Added Social Media Search, which combines the functionality of the Website, Facebook and YouTube searches. (8/27/2026)
Added an updated Top/Down Bible Study back into the website. (8/24/2026)
Started work on help subsystem, which will ultimately provide help pages for every webpage. First help pages are for the Bible Outline and Chatbot Q&A webpages.(8/21/2026)
Made numerous changes to the UI to make is consistent across webpages. (8/21/2026)
Added frameworks for Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost (series A) and Thirteenth Sunday after Trinity (one-year series). (8/13/2026)
Variety of superficial changes to improve UI. (8/19/2026)
Gave the chatbot and framework functionality more prominent positions within the UI. (8/19/2026)
Added DuckAI as possible chatbot for highlight elaboration to all of the framework files. (8/19/2026)
Added parameters to the chatbot scenarios webpage URLs to support specifying the selections via the URL (p=prefix, i=me, y=you, w=want, h=how, t=teacher, s=subject) (8/19/2026)
Added MP3ToText.io to websites supporting conversion of audio and video files to text on the Convert Audio/Video to Text webpage. (8/18/2026)
Updated chatbot scenarios with following changes: (1) added Duck AI to available chatbots to address scenarios and (2) removed followup question at end. (8/18/2026)
Updated Miscellaneous Frameworks, Biblical Frameworks and Lectionary Festival Frameworks to be consistent with handling of chatbots elsewhere on the website. (8/17/2026)
Replaced 16 webpages for interaction with different chatbots with two webpages, Chatbot Q&A and Chatbot Question Sets. (8/17/2026)
Updated webpages for Hymnal Hub to use standardization and simplification paradigm for using chatbots. (8/17/2026)
Continuing with the standardization and simplification paradigm for pass 2, the Book of Concord webpage has the following changes: (1) all images for specific chatbots have been removed from the table at the top and the trees at the bottom, (2) the set of chatbot prefixes have been removed and (3) images for Bible study using AI and devotions using AI have been added to the table at the top and images for creating cross-references and articles (both use chatbots) have been added to the tree at the bottom. Selecting one of these will display the Chatbots QA webpage with the appropriate default prompt. (8/16/2026)
Added links to YouTube videos for many of the hymns previously missing links. (8/16/2026)
Starting pass 2, which, among other things, will standardize and simplify various things starting with the handling of the chatbots. The first webpage to include this standardization/simplification, which shows where all the other webpages will go eventually, is the Bible Outline webpage. Note the following changes to this webpage: (1) all the chatbots previously shown in the table at the top are gone (they are now available via the Chatbots QA webpage, which is triggered from other columns), (2) the Bible studies, sermons and devotions columns are followed by columns that, when selected, will display the Chatbots QA webpage with an appropriate prompt and (3) the sermons columns, which includes the column for the LCMS sermons, are now grouped together. (8/16/2026)
Added Chatbot Q&A webpage and switched all Title, Sum, XRef and Art links on Bible Outline webpage to use this webpage. (8/15/2026)
Fixed links on many webpages for querying the LCMS sermons website. (8/15/2026)
Added "Conversion Therapy" section to What We Believe webpage. (8/14/2026)
Added frameworks for Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost (series A) and Twelfth Sunday after Trinity (one-year series). (8/13/2026)
Updated links for sermons, Bible studies and devotions sources. (8/10/2026)
Updated links to discontinued BookOfConcord.org website to CPH website for "What We Believe", "Read the Book of Concord", "Read the Formula of Concord" and "Listen to the Book of Concord" webpages. (8/10/2026)
Updated links to discontinued BookOfConcord.org website to CPH website for all of the remaining frameworks. (8/9/2026)
