Starting Tomorrow: Reading Through the Bible in A Year–Anyone Want to Join Me?
Below is an excerpt from an email I sent to the twenties group at my church yesterday. I’d like to open this up to any of you who read this blog and would like to join the journey, beginning tomorrow morning (September 1st). If you’re game, pick one of the several Bible reading plans below and leave a comment or shoot me an email and throughout the year we can chat here and there on this blog about our reading.
“In two days it’s September 1st. Traditionally I use September 1st as my
marker for starting up a new year of Bible reading. I know of three people
within the twenties group who one month ago started together a plan to
read through the Bible in one year. I’d like to spread the love.
Beginning this September 1st I’m going to start my 5th or 6th year of
following a read-through-the-Bible-in-a-year-plan.“This year I’d love
to do this along with some of you. Below I’ve attached a folder with a
variety of different plans I’ve used through the years. I’d love it if
some of you also chose one of these plans and began, on September 1st,
a quest to read through the Bible in a year. This isn’t that hard to
do. It averages out to just over 3 chapters a day–you could do that
in 15 minutes a day. For those of you who choose to do this along with
me what I’m thinking is that we can just chat together throughout the
year, a minute here or there when we see each other on Thursdays and
Sundays, and talk about how our reading is going and how God is
teaching us and transforming us through our reading. If you’re game,
email me and let me know.”
Download bible_reading_calendar.pdf
Download bible_reading_chart.DOC
Download Biblereadingrecord.doc
You can get ESV RSS feeds to read the Bible in a year here: http://www.gnpcb.org/esv/share/rss2.0/
Of course, if you’re starting September 1, I have no idea where they’ll begin you.
I downloaded the plans and will try to use one of them. I have to be honest, like many I’ll start off strong but probably lag behind at some point.
A suggestion: you might put together a reading calendar/checklist combination via Excel.
I am up for the challenge..and I say that with conviction. Yesterday I was listening to Dr. Kennedy and Vernon McGee both speaking on the topic of reading your Bible daily.. and I have to say that stirred my heart.. I have to say I don’t read my Bible daily..and yet Dr. Kennedy spoke of it “our daily bread” …He said ” would we ever think of giving up a good steak just because we had it before” ..Now I love a good steak and glass of red wine..and I would never pass up an invitation for dinner..so why do I pass up daily an invitation from the Lord to be truly fed? foolish man am I… I am up for the best meal of the year and hope and pray I can stay at the table…Be the waiter and ask every so often ” How are things” and I will do the same!
I’m in. Thanks Right Reverend Buzzard.
Alright, Paula, Todd, and Carl, we’re in this together. Several folks from the twenties group here at CPC are on board too.
For my reading today I began in the Gospel of John, reading chapters 1-3. I took pause over John 3:16-17, marveling over the gospel, over God sending his only Son to save sinners like me.
I’m in! Did this a few years ago and it was awesome. :)
The ESV RSS website is awesome! You can choose your path and they’ll even read it to you…which helps some of us older dudes who eyes get a little tired!!…and your right it’s only 15 minutes..I’m still in ..day 2!
I thought it would track-back from my blog, but I guess it didn’t. Hmm.
At any rate, the wifey and I started September 1. I like the idea of a “Bible year” (like a fiscal year), that doesn’t start on Jan.1.
Thanks for the push.
Danny
P.S. — I like the new header.
I’m in. Been meaning to sometime. Have got the RSS from ESV. Am onto Proverbs and the back half of 1 Corinthians.
