It occurred to me that I could write a little program that accessed the Bible and would let me quickly go to a verse or search for a word or phrase. How did you come up with the idea of QuickVerse?īack in the late 80’s I got my first computer and was browsing through a software catalog when I found a set of about 10 disks containing the KJV Bible on sale for $50. I accepted Jesus Christ during my junior year in college and immediately connected with a campus ministry at the University of Iowa, through which I met my wife. I first heard the Gospel as part of a “lay witness weekend” where the church brought in people from around the state who had had a salvation experience to tell people in the church how to be saved – because of course there was nobody already in the church who was doing that. I grew up going to church, but not one that preached the Gospel. I went to school at the University of Iowa just 30 miles south. I was born and raised in Cedar Rapids, IA and still live there (actually right next door in Marion, IA). I was promoted to Vice President of Parsons Technology in 1990-91.I left Rockwell to join Parsons Technology in November, 1988, as Director, Church Software Division.I completed my Bible program in the Fall of 1988 and showed it to Bob.I interviewed with Bob Parsons in the Fall of 1987, but he didn’t have any openings.I started working on the program that would become QuickVerse from home in late 1987 while working at Rockwell.I graduated in December 1981 and started working at Rockwell in January, 1982.Give us a quick timeline to help our readers connect the history of QuickVerse. Hi Craig, thanks for granting us this interview. Craig was kind enough to give us this interview. Craig is the creator of QuickVerse, and the subsequent founder & developer of Pocket-Bible, marketed through Laridian. I recently ran across Craig Rairdin on Facebook. QuickVerse became a close companion in my personal Bible study for the next 15-years. In 1990, I purchased a Bible software program for my first computer.

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