Bible Reading

This year I decided to read through the New Living Translation and continue to use my AV for study, family worship, bringing it to church on Sunday morning, etc.

I started a reading schedule on the 27th using a four book mark system:

Genesis - Esther
Job - Malachi
Matthew - Acts
Romans - Revelation

It's a little jumpy but seems to be working alright. I like to read more than 1 chapter from each book but if you read just one you finish the Bible in a year.

How about you good folks? Any plans to change up your Bible reading?

Yours in the Lord,

jm

I tried to read the NLT based on a recommendation from a friend but I just can't do it.

It reads like fiction and the sentence structure just seems plain and weak. I'm returning to my good old Saxon influenced English Bible, the AV! Strong, simple and beautiful.

My children were raised on the AV so they didn't have a choice in the matter. When it's Bible time everyone stays put and we take turns reading.

Our pattern goes something like this:

- prayer,

- each person reads 5 verses and it moves clock wise around the room,

- finish up with prayer.

Sometimes I whip out the catechism/confession and go through a portion. We stop to look up words or ideas that seem foreign to us as we read and often make use of the chain references in our Bibles. We take turns reading to ensure everyone is paying attention.

We have been reading the Psalms together along with pertinent Old and New Testament passages for almost 2 years! The Presbyterian church we attend reads from the ESV and we have had a hard time adjusting to it. The Baptist church we left used the AV and it was the Bible the Pastor preached from.

Yours in the Lord,

jm