FINISHED AGAIN — Last weekend, I finished up another round through the Bible — reading Genesis to Revelation.  I've been reading the Bible this way — from cover-to-cover — for most of my Christian life.  (I'll turn 22 years old spiritually on July 20.)  Sometimes I've been in a plan that reads more (up to 12 chapters a day)…sometimes less (e.g. through-the-Bible-in-a-year).

This past time through the Bible, I slowed down to a "Read-through-the-Bible-in-40-weeks" plan.  I loved it.  It allowed me to meditate more each day and journal on what I was reading, or what was on my heart in life.

COMING IN 2011 — We are SERIOUSLY leaning toward reading through the Bible-In-A-Year as a church in 2011.  There are a boatload of people who haven't.  By doing it together — where we're on the same reading schedule — where I put out quick "orientation video" for each week of reading — where we have somewhere we can discuss it online — I think we'll see a TON of people actually finish & grow spiritually.

NOW WHAT?? — I'm going to be experimenting with different reading plans through the rest of this year, as I gear up for 2011 together.  Here's what I'm going to be doing the next 30 days.  The 30 Stories You've Never Heard plan.  (Kudos to the TNIV website!)  I found the plan here on Zondervan's website.  (Thanks Zondervan!) and modified it for myself slightly for the next 30 days.  (1) I changed it to read whole chapters.  (2) I'm taking Sundays off because we're hearing from God together at church!

1. 6/8 – Fire and Birds: God Lays Down the Law (Numbers 11)
2. 6/9 – Miriam: Leprous as Snow (Numbers 12)
3. 6/10 – Korah, Dathan and Abiran: Gulp! (Numbers 16)
4. 6/11 – Aaron: A Budding Leader (Numbers 17)
5. 6/12 – Moses Strikes Out (Numbers 20)
6. 6/14 – Afraid of Snakes? (Numbers 21)
7. 6/15 – Balaam's…er, Donkey (Numbers 22)
8. 6/16 – Balaam's…er, Donkey (Numbers 23–24)
9. 6/17 – Laws for a Special People in a Special Time (Deuteronomy 21)
10. 6/18 – Moses: End of an Era (Deuteronomy 31)
11. 6/19 – Moses: End of an Era (Deuteronomy 32 & 34)
12. 6/21 – Solar Stand Still (Joshua 10)
13. 6/22 – Ehud: Left Handed Wonder (Judges 3)
14. 6/23 – Deborah and Jael: Girls Power (Judges 4)
15. 6/24 – Jephthah: A Hero’s Vow (Judges 11)
16. 6/25 – A Levite: The Wickedness of Israel (Judges 19)
17. 6/26 – David and Abigail: The Good Guy Wins (1 Samuel 25)
18. 6/28 – Mephibosheth: Rags to Riches (2 Samuel 9)
19. 6/29 – Elisha: Miracle Man (2 Kings 2 & 4)
20. 6/30 – Elisha: Miracle Man (2 Kings 6)
21. 7/1 – Asa: But if You Forsake Him… (2 Chronicles 15)
22. 7/2 – Asa: But if You Forsake Him… (2 Chronicles 16)
23. 7/3 – Joash: Kindness Forgotten (2 Chronicles 22-23)
24. 7/5 – Joash: Kindness Forgotten (2 Chronicles 24)
25. 7/6 – Josiah: Youthful Ruler (2 Chronicles 34)
26. 7/7 – Josiah: Youthful Ruler (2 Chronicles 35)
27. 7/8 – Nehemiah: Homesickness (Nehemiah 1)
28. 7/9 – Nehemiah: Homesickness (Nehemiah 2)
29. 7/10 – Jerusalem Falls: Judgment Arrives (Jeremiah 52)
30. 7/12 – The Writing on the Wall (Daniel 5)

So…join me on this SUPER-EASY Bible reading schedule for 30 days!  I'll be tweeting and/or blogging about it from time-to-time.