Updated links to discontinued BookOfConcord.org website to CPH website for all festival frameworks. (8/8/2026)
Updated links to discontinued BookOfConcord.org website to CPH website for Acts through Revelation frameworks. (8/8/2026)
Added frameworks for Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost (series A) and Eleventh Sunday after Trinity (one-year series). (8/7/2026)
Updated links to discontinued BookOfConcord.org website to CPH website for Jeremiah through John frameworks. (8/7/2026)
Updated links to discontinued BookOfConcord.org website to CPH website for Genesis through Isaiah frameworks. (8/6/2026)
Added framework for the book of Job (8/5/2026)
Added framework for the book of Esther (8/5/2026)
Added framework for the book of Nehemiah (8/4/2026)
Added framework for the book of Ezra (8/3/2026)
Added framework for the book of 2 Chronicles (8/2/2026)
Added frameworks for Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost (series A) and Tenth Sunday after Trinity (one-year series). (7/24/2026)
Added framework for the book of 1 Chronicles (7/31/2026)
Added framework for the book of 2 Kings (7/29/2026)
Added framework for the book of 1 Kings (7/28/2026)
Added framework for the book of 2 Samuel (7/27/2026)
Added framework for the book of 1 Samuel (7/26/2026)
Added framework for the book of Ruth (7/25/2026)
Added framework for the book of Judges (7/25/2026)
Added frameworks for Tenth Sunday after Pentecost (series A) and Ninth Sunday after Trinity (one-year series). (7/24/2026)
Added framework for the book of Joshua (7/23/2026)
Since it appears that the BookOfConcord.org website is not coming back online, removed all links to that website from the Book of Concord website (leaving links to the new Book of Concord site from CPH). (7/22/2026)
Added framework for the book of Deuteronomy (7/22/2026)
Added framework for the book of Numbers (7/18/2026)
Added frameworks for Ninth Sunday after Pentecost (series A) and Eighth Sunday after Trinity (one-year series). (7/16/2026)
Added framework for the book of Leviticus (7/15/2026)
Added framework for the book of Malachi (7/14/2026)
Updated links for sermons, Bible studies and devotions sources. (7/13/2026)
Added framework for the book of Zechariah (7/13/2026)
Added webpage to search websites (using Google). (7/12/2026)
Added webpage to search Facebook. (7/12/2026)
Added framework for the book of Haggai (7/12/2026)
Added framework for the book of Zephaniah (7/12/2026)
Added framework for the book of Habakkuk (7/11/2026)
Added framework for the book of Nahum (7/11/2026)
Added framework for the book of Micah (7/10/2026)
Added YouTube link for KFUO radio enabling YouTube search using KFUO. (7/10/2026)
Added framework for the book of Jonah (7/10/2026)
Added pastor Marcus Gray (FLAME) to the Social Media and YouTube Search webpages (7/10/2026)
Added framework for the book of Obadiah (7/10/2026)
Added frameworks for Eighth Sunday after Pentecost (series A) and Seventh Sunday after Trinity (one-year series). (7/3/2026)
Modified Miscellaneous Frameworks webpage to have similar functionality to Biblical Frameworks webpage (7/9/2026)
Modified Lectionary Festival Frameworks webpage to have similar functionality to Biblical Frameworks webpage (7/9/2026)
Made more changes to Biblical Frameworks webpage (7/9/2026)
Added framework for the book of Amos (7/9/2026)
Modified Biblical Frameworks webpage, since frameworks are generated using ChatGPT, to expose functionality for all the chatbots. (7/8/2026)
Added framework for the book of Joel (7/8/2026)
Added framework for the book of Hosea (7/7/2026)
Added framework for the book of Daniel (7/6/2026)
Added framework for Ezekiel. (7/5/2026)
Added frameworks for Seventh Sunday after Pentecost (series A) and Sixth Sunday after Trinity (one-year series). (7/3/2026)
Added framework for Lamentations. (7/3/2026)
Added framework for Jeremiah. (7/2/2026)
Added framework for Isaiah. (6/29/2026)
Added image and link to Lectionary@Lunch to Lectionary Festivals webpage (6/28/2026).
Added pastors Joel Biermannm Zach Zender (Red Letter Living) and Bryan Stecker (On The Line) to the Social Media and YouTube Query webpages (6/27/2026).
