Tag: Bible Reading Plans

Bible Reading Plans

On By BrianIn Holidays

The new year is a great time to commit to start reading through the Bible.  There are many plans out there, and Tim Challies gives us a good list of options.

The one I tend to use can be found in the menu bar above.  It gives you one chapter from the New Testament for 5 days each week, and one Psalm and 2-3 chapter from the Old Testament for 6 days each week.  That gives you one day each week to catch up or review what you learned during the week.

Another approach is to focus on a specific book of the Bible for an extended time by reading it over and over again until you really know the book.  Joe Carter explains this approach here.

Whatever you do, I hope that the coming year will be a year of growth for you in knowing and living out the Word of our Lord!

 

Passion Points

On By BrianIn PASSION Points

Here are some good posts for your end of the year weekend consideration.

I suggested a Bible reading plan a few days ago; here are some more possible Bible reading plans:

The Bible Eater – Trent Hunter at Gospel Coalition
Combines daily readings from Old and New Testaments with one longer Old Testament reading each quarter.  Plus a few days off each month are built in to keep you from falling behind.

Two Year Bible Reading Plan – Stephen Witmer at Gospel Coalition
If trying to get through the Bible in one year is too much for you, here is a plan to do it in two years.  More focus; less rush.  My biggest dislike is that you won’t get to the New Testament until mid-second year. Regular catch-up days keep you from falling behind.

Three Year Weekly Reading Plan – Tim Chester
Takes you through the Old Testament once and the New Testament twice in three years.  One passage a week divided however you like in whichever days you like.  Goes back and forth between Old and New Testament books.

And then a few more end of the year posts:

A Smorgasbord of Bible Memorization Methods – Matthias Media
Here are some helpful ideas for memorizing Scripture in 2013.

Where Was God in All the Goodness of 2012 – John Piper at Desiring God
We wonder where God is in the midst of suffering, but what about in the midst of all the goodness we don’t deserve?

Hope you have a great Lord’s Day worshiping our good God!