Reading the Bible regularly is a really good idea. It’s even more important than eating regularly. As Jesus said, “Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God” (Matthew 4:4).<\/p>\n
If you’re looking for a Bible Reading plan, Justin Taylor posted today his annual\u00c2\u00a0survey of options, “How to Read the Whole Bible in 2015<\/a>.” If you’re looking for more of a pattern for ongoing reading rather than a plan to read the Bible in a year, here’s<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0a simple plan by Drew Hunter (my baby brother)\u00c2\u00a0summarized in his recent Tweet:\u00c2\u00a0“No check-box, no guilt, 2015 Bible-reading plan: two Old Testament, two New Testament chapters per day. Finish a book, pick another.” It just might be for you.<\/p>\n While a read through Justin’s post<\/a> should surface a good plan for you, here are a few plans to consider:<\/p>\n If the Bible is new to you, or if you haven\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t personally invested in knowing the Scriptures through regular reading, listen to Ryan\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s sermon on Psalm 1, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153If You Wanna Be Happy for the Rest of Your Life\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6<\/a>.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d And if you need some help reflecting on some of the spiritual dynamics involved in our struggle to read the Bible, check our Ryan Kelly’s article, “How’s Your Bible Reading Going?<\/a>.” Finally, for a list of helps in understanding the Bible as you read it, check out the previous DSC post, “Help for Understanding the Bible<\/a>.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\n