So, you’ll remember that I took the 30 day New Testament challenge early in the year. Afterwards, I thought I’d read the Old Testament to round out the experience (the entire Bible in a year). There are some cool reading schedules out there (one I’d like to try some time has daily readings from the Old & New Testaments, as well as the Psalms) but I ended up modifying a chronological schedule, making it fit into 11 months instead of 12. So far, I’ve managed to stay on track, although I find myself having to catch up more than I did with the New Testament challenge. The daily readings for that program were so long that I NEVER wanted to get behind. The Old Testament readings average about 3-4 chapters (sometimes only 2) a day – not enough to scare me from skipping a day. Isn’t it funny how...
Well, I have completed this reading of The New Testament. I liked the way the readings were divided out and enjoyed the study guide that went along with it. Reading the selections with the overall theme in mind for each week made the reading more relevant and gave me a goal of what to read for. I you ever get the itch to make a quick tour of the New Testament, I highly recommend this reading plan. Generally speaking, each day’s reading took between 30-45 minutes. Since I was mostly focused on reading fluently, I didn’t take a lot of time to read cross-references or make notes – just a couple of things when I felt really moved! I was marking Joseph Smith Translation references, so that was factored into my reading time. Another nice thing about this plan was the two “grace” days each week. Because...