Week #33 (Aug 12-18)

We'll be starting two new books this week. Here's the schedule:

Sunday: Psalm 78
Monday: Lamentations 1-2
Tuesday: Lamentations 3-5
Wednesday: Judges 1-3
Thursday: Judges 4-5
Friday: Judges 6-8
Saturday: Proverbs 20

The book of Lamentations (which is right after Jeremiah) was written by Jeremiah as he witnessed his home town of Jerusalem be destroyed by his enemies. Lamentations is his own emotional reaction to what he wrote about earlier in the book of Jeremiah.

Judges is the history of Israel beginning after the book of Joshua leading up to the time of Samuel the prophet, King Saul and King David. In Judges we read about the continued moral decline of the nation... just when you think it couldn't get any worse, it does! But God is always at work.

Happy reading.

Ahh VBS (Aug 5-11)

In all of the chaos of 150 kids this week, I forgot to post the schedule. Hopefully you all saw it posted on the side.

Sunday: Psalm 76-77
Mon: Jeremiah 43-46
Tue: Jeremiah 47-49
Wednesday: Jeremiah 50
Thursday: Jeremiah 51
Friday: Jeremiah 52
Saturday: Proverbs 19

We'll have Jeremiah finished by the end of the week. Keep watch for our next "reading party".

After Camp (July 29-Aug 4)

Hey Readers,

In the one year reading schedule, here's what's up this week:

Sunday: Psalm 74-75
Monday: Jeremiah 26-29
Tuesday: Jeremiah 30-31
Wednesday: Jeremiah 32-34
Thursday: Jeremiah 35-38
Friday: Jeremiah 39-42
Saturday: Proverbs 18

For those of you who were at camp and have given up on the one year Bible reading, I hope that you were encouraged by Dewey's challenge. If you are able to read one chapter of the New Testament every day, by the time you pay for camp next year you will have read the entire New Testament. And it only takes 5 minutes.

Remember, set realistic goals. God loves a faithful heart.

The Rest of July (July 15-28)

Hello Readers,

Here is the schedule for the remainder of July. I'm posting this now because I will be gone the next two weeks at Jr. High and Sr. High School camp at Hartland. Since it is mostly High Schoolers who are reading, we will continue the first week, but we will take a break the second week (during Sr. High School week). If you are reading and not going to camp, feel free to read what you'd like, but strive to stay in the discipline.

July 15-21
Sunday: Psalm 73
Monday: Jeremiah 9-11
Tuesday: Jeremiah 12-14
Wednesday: Jeremiah 15-18
Thursday: Jeremiah 19-22
Friday: Jeremiah 23-24
Saturday: Proverbs 17

July 22-28
No Scheduled Reading
(high school camp week)

Have fun while you read and enjoy the beauty of summer!

Week #28 (July 8-14) Psalms

Hello Readers,

Here is this week's reading, which is going to be made up primarily from the Psalms. We're going to be doing this for two reasons:

1. We're running a little behind on the Psalms.
2. I love the Psalms, and I hope that the reading this week can fill us with praise to God as we read these beautiful and inspired songs and poems of praise.

Sunday: Psalm 44-48
Monday: Psalm 49-54
Tuesday: Psalm 55-59
Wednesday: Psalm 60-64
Thursday: Psalm 65-68
Friday: Psalms 69-72
Saturday: Proverbs 16

May you be filled with praise and joy as you read this week!

Week #27 (July 01-07)

Hello Readers,

Here is the schedule for this week:

Monday: Proverbs 15
Tuesday: 2 Samuel 22-23
Wednesday: 2 Samuel 24
Thursday: Jeremiah 1-3
Friday: Jeremiah 4-5
Saturday: Jeremiah 6-8

Jeremiah is one of the biggest books in the Bible, yet it seems that many Christians know very little about him. So as you read, here's a bit more background information about Jeremiah. He is often called the "weeping prophet" because of his persistent message of God's judgment, prophesied to the nation of Judah leading up to the destruction of Jerusalem. He often declared the coming judgment of God, however throughout the book we also see God's concern for repentance and righteousness in both individuals as well as nations. Jeremiah also prophesied of the new covenant in which God would write his law on human hearts so that they would know him and he would remember their sin no more (See Jeremiah 31:33-34).

Happy reading!

Week #26 (June 24-30)

Hey Readers,

Here's the official schedule for this week:

Sunday: Psalm 42-43
Monday: 2 Samuel 5-8
Tuesday: 2 Samuel 9-12
Wednesday: 2 Samuel 13-15
Thursday: 2 Samuel 16-18
Friday: 2 Samuel 19-21
Saturday: Proverbs 14

God bless you all as you read.

Week #25 (June 17-23)

Ok, here's this week's schedule. Again, I'm sorry to for posting it late on the web.

