Schedule Update

Hey Readers,

Just a quick note to let you know that the schedule has been updated in the right margin. Sorry for the delay. I hope that you've been enjoying Ezekiel.

The Greatest Letter Ever Written

Hey Readers,

I hope that you enjoyed reading Romans, although if you're like me you found many parts of it very confusing. But that's ok... my old pastor calls Romans "the greatest letter ever written" because it is the best summary of the entire good news of Jesus Christ.

When I first became a Christian, I sat down and read the entire book or Romans and was so excited because it was the first time that the Bible made sense to me. Yet since then I have read Romans many, many times and each time I realize how deep this book is. It took my old Pastor over 9 years to preach through the entire book, so don't be discouraged if you felt like you missed stuff while trying to read through it in a week. My encouragement to you... read it again and again and again.

If there are 16 chapters of anything in the world worth memorizing, I'd say it would be Romans.

Blessings as you keep reading, and enjoy Ezra and Nehemiah.

A New Look... A New Format

Hey Readers,

So, after months and months of looking at the same style for this blog, I thought it'd be nice to change things up a bit.

Also, for now I'll just be posting the weekly schedule on the right side. I'll keep the posted schedule going back for at least two months, and we'll use this section to provide more information about what we're reading and dealing with questions and issues that come up in the reading.

Feel free to comment and enjoy the rest of Acts. I'll be posting some helpful information on Romans soon.

A Little Bit About Acts

Acts picks up where the Gospels left off, recording the early progress of the gospel as Jesus; disciples took it from Jerusalem throughout Judea, Samaria, and the rest of the Mediterranean world. The story begins with Christ's ascension and the events of Pentecost. As Gentiles begin responding to the gospel , the focus shifts to Paul and his missionary journeys. Acts forms a bridge between the four Gospels and the rest of the New Testament, showing how the apostles carried on Christ's work and providing a historical background for Romans through Revelation. The Acts of the Apostles is the second of the two New Testament books written by Dr. Luke. Like his Gospel, Acts was a letter to Luke's friend Theophilus, written sometime in A.D. 62-64.

Week #34 (Aug 19-25)

Ok readers, here's the schedule for this week:

Sunday: Psalm 79-80
Monday: Judges 9-10
Tuesday: Judges 11-13
Wednesday: Judges 14-16
Thursday: Judges 17-19
Friday: Judges 20-21
Saturday: Proverbs 21

Blessings!

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!