Justin Taylor has some helpful links to various Bible reading plans. I don't plan on reading through the Bible next year but I have done so in the past. The key to success for me was, oddly enough, not to stick to the plan. Once you fall behind it becomes a chore more than a pleasure. So what I would did was I read as long as I was comfortable. I inevitably would end up a couple of weeks ahead of the plan. This allowed me some breathing room for when I might miss a day or two (or three or four). Some plans have those "free" days built in but it is usually not more than a few of days. This also allowed me the freedom to stop and do more detailed study on a passage if I wanted. This happened on several occassions and I was glad to have the time to "stop and smell the roses." Finally, I never cared for the little pamphlets or cards with the passages listed. I would always lose it or forget to check something off. I prefered the One Year Bible. (I did the NLT three years in a row a loved it.) Here are the links to Taylor's blog:
Bible Reading Plans
Six Ways to Access the ESV Bible Reading Plans
ESV Reading Plans as Podcasts
Bible Reading Plan for Shirkers and Slackers
Jeff at Scripture Zealot also provides a link to 20+ reading plans. Jeff notes that most of these are for hand held type devices.
Occasionally, I get a request for a "Two Year Bible." Yes, they did make one but it is now out of print. You can find a copy on Amazon here.
Happy Reading!
6 comments:
I saw a Bible reading plan for reading through Proverbs in a month. They email you what to read each day!
Jeff
Thanks Jeff,
Do you have a link?
Louis
Just so you know that was humor. Here's the link.
http://www.bibleplan.org/#pr
I now see the point of that plan. It emails you the Scripture itself which would be useful for hand held devices. I don't even have a cell phone so I just don't think of those things.
Jeff
Jeff,
I get it now. It went right over my head. I get so many customers who ask for stuff like this that I think I get numb to it after a while. Example: I recently had a customer who wanted a book that would tell them what to say after they have visitors stand to be recognized. When I probed further she said, "You know, when you ask visitors to stand during the service. I want a book that will tell us what to say to them after they stand up." Seriously.
Have a happy New Year!
The stand uppers would be listening for quite a while!
What a terrible thing for a shy person.
Jeff
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