Sunday: catch up day
Monday: catch up day
Tuesday: 1 Samuel 19-21
Wednesday: 1 Samuel 22-25
Thursday: 1 Samuel 26-29
Friday: 1 Samuel 30-31
Saturday: 2 Samuel 1-4

Isn't David an amazing man? I'm struck everytime I read these stories about his heart for God and the way that God used him. Notice his heart in Psalms 42 & 43 as you also read about his life in 1 & 2 Samuel.

Week #24 (June 10-16)

Here's this week's schedule:

Sunday: catch up day
Monday: catch up day
Tuesday: 1 Samuel 1-3
Wednesday: 1 Samuel 4-8
Thursday: 1 Samuel 9-12
Friday: 1 Samuel 13-15
Saturday: 1 Samuel 16-18

Here's a little more background information on the book of 1 Samuel. It begins at one of the lowest points in Israel's history where there was incredible sin among not only the people, but even among the leaders and the priests. In the beginning of this book God raises up Samuel as a prophet to lead the people, and he eventually anoints first Saul and later David as the first kings of Israel. The books of 1 & 2 Samuel is definitely a time of transition for the nation of Israel, not only spiritually but also politically.

Happy reading!

Week #23 (June 3-9)

Here is the schedule for this week as we finish up the book of Exodus:

Sunday: Psalm 41
Monday: Exodus 28-30
Tuesday: Exodus 31-34
Wednesday: Exodus 35-37
Thursday: SUMMER BREAK BEGINS (catch up day)
Friday: Exodus 38-40
Saturday: Proverbs 13

Congratulations to all our graduates!

Week #22 (May 27-June 2)

Hey Everyone,

Thanks to everyone who participated in the Mark reading and came out to our Gospel of Mark party on Thursday. I had a lot of fun and really enjoyed the discussion. Hopefully we can have another reading party sometime soon. Let me know if you have any suggestions for our next big group reading book.

Here's this week's schedule:

Sunday: catch-up day
Monday: Exodus 9-12
Tuesday: Exodus 13-15
Wednesday: Exodus 16-19
Thursday: Exodus 20-23 (note the 10 Commandments)
Friday: Exodus 24-27
Saturday: Proverbs 11-12

For those of you still reading, keep going strong. Again, sorry for posting this a day late.

Blessings!

Week #21 (May 20-26)

Don't forget about the Gospel of Mark party this Thursday at the Hall house. All you need to do to attend is read Mark.

Here's this week's reading:

Sunday: Mark 13-14
Monday: Mark 15-16
Tuesday: catch up day
Wednesday: Proverbs 10
Thursday: Mark Party (review Mark)
Friday: Exodus 1-4
Saturday: Exodus 5-8

Although many of us think we're quite familiar with the story of the Exodus of the Israelites, take note how many things in this story are different than you remember. I am surprised by a few things every time I read this book.

Happy reading and hope to see many of you there on Thursday.

Week #20 - The Gospel of Mark

Thank you Mrs. Achilles for reminding me that we forgot to post this week's reading. There is a large group who are going to be reading Mark this week with us, and following the reading we will be having a little Gospel of Mark party at my house on Thursday, May 24th from 7:00 to 10:00. Everyone is invited, but you have to read Mark to attend.

Here's the schedule:

Sunday: catch up day
Monday: Mark 1-2
Tuesday: Mark 3-4
Wednesday: Mark 5-6
Thursday: Mark 7-8
Friday: Mark 9-10
Saturday: Mark 11-12

Week #21
Sunday: Mark 13-14
Monday: Mark 15-16

Thursday: Mark Party at Pastor Curtis' house

For those of you joining us for the first time, here's a few helpful hints:

*decide in advance when you are going to try and read. I try to do this before I leave the house in the morning, but you may find it easier before bed, after dinner, or when you get home from school.

*do your best to stay caught up, but don't get discouraged if you miss a day. Simply KEEP GOING!

*Use a bookmark to remember where you left off... and if you can get one of the orange sheets from Wednesday night, it can be extremely helpful.

I hope to see a lot of you next Thursday for our Mark party.

Week #19 (May 6-12)

Hey Readers,

We are going to continue to take some time to do catch-up and review before we do our One Book Read Through and Discussion. So, in keeping with a posted schedule, here it is:

Sunday: catch-up day
Monday: catch-up day
Tuesday: catch-up day
Wednesday: catch-up day (the schedule will be handed out at FUEL group)
Thursday: catch-up day
Friday: catch-up day
Saturday: Proverbs 9

If you are all caught up, take time to review some of what we've already read.

Enjoy your week!

Week #18 (April 29-May 5)

First off, here's this week's schedule:

Sunday: Psalm 39-40
Monday: Genesis 36-39
Tuesday: Genesis 40-42
Wednesday: Genesis 43-46
Thursday: Genesis 47-50
Friday: catch up day
Saturday: catch up day

Take note that we have a few catch up days at the end of the week, and next week we are going to be trying something a little different. For those of us still doing the one year reading, we will continue to our next book after a few review days. But after the review days others will be joining us for a One Book Read Through and Discussion. Stay tuned for more info.

Blessings as you read.