Tend your soul.
Heart Soil is built to help you follow Jesus so you can become more like Him.
Better soil, not just more seed.
Heart Soil is coming
to iPhone.
A native Apple app is almost here — designed for iOS, with gentle daily reminders and a home‑screen tap that drops you straight into time with Jesus. Everything you love about Heart Soil, now beautifully at home on your phone.
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Your next moment with God,
one glance away.
Add a Heart Soil widget to your Home Screen or Today View and let it quietly draw you back. Each one updates through the day and taps straight into the right place in the app.
Today
3 of 5 tended
Silence · 8:00 AM
Heart Soil
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Today at a glance — how many practices you've tended, what's up next with its reminder time, and a word of encouragement once everything's done. The large size checks off your whole day in place.
“He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, he refreshes my soul.”
Psalm 23:2 (NIV)
Meditation Verse
Large
The verse you're working on in your meditation plan, kept in front of you all day. Passages show a row of dots that fill in as each verse takes root. No plan yet? It shows the Verse of the Day.
read today
Grow Together
Small · Medium · Large
Your grow group's Bible reading at a glance — who's read today, each person's streak, and a 7-day rhythm strip on the larger sizes. Long-press to choose which group it shows.
Widgets are part of the native iPhone app. They roll over at midnight and stay in step with the app’s theme and daily photography — served fresh each morning via Unsplash.
A morning, in the right order
First, your feeds wait.
You spend time with the Lord.
Then they open on their own.
Let a practice be the key to your apps.
Choose the apps that pull you in and keep them shielded until you’ve done the practice you committed to today. Tending your soul is the switch that unlocks them — a gentle commitment device, built on Apple’s Screen Time, that turns “just one more scroll” into “first, time with Jesus.”
- Finish the day’s practice and your chosen apps unlock automatically.
- Gentle mode leaves a “Just this once” door open; Strict holds the line.
- You pick which apps to shield and the time they re-lock each day.
- Private by design — your app choices never leave your iPhone.
A grace-filled speed bump, never a lock-out — turn it off whenever you like. iPhone only, and entirely optional. Uses Apple’s Family Controls, so Heart Soil never sees which apps you choose.
Tend your soul first
Take a few minutes of Silence, then Instagram will open.
Shielded by Heart Soil · Practice Lock
Becoming like Jesus is the goal,
but the noise gets in the way.
You want a deep, resilient faith. You want to be a person of peace who reflects Jesus to the world. But in a culture designed for distraction, true spiritual formation feels like an uphill battle.
Constant Distraction
Your phone buzzes. Your mind wanders. Trying to have quiet time often feels anything but quiet.
Scattered Prayers
Prayer requests get lost in notes apps or forgotten entirely. You feel guilty for not following through on promises to pray.
Shallow Roots
You consume sermons and podcasts, but without deep practices like meditation and silence, your heart remains unchanged.
There is a better way to grow.
Heart Soil gives you a simple, sacred place to practice the habits that shape your soul. No noise. No social feeds. Just the tools you need to tend your heart and walk closely with Jesus.
Create your account in seconds and make it your own.
Start with Lectio Divina, Prayer, or Silence.
Watch your roots grow deep as you tend your soul daily.
Formation over information.
Spiritual growth doesn't happen just by gathering more knowledge. It happens through consistent practice and preparing the heart. Heart Soil is a private, grace-centered space to cultivate a deeper relationship with God through ancient disciplines and modern tools.
Integrated Toolkit
Prayer, scripture, silence, and journaling in one cohesive experience.
Grace-Centered
Designed to help you rest in God's grace, not perform for religious approval.
Private & Safe
Your spiritual life is yours. Share only when you choose to.
A guided path to becoming like Jesus.
A Rule of Life is a spiritual rhythm — a simple, seasonal pattern of practices that keeps you connected to Jesus. Heart Soil walks you through building yours, then helps you live it so you grow as His disciple, day by day.
Start where you are
Begin with a guided starting point that fits your season of life. No spiritual résumé required — just a willingness to grow.
Choose your practices
Draw from 13 time-tested categories of Christian practice. Pick a few that stretch you toward Jesus, with real examples to guide you.
Set a gentle rhythm
Give each practice a daily, weekly, or monthly cadence that actually fits your life. Grace-paced, never a guilt-driven checklist.
Grow as a disciple
Live your rule one day at a time, reflect each week, and look back over your history to see how God is quietly forming you.
13 practice categories to build from
Your spiritual life,
beautifully organized.
No more scattered notes or forgotten prayers. Heart Soil brings focus to your daily walk with an interface designed for peace, not distraction.
- Share prayer topics with friends
- Smart AI scripture suggestions
- Track answered prayers
- Works offline on any device
Built-in Bible Reader
The whole Bible,
one tap away.
You never have to leave the app to open Scripture. Heart Soil includes a full Bible reader powered by YouVersion — the platform behind the world's most-loved Bible app — with beautiful typography that gets out of the way of the Word.
- Trusted translations — NIV, NASB (1995 & 2020), and the Amplified Bible, now joined by the New Living Translation (NLT), New King James Version (NKJV), and King James Version (KJV) New
- Red-letter words of Jesus, poetry layout, and section headings
- Translators’ footnotes and cross-references on every verse
- Verse of the Day and fast whole-Bible search
- Select any verses and send them straight into Lectio Divina, memorization, or your journal
Reading isn’t separate from practice here. What you read flows directly into how you pray, meditate, and remember. Bible text powered by YouVersion.
John 15:5 · WEB
Grow TogetherNew
We were never meant to
journey alone.
