Welcome! I’m Karen.
And I’ll be 100% honest I’m not sure how to start this blog. To be entirely truthful, I did not intend to start a blog (I’ve tried before and failed miserably). What I did intend was to challenge myself to something new, a this blog is a part of that process.
Recently I have been trying to figure out a new way to interact with Scripture. I’ve done topical studies, passage specific, book studies, group studies- really the list goes on. And I want something that will push me- something that is hard. I don’t want it to be something quick or easy that I can knock off of my to- do list with a snap, but a challenge that will really force me to grow. Often people have suggested reading the Bible cover to cover in a year- and admittedly it’s been a while since I did that. However, when you break it down that amounts to 3-4 chapters a day- a slow pace at the speed I read (I’m a weirdly fast reader).
Then I read Letters to the Church by Francis Chan. In chapter 3, he talks about how in order to be devoted, we need to dedicate more time to what the Bible says rather than expecting a preacher to make it interesting. He mentioned a fellow leader who arranged to read the Bible publicly and aloud, rotating through different individuals- it took them 72 hours. As I read that it got me thinking that this was the norm for when the Scriptures were written.
The priests read to the people, Moses read them the Law and Paul’s letter were read to the churches. They didn’t have the luxury of taking it home and re-reading it or stopping in the middle. They didn’t have a chapter and verse breakdown, or the ability to pause and mull it over- and I wondered how much do we miss when we read the Bible in tiny parts? And really what other book is intended to be read that way?
Which leads me to the challenge:
Read all 66 Books of the Bible in 66 Days.
The Rules:
- I must read 1 book a day for 66 days. No dividing it up into 20 chapters a day or splitting up the bigger books.
- I must blog about each book. I want to take something from this study, not just read it to say that I did it.
- This must be flexible. I am a part time pastor and full time family member- when life happens I need to be able to switch to a longer/shorter book on any given day.
My goal is to start on June 14, 2019 with the book of Jeremiah. As I go I’ll be blogging my thoughts and experiences here. If you would like to follow along or try this challenge for yourself drop a comment and follow this blog below!
In Christ,
Karen
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