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Bible in a Year

This morning, I completed 17 years of going through the Bible once a year.  It is a discipline I hold and keep that takes me through the Bible every day. I listen to the Daily Audio Bible. It is a Podcast hosted by Brian Hardin. So, I have heard the Bible read 17 times in 17 years. It is a powerful habit to adopt. Now I still "read," and nothing replaces reading the Bible.  But for some, it is easier to listen to it. We sometimes hear it differently from how we read it.

While this is my 17th year, today marks Brian Hardin's 20th year. He is the voice behind the Daily Audio Bible. He did the podcast for three years before I discovered it. Though I have never met or spoken with Brian, it feels like we are friends because I hear his voice every day. Thank you, Brian, and here’s to 20 more.

For anyone considering starting a Bible reading plan, especially a one-year plan, I want to encourage you. It is hard to imagine anything that replaces the excitement of New Year’s Day. But New Year’s Day pales in comparison to the feeling of completing the Bible on December 31st.  There is nothing like it.

So many people like to comment to me about how much I know about the Bible. I am a pastor, so that comes with it. This is stuff that I should know. It is what makes me a good minister. And it is why I am a terrible electrician or auto mechanic.  And for each of those realms, there is education behind all of it. You were taught, and as a professional, you live in what you were taught.

However, I speak for myself and for any other profession, what you get in school is partial. It is what you spend your time doing. The carpenter becomes a master carpenter by spending a lot of time in carpentry. If you want to know the Bible, it is not magic; it is simply spending time in the Bible.

It is the “every day” that I encourage you to do. You do not have to go to school or to a seminary to become a student of the Bible. To love the scriptures. You have to spend time in it.

Some sections affirm your faith. There are sections you are familiar with. Some parts shock you. Some things are shocking, upsetting, and things you had no idea were in there. But when you throw it in the pot, there is no other thing you can do in 2026 that will grow you like being in the Bible every day.

Happy Listening,

Pastor David

 

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