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Thursday, November 23, 2017

I've wanted to find a devotional book to use to help myself stick to a schedule of reading from the Bible everyday, but there are so many out there!  Do you have specific books or authors that you feel follow the Bible well?  There seem to be so many out there that add so much of their own thoughts and opinions.

Sincerely,
Looking For Guidance

Dear Looking For Guidance,

With the New Year ringing in, it is a great time to make plans to reinvigorate your Bible study.  There are numerous books out there that are designed to give you a running commentary on the Bible, but if you want to keep it simple, we recommend a straightforward, yearly Bible reading plan.  There are numerous schedules that will take you through both the Old and New Testament in a year.  Probably the easiest way to do this is to go and buy a “daily Bible” that breaks the Bible into 365 chunks.  Here is a link to an example.  There are other books, such as Hailey’s Bible Handbook that work well to help reference things if you get confused… or you could always write in to us!  We also have classes available for download on every book of the Bible at mvchurchofchrist.org/sermons .  Overall, our advice would be to simply start reading your Bible on a regular basis and deal with the questions as they come.  There is nothing more wholesome or fulfilling than simply reading the text God wrote (1 Tim 4:13).

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