the CD is $30. If you like 3D simulations then make sure that you check them out at: www.TheVirtualBible.com . eBibleTeacher makes nothing from the sale of their material. When we learn about good material we pass on the word!

- POWERPOINT TRAINING RESOURCES - Claudyne Wilder is one of the premier trainers for business people and teachers that are looking for improving their PowerPoint skills. Although her material is tuned toward business applications we are sure that you will find lots of useful information. Her CD called "Slides That Win' includes 300 example slides of how to make compelling content. This material shows you how to make effective PowerPoint slides. It also includes 22 free backgrounds. She also offers a free monthly newsletter of tips for presenters. You can check out her site at: WilderPresentations.com . eBibleTeacher makes nothing from the sale of her material.

- NEW FREE POWERPOINT SERMON - Dr. Steed has shared with us another one of his PowerPoint based sermons. The new sermon is "Are You Self Motivated Spiritually". The sermon includes speakers notes. Get your free copy at: Steed's PowerPoint Sermons

- FREE PALM DOCUMENTS - Its been a while since we listed some Palm resources. We have found a site with dozens of free religious documents including Bibles, commentaries and public domain Christian texts. It also has a variety of non-Christian texts including the Koran and eastern religion documents. There are also thousands of secular documents. You may have to install a special reader to view some of these documents. Visit the site at: MemoWare PDA Documents

- eBibleTeacher STATS - We just got in the totals for last year. In 2001 we had over 275,000 visitors who viewed over 1.4 million pages. (4.8 million "hits"). Would you like to put a banner ad on eBibleTeacher.com? We can offer you banner advertisements on 4 pages for as low as $250 per year. That's less than $6 per page per month! eMail me at Email eBibleTeacher for details.

- OUR TOP PICKS - We have been doing monthly updates for nearly two years. Next month we are going to do our first annual review of our favorite sites and products. You won't want to miss this. We have reviewed dozens of resources for Preachers and Sunday School teachers who use computers. Tune in next month to learn about the best of the best!

- 3D BIBLE TABERNACLE - The site was created with Adobe's new 3D Virtual Atmosphere software. Please note that this is "BETA" software and no guarantees are provided. To view the 3D version of the site you will have to load Adobe's viewer software (about a 4MB download.) Windows NT users should NOT load this software as it is not compatible with Windows NT. No MAC version yet available. Next month there will be a MAJOR update to this site. Visit the 3D page and the regular browser pages at: 3D Bible Tabernacle



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