Kauflin on Reading the Whole Bible

Bob Kauflin blogs about his experience of reading through the whole Bible using the ESV Study Bible. I am especially impressed with his insights regarding reading ALL of God’s Word:

1. If God made sure his words were recorded for us, why wouldn’t I want to read all of them numerous times?

2. Reading large portions of Scripture regularly slows me down so I can think about life from an eternal perspective. I was in tears today as I finished Revelation, realizing the purpose for which I was created and the sure future that lies ahead.

3. In my daily life, I am constantly bombarded with images, philosophies, thoughts, reasonings, and attractions from the world, my flesh, and the devil. I need large quantities of God’s thoughts, empowered by his Spirit, to resist them.

4. I trust my own thoughts too much.

5. Each time I read through the Bible, I’m humbled as I realize how little I actually know and understand God’s Word.

6. Reading a lot of the Bible helps me more easily see how it all fits together.”

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10 Spiritually-Minded Ideas for 2010

"Teach us, O Lord, to number our days, that we might have a heart of wisdom." - Psalm 90.12

1. Read the Bible more than in any previous year.

2. Pray for your pastor at least once a week.

3. Buy yourself a high-end Bible after perusing J. Mark Bertrand’s outstanding website: http://www.bibledesignblog.com.

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20 Ideas for 2010

20 random, some very strange, things to do in the year 2010, many of which you probably didn’t do in 2009:

1. Watch the movie 2010: The Year We Make Contact

2010, a sequel to 2001: A Space Odyssey, didn't enjoy near the success of its predecessor.

2. Write your U.S. Senator and express an opinion on something important to you.

3. Walk up to a total stranger and say, “I am the very model of a modern Major-General.”

4. Go on a 3-day fast from the computer (including anyone else’s; i.e. no cheating).

5. Eat mor chikin.

6. Find a 80s song that you liked; dance and lip sync to it in front of your children.

7. Establish a new family eating tradition (example – breakfast for supper every Sunday night).

8. Read a book about a subject of which you currently know almost nothing.

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