Challenge: Daily Bible Reading

Over thirty years ago my pastor challenged our entire church to read through the whole Bible in the next 12 months, and I took him up on it. It turned out to be one of the best goals I’ve ever set, and God has enabled me to keep it up pretty faithfully ever since. I...

Think, Think, Think

If there is one key to getting more out of your Bible reading, it’s asking the right questions of the passage you’re reading. This practice gets our minds working, pondering,thinking. If we don’t ask questions, we have the tendency to see only what we expect to...

Getting Glad in God

Do you have a goal when you read your Bible? Is there something in particular that you are looking for—some additional duty, an intriguing factoid, an inspiring verse? Or do you just read to get your reading done? Here’s a suggestion from George Mueller, the...