Repost: The World’s Best Bible-Reading Program
January 2, 2008
Posted by Dan Edelen in : Bible, Godly Character, Maturity, Repost, Simplicity Functions : Trackback,
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I let it be known last year that I’m not a big fan of these popular “let’s cram an OT, Psalm, Gospel, and NT passage into a day” kinds of one-year Bible-reading programs. To me, discipleship is for decades, not a year. I never could focus on a daily reading program that dumped a hodgepodge of chapters on me in an effort to get through the Bible in a year. Sure, I read the Bible through in a year, but what’s the point if none of it sticks in you and really digs into your guts? 
That’s why I wrote about a Bible-reading plan that you won’t find anywhere else. It’s a plan for the long haul. A plan that makes the Bible come alive in God’s timing, not the arbitrary positioning of the Earth in relation to the sun.
So, if you haven’t checked it out already, the link is here:
The World’s Best Bible-Reading Program
Have a great 2008!
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That is one of the most practical posts I have ever read at Cerulean Sanctum. I learned from it the first time and even put it into practice. Imagine that!
Happy New Year!
Yeah, I’ve benefited greatly from it, too. This last year, I concentrated on Paul’s letters and have done almost half of them. I especially got a lot out of Galatians and have a whole new appreciation for the freedom we have in Christ. I’m convinced, too, that Galatians should always be read in one piece.
I’m wrapping up Philippians now.
I’m certainly not disagreeing with you, but my husband and I have been reading the Bible through using the One Year Bibles since 1990. It is not our main Bible study time, just a time together in the Word before retiring for the night. Doing this has helped me become familiar with parts of the Bible I would otherwise never read. It amazes me sometimes the things that come to mind when I am trying to get a point across.
Also, on the days when the reading is not all that easy, (geneology, laws, etc.), the Psalms, Proverbs, and NT readings encourage me more.
My husband and I have had some great discussions on some of the hardest parts of the Bible, as well. So, all I am saying is that it is good as extra Word time with your spouse and also as a way to have an organized reading of the Word in order to become familiar with all of it, ( at least for pea brains like me that need this kind of help!).
I like your ideas for in depth study. This would certainly be a great way for the LORD to write His Word on our hearts so that it becomes more than just a familiarization of the Bible.
Happy new Year in the LORD and KING Jesus Christ!
Thats a great idea Marie, Im glad that you and your husband have had some great discussions. Thats definitely something my wife and I could use. Also, to Dan, thanks for your long term approach to reading the Bible. Its an encouragement to think that I dont have to become totally transformed in just one year. Its the long haul that counts. We’re going to have some ups and down, but if we have deep roots we’ll make it.
I received a one year chronological bible as a Christmas gift and am not real motivated to begin the program because I know just what I’ll do: get about three weeks (if that long) into it, miss day or two and it’s pretty much over.
Perhaps the reason that we crave these different reading programs is that we get bored with the Scriptures too easily therefore we use these schemes to keep ourselves interested. Publishers, well aware of our boredom, satisfy us by providing new programs, books, bibles, etc. constantly. Do I really need another bible with a slicker jacket and a cooler name when I am struggling to read the five I already have collecting dust on my bookshelf (or on the coffee table just in case the pastor drops by)? I love your idea. I’m in.
I’d like to have a good chronological Bible. That might even work better when it comes to my Bible-reading plan, especially in the OT.
A one-year chronological Bible is a curious beast, though. I saw the one you’re talking about advertised in a Christian magazine, and I was surprised. It’s not something I would use, though.
[...] me. I need to look into it more and decide whether it might work for me. Dan Edelen posted The World’s Best Bible Reading Plan at his weblog, Cerulean Sanctum, last week. I’m sticking with what I just started for now, [...]
[...] me. I need to look into it more and decide whether it might work for me. Dan Edelen posted The World’s Best Bible Reading Plan at his weblog, Cerulean Sanctum, last week. I’m sticking with what I just started for now, [...]