by Stephen Rodgers
Technically, we’re still on hiatus, but since it’s a new year, here’s a quick post reminding everyone where we stash the resources related to Bible-reading plans.
First of all, we have a number of resources available here on the Beacon already:
- Patrick has a stellar article on Bible-reading in general from 2011.
- I have a less-stellar article on the same subject from 2013.
- We maintain a semi-up-to-date selection of Bible-reading plans on the Recommended Resources page.
Second, the free book of the month from christianaudio.com is actually the ESV Bible! This is a great resource for being able to hear the Bible read out loud, which is wonderful because 1) it’s another way to get it into your brain, and 2) some portions of Scripture were actually intended to be consumed that way.
Third, a number of sites have their own recommendations and ideas for what constitutes a good Bible-reading plan in 2014. In no particular order, they are:
- Ligonier Ministries (a collection of 14 different plans)
- Peter Krol’s Bible-reading plan for readers
- Denny Burk’s canonical order plan
- Justin Taylor has a rather large post describing various types of plans with links to over a dozen of them
One last comment: it’s very easy to get wrapped up in the technical merits of one plan over another, but let me go slightly out on a limb here and say that the best Bible-reading plan is the one that you’ll actually do. Pick a plan, and stick with it. That’s really the first, and most important, decision to make.
So Tolle Lege…it’s not just for Augustine! It’s for you as well.