On Monday (5/7), we greived with many others in the Bible software/mobile ministry community when the post went up at the Laridian blog noted that Jeff Wheeler lost his fight with cancer.

As with many who are enjoying Bibles on their mobile devices, we owe a whole lot to the activities of Jeff and Craig – who are literally a few of the real pioneers of Bible software. Pocket Bible, in its many platform iterations (Windows, Mac, iOS, Android, PalmOS, Windows Mobile, Java), was likely one of the first Bible apps you tried out until recently. And even though there are others who have taken the stick in terms of leading the charge in this space, Pocket Bible has instigated many core features around library management, navigation, and spiritual focus that remain core characteristics of the electronic Bible reading experience. Jeff Wheeler was a big gear to many of those innovations, and his passion and heart for this space will be greatly missed.

Our condolences and prayers to the Wheeler family and Laridian Bible software for their loss.