Added frameworks for Sixth Sunday after Pentecost (series A) and Fifth Sunday after Trinity (one-year series). (6/27/2026)
Added framework for Song of Solomon. (6/24/2026)
Added framework for Ecclesiastes. (6/23/2026)
Added framework for Proverbs. (6/22/2026)
Updated links for sermons, Bible studies and devotions sources. (6/20/2026)
Added framework for Gospel of Luke. This completes the books of the New Testament. (6/20/2026)
Added frameworks for Fifth Sunday after Pentecost (series A) and Fourth Sunday after Trinity (one-year series). (6/20/2026)
Added webpage to search Youtube. (6/15/2026)
Added framework for Gospel of Mark. (6/14/2026)
Added frameworks for Fourth Sunday after Pentecost (series A) and Third Sunday after Trinity (one-year series). (6/11/2026)
Added frameworks for 1 John, 2 John, 3 John and Jude epistles. (6/10/2026)
Added frameworks for Epistle of 1 Peter and Epistle of 2 Peter. (6/8/2026)
Added framework for Epistle of James. (6/8/2026)
Added framework for Epistle to the Hebrews. (6/7/2026)
Added frameworks for Epistle to Titus and Epistle to Philemon. (6/6/2026)
Added frameworks for Third Sunday after Pentecost (series A) and Second Sunday after Trinity (one-year series). (6/5/2026)
Added framework for 2 Timothy. (6/5/2026)
Added framework for 1 Timothy. (6/4/2026)
Added framework for 2 Thessalonians. (6/4/2026)
Updated Bryan Wolfmueller's Worldwide Bible Study on Genesis. (6/3/2026)
Added framework for 1 Thessalonians. (6/3/2026)
Added framework for the Epistle to the Colossians. (6/2/2026)
Added framework for the Epistle to the Philippians. (6/1/2026)
Added framework for the Epistle to the Ephesians. (6/1/2026)
Added framework for the Epistle to the Galatians. (5/31/2026)
Added framework for the Gospel of Matthew.
Updated links for sermons, Bible studies and devotions sources. Removed "Higher Things" from searched devotions websites, since links no longer work for that website, and replaced it with "Higher Things" column in table. (5/27/2026)
Added frameworks for 1 and 2 Corinthians. (5/18/2026)
Added framework for the Book of Romans. (5/13/2026)
Added framework for the Gospel of John. Reordered the frameworks into Old and New Testament nodes.(5/12/2026)
Many additions done since the last update, almost all of them exclusively to the widescreen (laptop, desktop, etc.) webpages. Added Index and "How To" hubs. Updated the links to the sermon, Bible study and devotions websites. Added frameworks for Genesis, Exodus, Psalms, Biblical prophecies and fulfillment, Holy Week, Acts of the Apostles, Revelation, etc. Added Gamaliel and Meta chatbots to available chatbots. Added lectionary festival frameworks for series A and one-year series through Holy Trinity Sunday. Various other changes and fixes. (5/6/2026)
Added questions about the Creation and the Fall to the Chatbot Q&A webpages (11/12/2025)
Fixed the links to Microsoft Copilot which had changed since the original implementation (10/13/2025)
Added Concordia's (www.concordia.cc) AI chatbot to chatbots used to answer questions (10/11/2025)
Updated information for "Thy Strong Word", "Sharper Iron" and "Concord Matters" (10/4/2025)
Made several enhancements to the 'Picture Creation' webpage (9/15/2025)
Added "I forgive him." Reflections article (9/15/2025)
Added 'Picture Creation' webpage to 'Other AI Actions' (9/11/2025)
Added 'Other AI Actions' hub and webpages for (LCMS) doctrinal consistency, summarize and compare (9/9/2025)
Completely revamped the front-end user interface to make it esthetically more pleasing (9/8/2025)
Added "Top/Down Bible Study" to the multi-window user interface (8/23/2025)
Added Brave as a chatbot/search engine to the Scenarios (8/23/2025)
Added Brave as a chatbot/search engine to the "For everyone" tree (8/23/2025)
Redid the help webpages for the interactive Q&A webpages (8/18/2025)
Added help webpages for the scenarios (8/17/2025)
Added "Online Lutheran Bible Study" to Bible Stories webpage and referenced parts of this Bible study from within the Bible Outline webpage (8/15/2025)
Major enhancements to the interactive Q&A and Scenarios web pages (8/15/2025)
Introduced "Scenarios" as a new major topic on the main menu. This functionality is currently in a prototype state and may change dramatically in the future (8/13/2025)
