Amazon's 'Alexa' Now Helps Christians Start Their Day with Prayer?

Leah Marieann Klett : Jul 18, 2017
Gospel Herald

"God put on my heart that the Church in general was missing where technology was going and how it was being used." -Neil Ahlsten, CEO and co-founder of the Abide Flash Briefing skill app.

[Gospel Herald] Alexa, Amazon's version of Siri, is now able to help Christians deepen their relationship with God and grow in their faith through the Abide Flash Briefing skill. (Photo: Amazon's 'Echo' with Alexa/via Amazon.com)

The Abide Flash Briefing is available for use through any of the Amazon Echo family products enabled with Alexa.

Alexa, Amazon's version of Siri, is now able to help Christians deepen their relationship with God and grow in their faith through the Abide Flash Briefing skill. The process is simple: every morning, users simply need to ask Alexa, "What's my flash briefing?" to hear a daily, two-minute prayer provided by Abide, the Christian meditation and prayer app.

"We live very busy, hectic lives that make it difficult to find a moment to pray and be still with God," said Neil Ahlsten, CEO and co-founder of Abide. "The Abide Flash Briefing provides a quick prayer that can help Believers re-focus their mind and find their place of peace when surrounded by all the noise they experience every day."

He added, "Millions of people use Alexa to help them in their daily lives from creating shopping lists, ordering a pizza and listening to music," said Ahlsten. "But through the Abide skill with Alexa, she can now also help individuals do the most important thing—speak about and meditate upon the Word of God."

The Abide Flash Briefing is available for use through any of the Amazon Echo family products...

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