How Will You Read Your Bible This Year?

How Will You Read Your Bible This Year?

What is your approach to systematically reading through Scripture this year? You don’t necessarily have to have an annual plan that gets you through the whole thing in one year, but most find it most beneficial to have an intentional approach to Bible intake. Here’s a few suggestions: Jim Ellif offers an approach that will give you an excellent, slow, methodical approach to what I think is an excellent way to engage with Scripture in an in-depth manner. I would recommend this plan if you don’t have a significant in-depth approach to Bible study. I love reading through Scripture each year.  My regular teaching of Scripture has me studying Scripture at a slow and in-depth pace. I find it very helpful to have a reading plan that takes me through all of the Bible in a year, reminding me of the big picture of each book and of the Bible as a whole. If you are considering an annual trek through the Scriptures, you may find some of the other approaches linked here to be of use. Here are a number of Bible reading plans: Begin in Genesis and read about 4 chapters a day, 5 on Sunday.  I forget where I first heard about this one, but it was the first plan I used years ago, and it proved very helpful. Discipleship Journal Annual Plan.  I’ve used this plan for about the past four years. It keeps you in the Gospels all year, the Old Testament writings all year, and also takes you through the rest of the Old Testament and New Testament within the year.  I like staying...
I’ve Been Rebuked for Using My iPhone Bible!

I’ve Been Rebuked for Using My iPhone Bible!

Uber blogger Tim Challies suggests that my using my iPhone Bible while listening to a sermon is not really a good idea and may have a detrimental effect on my actually deepening my understanding of and dexterity in using my Bible. I confess, I like using the Bible on my phone (I’ve done it for many years) while listening to a sermon.  It is easier for me to take notes.  I also use Bible software while studying and preparing for sermons.  Most of my intake of Scripture is with a physical copy of the Scriptures. I do think there is something to be gained by using a physical rather than electronic Bible in regular reading, studying and teaching of Scripture.  But times and people seem to be changing in the way they take in information.  The electronic world seems to be utilized more and more.  A good friend of mine does all of his devotional reading with his computer and even sends out his devotionals electronically to a e-mail subscription group.  He has done it for many years and does not seem to be any the worse for it.  I wish I had his discipline and depth of devotion. Give Challies’ article a read and let me know what you think.  Do you do much reading online or through a PDA, smart phone, Kindle, etc.? Don’t Take Your iPod to Church! :: books, reading, technology :: A Reformed, Christian...