About rfrmd.com

Why does this site exist and what can it be useful for?

"But in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you."
~ 1 Peter 3:15

What Is This Site?

rfrmd.com is a collection of Reformed theology tools and articles designed to be useful whether you are at your desk or away from a connection. The site offers a M'Cheyne Daily Reading Plan that walks through the entire Bible in a year, a Psalm Prayer Guide rooted in praying through all 150 Psalms each month, and a general offline Bible reader organized by book and chapter in three translations (KJV, ASV, and ESV).

Beyond the Bible tools, the Library contains a growing collection of Reformed articles intended to assist in discussion on a range of topics: the doctrines of grace, covenant theology, the sacraments, and the confessional standards of the Reformed tradition. You will also find book reviews with notes and Bible study resources to help ground your reading in Scripture.

This Site Works Offline

rfrmd.com is built as a Progressive Web App (PWA), which means you can install it on your phone or tablet and use it without an internet connection. After your first visit, the site caches its pages, stylesheets, and Bible data locally on your device.

KJV and ASV are fully available offline. The complete text of both translations is stored on your device after the initial page load, so you can read any book, chapter, or verse without a connection.

ESV requires an internet connection for the initial load because it is fetched live from the ESV API. However, the Daily Reader and Psalm Prayer Guide automatically cache a couple days of upcoming ESV readings in the background when you are online, so if you lose your connection, those readings will still be available. If the ESV cannot be reached, the site will fall back to the KJV automatically.

To install the site as an app on your device:

iPhone or iPad (Safari) Open rfrmd.com in Safari. Tap the Share button (the square with an arrow pointing up). Scroll down and tap "Add to Home Screen," then tap "Add."
Android (Chrome) Open rfrmd.com in Chrome. Tap the three-dot menu in the top-right corner. Tap "Add to Home Screen" or "Install app" if it appears, then tap "Add."

Once installed, the site opens like a native app with no browser toolbar. All articles, Bible tools, and offline translations will be available from your home screen.

A Little Help on Storage The full offline footprint of rfrmd.com is approximately 10 MB. The two largest items are the KJV and ASV Bible texts at roughly 4 MB each. The remaining megabyte covers all articles, the CSS, icons, and the ESV paragraph map. Any ESV passages you read while online are cached separately and expire after three days, so they add very little. If your device is low on storage, you can simply use the site in your browser without installing the PWA; everything will work the same, it will just require a connection.
Why This Site Exists

"What is the chief end of man?" "Man's chief end is to glorify God, and to enjoy Him forever." That answer from the Westminster Shorter Catechism (Q. 1) has anchored my life, and it is the reason this site exists. I built rfrmd.com because I wanted a place where the truths of the Reformation could be shared simply, from a phone or a tablet, with anyone the Lord might draw to them. Every page here is an attempt to point back to the word of God, not away from it.

I am not a seminary professor or a pastor/teaching elder. I am an ordained ruling elder in the Orthodox Presbyterian Church who loves the Lord, loves His church, and wants to be useful. My theological convictions are rooted in the Westminster Standards, and I hold to the doctrines of grace because I believe they are what the Bible teaches and because they give all the glory for salvation to God alone, where it belongs.

If anything here helps you open your Bible, find a faithful church, or see the beauty of the gospel a little more clearly, then this site has done what I hoped it would do. And if you disagree with something I have written, I would simply ask what the Bereans would ask: search the Scriptures and see whether these things are so (Acts 17:11).

In the interest of honesty, I want you to know that AI tools were used in the drafting of the content on this site. You can read more about what that means and why I am telling you in A Note on How This Site Was Written.

~ john

Soli Deo Gloria

About ~john

I am just a fellow living in Texas, happy to have a wonderful wife, family, and job. A believer in God, in a confessionally reformed, Westminster Confession of Faith sort of way. Resting solely in the completed work of the Son through faith. I happen to like reading, writing, photography and most things space. If you wanted to reach me you could do so by direct message via the X.com platform @rfrmdguy.

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