[mizpeh]

Originally Posted by Theresa

Ok, so who here reads there bible through each year?

Me.

Do you use the B.R.E.A.D. chart?

What is BREAD?

If not, what do you use?

For the last three years I used this: http://www.bible-reading.com/bible-plan.html

It's a reading from a different genre each day. I found that if I read the Bible straight through, I usually quit around Leviticus and/or Numbers. But I've been able to stick with it and been blessed from it by doing it this way.

This year I'm changing things up a little and using the M'Cheyne plan: http://hippocampusextensions.com/mcheyneplan/

I purchased a devotional book, For the Love of God, which follows this plan. It's written by an Evangelical teacher, D.A. Carson. In this plan you end up reading the NT twice and the OT once in a year.

Do you think listening to the bible in an audio format counts?

I started doing that this year with the chapters in the Bible that are basically lists. I follow along reading as well, but it much easier to listen to someone else pronounce the names like so and so begat so and so. Normally when I read the Bible, I go much slower and try to soak it in and I can't do that with someone reading it. I use the audio on Studylight.com. It only gives audio for a chapter at a time and I like the man's voice, cadence, and tone who reads it.

I am reading my bible through this year and it's weird (in a good way) - its like I'm addicted, or obsessed. I am already done with May according to the BREAD chart but actyally have been using my "90 day" bible. ((Its a bible that you are supposed to read 12 pages each day and you'll have the whole thing read in 90 days)) I've added the NT and Psalms to my daily reading to keep up with the BREAD chart - for accuracy.

That's a little too fast for me! I also read a psalm a day apart from the daily reading. I did read a chapt in Proverbs a day which ends up for me reading the entire book of Proverbs every month. I switch the translation ever so often for a change. I found proverbs can be hard to read in the choppy areas. I'm switching it up again this year so I don't get bored. I'm doing a study in Proverbs one month, then reading a chapter/day the next month, then going back to studying the next month. By studying, I mean I do word searches in the book of Proverbs...like all the places the word, wisdom, is found, or the word, foolish, etc and see what the book as a whole has to say on that topic.

Now, speaking of versions - do you think it matters which version you read? I've found some of them to be TOO vague but I do refer to other versions when I'd like something explained..."The Message" version, actually creeps me out - If you ever get a chance to see it, take a look at Proverbs - I think they took TOO much liberty in their intrepretation with "The Message"...

ln my daily bible reading, I only read the KJV because its the version I cut my teeth on and have been reading ever since. Also I prefer a literal translation but when I don't understand something...I go to other translations...usually the NKJV, NASB, ESV, NIV, NLT (usually in that order as well!)...sometimes Green's and Youngs. Rarely do I go to the Message. I also go to the NET Bibl. And I read the Bible from the internet...Studylight.com because it offers all those translations and much more. There are other Bible sites but Studylight is my preferred site.

And about "The Bible Experience"...I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE my CDs. I try and follow along in my NKJV bible as the CDs are in the New NIV version, it's very close so not too hard to follow.

I have a gift card for Borders books and have thought about buying the Bible Experience. What do you like about it and what don't you like about it?

I was going to listen to the Bible when I go to sleep at night, hoping it would get into my subconscious, but I haven't found an audio Bible on the internet that keeps going past a chapter or book at a time, so I don't have to get up to click the buttons to go to the next chapter or book.

I dont feel I can "count" it as reading if I only listen - but if I follow along, I count it.

Don't be so legalistic!!! J/K. if you are listening and truly listening and not letting your mind wander then it would count, at least in my book. The thing is you might retain more if you use more than one of your senses...like hearing and seeing together.

I think you're doing great! Don't quit!