Gather a few friends, family, or your small group and grow side by side. Choose which of your practices to share, check in when you practice, cheer each other on, and share what God is stirring — so no one grows in isolation.
- Start a grow group in seconds and invite by a simple link
- Pick the practices you share — and see each friend’s 7‑day rhythm
- Keep a streak for each practice that grows every day you show up
- Share reflections — or just your check-in — and nudge a friend
“As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.” — Proverbs 27:17
Morning Rhythms
4 growing together
Maria
Scripture · Prayer
James
Sabbath · Gratitude
Aaron
Silence · Service
Maria shared a reflection
“Abiding, not striving. I felt that in my chest this morning.”
Ancient practices, modern tools.
We've reimagined timeless spiritual disciplines for the digital age, making them accessible without losing their depth.
Today
NewGently guides your day
A curated daily guide that gently leads your journey with Jesus. Today gathers everything in your Rule of Life into one calm, full-screen feed—the Verse of the Day, each practice with a fresh reflection question, and a Scripture you've been sitting with. Reflect, respond, and notice what God is doing in you.
Rule of Life
FeaturedYour personal spiritual rhythm
Build your personal rhythm of spiritual practices. Track 13 practice categories weekly and watch yourself grow in Christ over time.
Prayer List
Never lose track of your prayers
Organize prayers by topic—family, work, spiritual growth. AI suggests Scripture, track answers, and share with your community.
Lectio Divina
Ancient practice, modern guide
A guided 4-step flow: read, reflect, respond, and rest in Scripture. AI suggests passages or choose your own.
Scripture Memorization
Hide God's word in your heart
Eight unique practice modes help you memorize any verse: Type It, Speak It, Fill Blanks, Scramble, Listen, Word Reveal, Phrase Reveal, and First Letter — plus natural spoken-word audio.
Daily Examen
Review your day with God
Ignatian practice with 6 guided steps to reflect on where you saw God, where you struggled, and how He's leading you.
Silence Timer
Be still and know
Immersive centering prayer timer with breathing animations, breath prayers, and gentle chimes. 1-60 minutes of stillness.
Names of God
Know His character deeper
Explore 53 names of God—16 Hebrew names and 37 names of Jesus—with meanings, pronunciations, and Scripture references.
Gratitude Practice
See Jesus in your moments
Quick-add blessings to your gratitude list, or take a guided 5-step journey to see Jesus in your everyday moments.
Daily Journal
Everything in one place
Freeform writing space for thoughts and prayers. All practices auto-save here—Examen, Lectio, Gratitude, and more.
Designed for your eyes and soul.
Eighteen carefully crafted themes, from Valley to Linen — each in light and dark to match your environment. Try them here.
Explore the app.
See Heart Soil in action. Click through the tabs to explore different features and see how beautifully simple spiritual formation can be.
Heart Soil
Formation is a slow work. Tend to your soul.
Family
Praying for unity, peace, and patience in our daily interactions.
Work & Calling
Seeking wisdom for the new project launch and guidance on leadership.
Spiritual Growth
Cultivating the fruits of the Spirit, specifically patience and kindness.
What people are saying.
Join others who are deepening their walk with Jesus through Heart Soil
This is a game-changer for my spiritual life. It's helping me deepen my understanding of Scripture and actually apply what I'm reading.
Wow! This is next level. It touches every aspect of my spiritual journey - prayer, Scripture, silence, and habit formation - all in one beautiful app.
It's a complete spiritual formation toolkit. Finally, everything I need for discipleship and growth with Jesus in one place!
Your spiritual journey is private.
What you share with God stays between you and Him
Encrypted & Private
Your prayers, reflections, and journal entries are protected with encryption in transit and at rest, and your journal and prayer topics are encrypted on your device before they're saved. Your writing stays private to your account — we never read it, sell it, or use it for advertising.
You Control Your Data
Your data belongs to you. Export it anytime, delete it whenever you want. We never sell your information or use it for advertising. Your spiritual growth is sacred.
How it works
When you write a prayer or reflection, your journal entries and prayer topics are encrypted with AES-256 on your device before they're saved, and all your data is protected with encryption in transit (HTTPS) and at rest. Because your account can be recovered if you forget your password, Heart Soil isn't "zero-knowledge" encryption—but your writing stays private to you, and we never read it, sell it, or share it.
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About My Heart Soil
I created My Heart Soil as a pastor who is learning, alongside others, what it means to faithfully follow Jesus. This space was shaped through shared conversations, prayer, and practice, and it exists to help you follow Him too.
Over the years, I've walked with people who sincerely want to grow as disciples but often feel stretched, distracted, or unsure how real transformation happens. I've experienced that same tension in my own life. It is easy to focus on doing the right things while overlooking the condition of our hearts.
Jesus often described growth in quiet, ordinary ways. In Mark 4, He speaks of the heart as soil where the Word is received and cultivated. In John 15, He invites His disciples to remain connected to Him so that fruit can grow naturally over time.
To remain connected to Jesus means staying with Him. Like a branch connected to the vine, we do not strain to produce fruit. We stay connected. Life flows from Jesus into us through prayer, Scripture, trust, and obedience. Over time, His life produces fruit that we could never manufacture on our own.
My Heart Soil exists to help followers of Jesus slow down, stay present with Him, and pay attention to what is happening beneath the surface. The practices here are simple and rooted in Scripture, creating space to listen, reflect, and respond to Jesus.
This space is built on trust. Trusting Jesus to do His work in us. We are not after more information, but transformation. Not more seed, but better soil.