With busy daily schedules, every member of your family likely faces time crunches on a regular basis. From the minute the alarm goes off in the morning, the heat is on to get ready and out the door in time for the commute or ride to school. There is precious little free time while at work, and then afterward another commute, a quick bite to eat and usually then off to an evening activity, such as sports, choir practice, or other social events. With such a packed time frame in which many of us live, Bible study can often fall to the bottom of our "to do" lists.

There is a solution to the dilemma of finding time to read the Bible, and that is to listen to it instead. With the introduction of the audio Bible, your Bible study can really take off because you can listen to your favorite passages while you do other things, such as commute or work around the house. Another new aural technology that is sweeping the Internet are podcasts, where audio files are created and then made available online, so that individuals can download audio Bible files to their personal home computer or mp3 player. Audio Bible podcasts make fitting in time for Bible study much easier.

Audio Bible podcasts are available in several different versions, so you can select the ones that best meet your particular needs. If you enjoy hearing about missionary work being done in the field that utilizes the revolutionary new digital technology of the audio bible, you might enjoy podcasts that feature true stories from the missionary field and how lives are being changed through hearing the Word of God.

You can also subscribe to audio Bible downloads of the NIV audio Bible in a dramatized version of the New Testament. The great thing about this entertaining version, which features music, sound effects, and dramatized character voices, is that you can load it onto your mp3 player and take it with you wherever you go. You can listen and learn anytime you have a free moment in your busy daily schedule, because the audio Bible is ready whenever you are.

Children can also benefit from the audio Bible. You will find podcasts of a children's version of the Bible, which includes the best stories from the Old and New Testament, all available in podcast format on the Internet. These wonderful podcasts expose your children to the best that the Bible has to offer, and also include age-appropriate fun songs that they will also enjoy singing along with.

We always benefit from the wisdom contained in the Proverbs and the Psalms. Now podcasts feature these wonderful books from the Bible, a chapter at a time for you to listen to in order to grown in knowledge and understanding that only comes from regularly absorbing the Word of God.