How Shalom’s content is made

Every day in Shalom is built from two very different kinds of text — Scripture itself, and the words around it. They are made differently, and held to different rules. This page explains both in full.

The Scripture

Every passage is quoted verbatim from the World English Bible (WEB), a public-domain translation of the Hebrew and Greek texts. It is never paraphrased, shortened, or edited to fit a lesson — and it is always labeled with its book, chapter, and verse so you can open any Bible and read it in full context yourself. That reference is deliberate: Shalom wants to be checked against Scripture, not taken on trust.

The words around it

The plain-language explanations, the “Know God” insights, the reflection questions, and the daily steps are drafted with the help of AI tools and then edited by hand into Shalom’s voice. Nothing is generated while you read: every day’s content is written, reviewed, and fixed in place before it ships, and the same words are shown to everyone. If something is wrong, it can be corrected once, for everyone — that’s also why the whole library is version-controlled, like software.

The editing pass follows written brand rules — plain words, no hype, no guilt, no pressure — and an automated check scans every line of content against those rules before release. Quiz questions are multiple choice with fixed answers; no AI ever grades or interprets what you write or select.

Where Shalom stands

Shalom stays in the grace-filled centre of the Christian faith: what Scripture says plainly, held gently. It deliberately avoids denominational positions, secondary controversies, and anything that would make a daily reading feel like a debate.

What we don’t claim

Honesty matters more than polish here: Shalom’s explanations are not reviewed by a board of theologians, and they are not pastoral counsel. They are a companion for understanding — always subordinate to the passage itself and to the counsel of your own church community. If you find an explanation that seems off, doctrinally or otherwise, please say so: hello@myshalom.app. Corrections ship quickly.