You have perhaps heard the story of the church member who in admiration of the visiting preacher’s knowledge of Scripture said, “I’d give anything to know the Bible like you do!” Emphasizing the point, the member gushed, “I’d give my life to know the Bible like you do!” To which the preacher replied, “That’s exactly …
Category Archives: Bible Study
Bible Study Resources of Interest
Today’s blog is devoted to a few Bible study tools that may be of interest. I was visiting with a ministry/missions friend recently when I mentioned the ISV. He was unaware of this translation. In another conversation with several ministers, the subject of the “E-sword” Bible study tool came up, again with some of those …
Bible Reading: Final Observations
Today’s blog is a collection of several miscellaneous thoughts and observations. Several ministers have confided to me through the years that they struggle to keep their Greek current. One good approach for continuing to work in the text regularly is to use the 5×52=260 approach, working through a chapter a day, five days a week. …
Bible Reading: More thoughts
A survey of Bible reading plans would not be complete without noticing the availability of various One-Year Bible reading plans available through chronologically arranged Bibles. This has been one of my wife’s favorite approaches in recent years. You may already have your favorite One-Year Bible–if not, a good overview is available via the web through …
Bible Reading: a Helpful Guide
Today I share a Bible reading guide that I have found helpful. I first became aware of this plan through a handout I received at the Edmond church of Christ about 6 years ago. The guide suggests an Old Testament and a New Testament reading for each day of the year. I use the chart …
Bible Reading: A “New” Plan
An interesting Bible reading plan has been developed by Michael Coley. He has divided the Bible into seven different section (New Testament letters, Old Testament books of law, Old Testament books of history, Psalms, the remaining Old Testament books of wisdom, prophecy, and New Testament history) with a Bible reading from each section on a …
It’s Sunday Again: Bible Reading
How are you doing on your Bible reading for 2011? Even though we are half way through the first month (in fact, only about 95% of 2011 remains), and despite the fact that some have already given up on their resolution to read the Bible through in 2011, it is not too late to develop …