Meet our newest Dwell Daily guide, discover fresh content, and enjoy updates designed to make your listening experience even more seamless!
New Content
The Word of Promise Dramatized Audio Bible – Explore an extraordinary journey through the New King James Version. It places you in the middle of the story—from walking with Abraham to witnessing the ministry of Jesus. To listen, open any piece of biblical content and tap the Version and Voice menu from within the audio player. Simply scroll down to the New King James Version section and select "Word of Promise."
New Audiobook for Kids! – The Shadow and the Promise by bestselling author Marty Machowski follows the adventures of the animals who witness the events of Genesis and Exodus unfold before them. Join badgers in the Garden of Eden, an array of animals in the Ark, groundhogs at Babel, Abraham’s donkey, sheep from Joseph’s herd, the cats in the palace in Egypt, and a dog and oxen present at the Passover.
Featured Resource – Join pastor and Bible reviewer Tim Wildsmith for quick, accessible introductions to the different Bible translations available in Dwell. In just two minutes per episode, Tim explains where each translation comes from, what makes it unique, and why it might be the perfect fit for your daily Bible reading.
Featured Prayer Experience – Romans 8:1–4 reveals the depth of God’s love and the freedom we’ve been given in Christ. Through Jesus, sin has not only been forgiven—it has been defeated. Find rest in this truth as you listen to this all-new Lectio Divina experience.
Offline Listening is now smarter and more seamless. We’ve made a number of improvements to make offline listening more intuitive and reliable. Whether you’re offline or just dealing with spotty service on your commute, Dwell now handles downloads more consistently and intelligently.
Here’s what’s new: 📣 Playing your downloads or adding them to your queue will always play the downloaded version—whether you’re online or offline.
📣 You’ll get a clear warning if you’re offline or if a change in your preferences will cause Dwell to stream audio instead of playing from downloads. 📣 You’ll now see clearer alerts when interacting with the app while offline—whether you’re trying to change music, preview audio, download content, or load something unavailable. 📣 The player now shows a download icon next to any downloaded track. 📣 Downloads now include more detail, like voice(s), translation(s), and scripture transitions.
📣 In Read mode, scrolling up or down will now move to the next or previous Scripture Book (not just “See all…”).
We’ve also made a few updates outside of Offline Listening: 📣 The Bible tab header has been redesigned to support a more traditional audiobook-style experience, with a clear Play/Resume button right at the top. Perfect for listeners who want to pick up right where they left off.
📣 Dwell is now fully upgraded to iOS 26! 🎉 We’ve made sure everything runs smoothly on Apple’s latest system so you can keep listening without interruption.
New Features for Android
📣 Reimagined Showcase Screen for Every Book – Each book of the Bible is now a hub with not just chapters, but all related Dwell content—plans, playlists, devotionals, sleep, and more. 📣 New Audio Introductions – Short intros for every book, Genesis to Revelation, to deepen context and themes.
📣 Key Figures Audio Sketches – 80+ audio sketches of biblical figures, with more coming soon. Exploring Scripture has never been easier—or richer. Enjoy!
The opening line of any good story is meant to capture the imagination and point in a specific direction.
It casts light upon the path that lies ahead, inviting, even compelling the reader to enter into the unfolding narrative. Often, the full significance of these lines is not grasped or understood until the conclusion of the story, with hindsight unveiling the true weight of those first few words.
Many examples come to mind. “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times” (A Tale of Two Cities). “Call me Ishmael” (Moby Dick). “It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were s...
