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To Begin Reading the Bible, Start With a Good Plan

June 21, 2012 By Daniel Scholl 4 Comments

Reading the Bible

So you’ve decided to read the Bible. Perhaps you are new to Christianity or are interested in why this book holds such power for so many. Or maybe you have been on your journey for quite some time but have been unsure and uncertain about how to start reading this sometimes enigmatic tome. Regardless of your reason you have taken this first step only to find that step one leads to many paths. So let’s talk about how to read the Bible.
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Filed Under: The Bible - Opened Tagged With: Bible, Prayer, small groups, spiritual disciplines

Don’t Finish Reading the Bible

January 24, 2012 By R. Brad White 5 Comments

Young woman reading bibleChristian often struggle to read the Bible. Maybe you don’t have time. Maybe you don’t know where to begin. Maybe you’ve tried before and felt it was too confusing or monotonous. Or, maybe you just couldn’t keep up the pace with some Bible study or reading plan.

Regardless of the reason for not reading the Bible, we have a solution. It’s part attitude and part discipline.

Don’t Finish…Just Start

Let’s approach the Bible with the right attitude. The Bible isn’t something you ever finish reading. For example, I’ve “finished” reading it cover to cover several times. But am I “finished”? Hardly. The Bible is something that can be studied and consumed an entire lifetime.

Our suggestion is not to focus on finishing the Bible. Instead, focus on STARTING…daily

And so, we mustn’t approach reading the Bible as some one-time task to check off a to-do list. To mature in our Christian faith, reading the Bible needs to become a daily spiritual discipline.

So, our suggestion is not to focus on finishing the Bible. Instead, focus on STARTING…daily. If you start reading the Bible every day, you’ll make incredible progress over time. It’s the tortoise vs hare approach to reading the Bible. Go slow and steady, instead of trying to consume the whole thing in a flurry of reading activity.

Pick a Good Time

Pick a good time you can commit to. This is where the discipline takes over. If I wait until after my kids are awake in the morning, you can forget about it. If I wait until I get to the office, other priorities take over. If I wait until the evening, I’m often too tired to read. For me, the best time is before I ever step foot out of bed in the morning. But choose a time that works for you.

Read for Just 2 Minutes

So, what can be done in 2 minutes? Can you read an entire book or chapter? Not likely. Read what you can…in 2 minutes. This year, I started reading through the Psalms. Most books in Psalms can be read in under 2 minutes.

Here is the key

Simple Daily Discipline

1. Open to your bookmark

2. Read for 2 minutes

3. Move your bookmark

Whether you read a digital Bible or whether you kick it “old school” with a paper Bible, follow this simple daily discipline:

  1. Open to your bookmark
  2. Read for 2 minutes
  3. Move your bookmark

Again, focus on starting each day. Commit to reading for just 2 minutes a day. Contact us in about 2 months and let us know how far you’ve gotten through that Bible that previously was so hard to make time for. God Bless.

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Filed Under: 2 Minutes to Christian Maturity Tagged With: Bible, disciple, spiritual disciplines, Sunday School

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