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June 29, 2008 · 16 Comments

you can read the bible in just a year.

i’m not lyin’

go here. pick a plan.

15 minutes a day, and you can knock the whole book out in a year.

who’s already on a plan??

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16 responses so far ↓

  • kristiapplesauce // June 29, 2008 at 8:40 am

    I am on a plan…but I also stray a little because sometimes I get all worked up over “crossing it off my to do list” so sometimes I read and read like 5 days in one because God is leading me, and some days in my quiet time I don’t read at all, but just pray…because He is prompting me to do that. I think it is essential to keep scripture in our everyday lives…but I also think that we gotta make sure it doesn’t just become something we do without letting it penetrate us…a trap I have fallen into many times.

  • Sarah Markley // June 29, 2008 at 11:27 am

    i did it once..in 2004. i know its been 4 years, but it was an amazing experience. i did it in order - genesis straight on thru revelation. i began in january and finished in late october. i haven’t done it since then. i should though.

  • TheNorEaster // June 29, 2008 at 12:43 pm

    I’ve been on an online plan for quite some time now.

    QUITE some time!

    Okay. All right. I signed up when I saw this post.

    What can I say? I prefer paper!

  • mandythompson // June 29, 2008 at 2:41 pm

    KA: even though it might become “something we do” - don’t you think it’s still better than not reading at all? i know your answer is yes. i know.

    Sarah Markley: TEN months? that’s impressive! what do you do now for your personal time?

    TheNor: :) i prefer paper as well. i have a printed plan that is all folded up to the size of a bookmark - sits in my bible and i can cross it off as i go. oh. i’m about 4 weeks behind. :shock:

  • Jon // June 29, 2008 at 3:40 pm

    I use “YouService” thanks for Brent’s suggestion. :)

  • tam // June 29, 2008 at 4:03 pm

    isnt this a “special” day today Mandy???

  • Darla // June 29, 2008 at 4:25 pm

    Happy Happy…oh you didn’t post that yet! ;) okay I will come back and check later

  • mandythompson // June 29, 2008 at 5:11 pm

    tam. darla. sneaky sneaky women.
    every Sunday is a special day.
    ;)

    Jon: i’ll check into YouService. thank you for mentioning it.

  • Jenny Williams // June 29, 2008 at 5:19 pm

    I get so side tracked and want to go research everything and always get off of the plan. boo!

  • Jenni Catron // June 29, 2008 at 6:14 pm

    A couple of years ago I found a One Year Bible. It’s laid out so that you read a little OT, NT, Psalms and Proverbs each day. I still can’t get through the entire thing in a year, though. I think it’s taken me closer to two years.

  • mandythompson // June 29, 2008 at 6:33 pm

    Jenny: I LOVE YOU!!!

    Jenni: there’s a two year bible… i’m sure you can get your hands on one.

  • Indian Lake Papa // June 29, 2008 at 10:26 pm

    I have done that previously - but my Bible is my “tool box”. I try to take it to church and/or SS or any Bible study - i highlight it and mark it up - I study more than I read. I use a short devotional each morning that has scripture as well. a commentary is helpful as well.

  • Darla // June 29, 2008 at 11:11 pm

    Ouch! hurt me! no sneaky…love you!

  • kristiapplesauce // June 30, 2008 at 12:53 am

    Mandy, yes. Totally. I absolutely think it is more essential to stay and steady the course. Because duh! I am like full of every excuse not to read. So yeah, having a plan is a great tool. You are right. I just think that sometimes I (in my lameness) was like bla bla not paying attention to what I was reading and just trying to get through it to check it off. But God is bigger then that and doesn’t waste Bible reading time. Even if we do. If that makes any sense. It is still time well spent. Not like reading other stuff or watching tv. Okay then. Hi Tam.

  • mandythompson // June 30, 2008 at 8:12 am

    Papa: i keep different color highlighters with me in my bible, because i have the New Inductive Study Bible and sometimes i pick a book and go through it like the guide says. now parts look like a rainbow bible!

    Darla: hehe. love you too.

    KA: yes. yes.

  • alece // July 2, 2008 at 11:28 pm

    i read the bible through in a year only once. back in high school or shortly after. i don’t really have a desire to do it again. is that bad?

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