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Thank you for taking the time to use this app. My prayer is that it draws you closer and closer to the Lord.

Palaio was born with a heart to leave a legacy. It was birthed through my own walk with the Lord, and I hope it pushes you closer to Jesus as you study. Palaio is the Greek verb that means to wrestle — the very word the Septuagint uses when Jacob wrestles with the Angel of the Lord. The hope of this app is that you document your ongoing wrestle with the Word and how it changes you.

I love church history and the journals of those who followed the Lord with everything they had. I'll be honest — I have never been able to journal. But I have always loved voice memos. With the rise of AI, I began to wonder: what if I could use this to further my walk with God — to journal without ever having to journal? And so the idea of Palaio was born.

That idea began to blossom when my wife was given her grandfather's Bible. As she read through it — the dog-eared pages, the highlights, the words in the margins — questions began to surface. What was Grandpa thinking when he underlined this verse? She knew the man he was, and now she got to glimpse his time with the Lord. That conversation grew into something bigger as we asked ourselves what we would leave for our own children and grandchildren.

I have five boys who love hearing stories from my past — my time playing soccer, my childhood, but especially the moments that shaped my walk with the Lord. Stories of hope, stories of pain, all of it — stories of Him. I began to wonder how I could share with them how Scripture had changed me, the verses I wrestled with, what I was walking through, the truth I wanted to leave them. That question began a journey that would eventually become Palaio.

And while I treasure my personal time with the Lord, some of my greatest growth has come through studying Scripture with others. I have sat in many rich Bible studies and walked away wanting to hold onto everything — only to forget it because nothing was recorded. Palaio was built for that too. Group studies that leave a written record.

What a great hope we have in Jesus, and how precious his Word. I pray you enjoy recording how the Lord changes you through it.