Added GospelBots as chatbot to the interactive Q&A for detailed study (8/11/2025)
As part of question consolidation and enhancement, the interactive sessions with the various chatbots have been greatly enhanced (8/9/2025)
Fixed the URL links to the LCMS church locator for the fifty states (8/5/2025)
Added "Complete the Bible Verse" version to "Maze Traversal" and "Multiple Choice" games (8/1/2025)
Added "Multiple Choice" game (7/28/2025)
Added "Put events in order" game (7/20/2025)
Updated "Concord Matters" information through 7/18/2025 (7/18/2025)
Updated "Sharper Iron" information through 7/18/2025 (7/18/2025)
Updated "Thy Strong Word" information through 7/18/2025 (7/18/2025)
Added "Reflections", a collection of articles written for my church's monthly newsletter, to the "For everyone" tree. (7/18/2025)
Replaced the hard-to-click small icons on the single-window (phone) webpages with added tables that make selection much easier (7/17/2025)
Added question set "Questions from atheists" to interactive Q&A webpages (7/17/2025)
Added graphical menu webpages to single-window version (7/16/2025)
Added "Bible word/name" game (7/15/2025)
Added menu webpages to multi-window version (7/14/2025)
Enhanced "When?" game to make it more playable (7/10/2025)
Added "Maze Traversal" games (7/7/2025)
Added "Outline of the Bible" with inline tables to small screens (phones) (7/1/2025)
Fixed problem with recognizing Bible passages in "Paste window for hyperlinking Bible passages". <6/14/2025)
Removed access to the Bible outline webpage for small screens since it contains too much information for the small screen and can't be effectively reduced. (6/13/2025)
Modified the Lectionary webpage for small screens to access "Bible chapters" (and away from "Bible outline") when the Bible passages for a hymn are selected. (6/13/2025)
Modified the LCMS doctrines webpage for small screens to access "Bible chapters" (and away from "Bible outline") when passage(s) for LCMS doctrine is selected. (6/13/2025)
Modified the "Paste window for hyperlinking Bible passages" webpage for small screens to access "Bible chapters" (and away from "Bible outline") when "Show passages using Bible chapters" is selected. (6/13/2025)
Modified the Book of Concord Table of Contents webpage for small screens to access "Bible chapters" (and away from "Bible outline") when passage(s) for Book of Concord document is selected. (6/13/2025)
Modified the Hymns webpage for small screens to access "Bible chapters" (and away from "Bible outline") when passage(s) for hymn is selected. (6/13/2025)
Added support for "?p=" to URL for "Bible chapters" as first step in moving small screen views away from the "Bible outline" and towards the use of the "Bible chapters" webpage. (6/13/2025)
Added table at top of "Bible chapters" as means to directly access those websites. (6/13/2025)
Added article "Table header images are website links". (6/13/2025)
Added iBible life of Christ videos to Bible stories. (6/13/2025)
Added links to iBible videos to Bible outline (Genesis and Luke). (6/13/2025)
Since Yahoo has added a chatbot to its search engine, an interactive Q&A session with Yahoo has been added to the "For everyone" tree. (6/12/2025)
Updated queries to Lutheran Hour Ministries to use new URL format. (6/12/2025)
Updated links to "Stuff They Didn't Teach Me in Sunday School" (Lutheran Hour Ministries) to new locations. (6/12/2025)
Added "Bible chapters" as a view into the Bible primarily to support small windows (e.g., cell phones) as the "Bible outline" displays too much information to be practical for small screens. (6/11/2025)
Added "Questions about the resurrection of Jesus" as a question set to the interactive Q&A for all chatbots. (6/6/2025)
Added "General questions" as a question set to the interactive Q&A for all chatbots (not just Google and Perplexity). (6/6/2025)
Updated video library with Worldwide Bible Study videos through end of May, 2025. Added links to videos to Bible outline for Genesis.
Added ability to listen to the Book of Concord (6/5/2025)
Updated "Thy Strong Word", "Sharper Iron" and "Concord Matters" episode information through 6/4/2025 (6/5/2025)
Started to add support for Lutheran Church of Canada (6/4/2025)
Made changes to fix access to LCMSsermons.org (5/31/2025)