The Purpose of This Blog

There are a million different Bible reading plans out there, and sometimes it can be confusing which one we ought to follow. And then when we finally pick the one we want to follow, it is inevitably a challenge to trudge through some of the more difficult parts of Scripture (think Leviticus). I don't know about you, but it has happened to me many times that  I start a Bible reading plan in January and have fallen off the wagon (big time) by March; sometimes late February.

The purpose of this blog is simple: to get as many people at Christ Church reading the Bible as consistently as possible. Of course, we will all miss a day or two, here or there: late nights and rough mornings are a devotional plan's worst enemies. But my hope is that—by reading Scripture in community—we will be able to encourage each other, to share with each other what God is teaching us through His Word, and that we will all learn better how to read and apply Scripture to our lives.

I will give out our reading plan in an upcoming post. At first, we will be modest in our goals, reading only one chapter a day and switching between Psalms and another book every other day. Then, about halfway through the year, we will begin reading 2 chapters per day. The purpose of this approach is to begin the year by simply trying to make Bible reading habitual. Then, Lord willing, once it's habitual, we will be able to increase the amount of reading. Most of the time, our reading will consist of no more than 5 minutes a day.

But, our goal is not to get through a certain amount of Scripture over the course of the year. The goal will be to grow in our understanding of God's Word AND apply that Word to our lives as much and as consistently as possible.

Each day, I will give the morning's reading, give a few thoughts on its meaning (especially how it connects to Christ and his gospel), and then describe one way I see the Holy Spirit applying that truth to my life. My hope is that this will start a conversation about the way God's Word gets into our lives and that the Word will then bear fruit in each of us and in our church.

If you have ideas, thoughts, questions or suggestions, I am all ears! I can't wait to dive into God's Word with you all!