Saturday, January 3, 2009

Another Bible Reading Plan?

If you have been reading some of my posts here, you know that I am a proponent of people reading and studying their bibles on a regular basis. I have posted my own Daily Bible Reading Plan (which also appears in the sidebar), 40-Day New Testament readings, 60-Day Old Testament readings, a 90-Day Old Testament plan and regularly have links to the passages I cite on this blog. Additionally, there are links to internet-based bible study resources in the sidebar and it seems that everywhere you turn you can find another on-line bible reading plan which you can use while sitting at your computer. Just now, I "googled" the phrase "daily bible reading plan" and got about 6900 hits.

The problem with most of these is a lack of accountability. Yes, you can do the readings in just a little while as you sit at your computer, but it is easy to become distracted and procrastinate. I have found that any accountability – whether a checklist or answering to someone about my progress – will help me stay on track. That said, I'd like to introduce you to one other online bible reading plan sponsored by the people at Logos Bible Software. The Global Bible Reader is more than simply a bible reading plan. It connects you with a world-wide bible reading community on the same reading plan as you. In the words of Logos.com, "Global Bible Reader helps you stay on track with your daily Bible readings by connecting you to a community of people all following the same reading schedule.


Global Bible Reader presents you with today’s reading, keeps track of your progress, and lets you communicate with everyone else who’s reading with you." Not bad for a free service. To learn more click on the link above or here. You'll have to create a logos.com account and download some free software.

It's that simple.

P.S. Thanks to the folks over at the ESV Bible Blog, I am now aware of two podcasts available for daily listening. The ESV: Every Day in the Word and ESV: Chronological Reading Guide are also available as audio podcasts in iTunes.

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