A recent status update I posted triggered a series of comments about reading the Bible in a year in 2009. It indicated to me that many of my Facebook friends are planning to do it too (or did it last year). Here's the conversation.
After some thought, I've decided to go with the Bible reading plan my friend Peter Mead just set up at www.thedailyreader.net.
Here's why I'm going with this plan:
(1) It includes both the Old and New Testament every day (2) The reading order is fresh. Eg, Old Testament to be read in the "Hebrew" order (different from the order in our English Bibles) - the order Jesus would have used (3) Peter Mead will be offering some guidance and insights throughout the year (at www.thedailyreader.net). I respect Peter's thoughts b/c his Bible knowledge is deep (although relatively young, he happens to hold a doctorate in theology/Bible) and he is not just a 'hearer' but a 'doer' (James 1:22); he lives his life for God and also happens to be a full time OMer (www.OM.org). Peter also runs www.biblicalpreaching.net. (4) There is a welcome degree of togetherness in doing the same plan others are doing at the same time.
1 Thu (1) 11am mtg (JB), (2) 4pm gym, (3) 7pm poetry event w/ MK/FM+ 2 Fri (1) 6am d'ship apt devotions, (2) 9am b'fast mtg (TW) - Aurora, (3) time in Hamilton w/ A/KM, (4) time w/ neighbours: 7pm (I+), 9:30pm (N+) .. (~J at P2C social) 3 Sat (1) 10am appt (JR), (2) 6:30pm neighbourhood Bible mtg 5 Mon (1) 10am VT prayer mtg, (2) 5pm P2C Christmas party 6 Tue (1) 1pm mtg (DS), (2) 6pm time w/ FM, (3) 7:15pm neighbourhood prayer mtg 7 Wed 11am mtg (MF) .. (DS shooting) 8 Thu (1) 6am b'fast (JS), (2) d'ship apt b'fast, (3) 7pm mtg (Jay.G) 9 Fri 6pm budget appt w/ ~J 10 Sat (1) 3pm ~J-family Christmas time in Vaughan, (2) 5:30pm speaking at Christmas dinner @ New Life in Mississauga 11 Sun (1) 4:45pm speaking at Spirit of Truth church in North York, (2) Christmas drop-in (J/LW) 12 Mon (1) 10am VT prayer mtg (D/O+ visiting), (2) lunch (D/O+) 13 Tue (1) 6am d'ship apt devotions, (2) 7:15pm neighbourhood prayer mtg 14 Wed 5pm ph appt (MA) 15 Thu 9:15am mtg (MF) 16 Fri (1) 6am d'ship apt devotions, (2) 2:30pm conf call w/ board, (3) OM Christmas event in Caledonia .. (~J off for holidays) 17 Sat 11:30am ph call (CE) .. (eve ~J hosting Christmas party for her P2C D.G.) 18 Sun 6-9pm Christmas party .. (DC Christmas party) 19 Mon 10am VT prayer mtg 20 Tue (1) 6:30am mtg (FM), (2) 11am appt (JD), (3) 1pm mtg (SN), (2) 3:50pm airport pickup - sister SA, (3) 7:15pm neighbourhood prayer mtg (D/O,EL visiting) 21 Wed (1) 11am mtg (MF), (2) 11:45am mtg (MF,BC) 21-22 Wed-Thu (~J away at G'ma's - Picton, ON) 22 Thu 5pm+ VT Christmas 23 Fri ~J family Christmas 24 Sat Christmas eve: neighbourhood Christmas 25 Sun Christmas Day 26 Mon (Boxing Day) 3pm w/ ~J's family in Pickering 27-Jan 1 (~J at P2C conf in Richmond Hill) 30 Fri lunch (~J,TR+)
JANUARY
1 (See prev) Sun New Year's Day 3 Tue (1) 10am VT prayer mtg, (3) 4pm R/O/JJ moving in, (3) 7:15pm neighbourhood prayer mtg 6-9 In Ottawa 6 Fri (1) 6am d'ship apt devotions, (2) 9:30am b'fast (O/DN) - Pickering, (3) 12noon lunch (~J's G'ma/JS) - Belleville, (4) 7pm dinner (DA/AS/AV+), (5) 10pm+ time w/ AS+ 7 Sat (1) b'fast (A/E/TS), (2) 12:30pm lunch (CS+), (3) 8pm get-together (CS+) 8 Sun (1) 10:17am speaking at The Gathering Ottawa, (2) 1pm lunch (CS,GO+) 9 Mon heading back to Toronto .. (10 am VT prayer mtg) 10 Tue (1) 5:30pm appt (AI), (2) 7:15pm neighbourhood prayer mtg 11 Wed (1) 11am possible mtg (BC), (2) 12noon mtg (VS), (3) 4pm ph appt (MA), (4) 8pm visiting neighbour 12 Thu (1) 10:30am mtg (BC), (2) 7pm visiting neighbour 13 Fri (1) 6am d'ship apt devotions, (2) ~7pm supper (JO,MB) 14 Sat (1) 10am mtg (JSt), (2) 1pm b'day 16 Mon (1) 10am VT prayer mtg, (2) 7pm Mint time (~J) 17 Tue (1) possible 6am mtg (FM), (2) 7:15pm neighbourhood prayer mtg (+ g'bye party) 18 Wed (1) 12noon Flemo pickup, (2) trip to Guelph, ON 19 Thu (1) tentative 4pm ph appt (MA), (2) possible time w/ BL 20 Fri 6am d'ship apt devotions .. (MH+ at conf) 22 Sun 6:30pm possible neighbourhood Bible mtg 23 Mon 10am VT prayer mtg 24-31Soma School in Tacoma, Washington, USA 28 Sat "sacred space" park clean-up 29 Sun (1) a.m. at Soma Communities church in Tacoma, (2) time in Seattle (Market+), (3) at Mars Hill Church 30 Mon eve seafood dinner w/ D/BC 31 Tue 7:15pm neighbourhood prayer mtg
FEBRUARY 1 Wed 11am mtg (MF) 2 Thu (1) 12:30pm ph call (FM), (2) 4pm phone appt (MA) 3-4 Fri-Sat Malkutha retreat 3 Fri (1) 6am d'ship apt devotions, (2) 12noon video shoot (for K-W Connection Day), (3) ~6pm leaving for retreat 4 Sat (Kitchener Connection Day) 5 Sun (1) 10am speaking at New Hope Church Niagara in Niagara, ON, (2) 3:30pm+ b'day 6 Mon (1) 9am office cleanup, (2) 10am VT prayer mtg, (3) 1pm mtg (DA/TR/AB), (4) 2:30pm mtg (CE), (5) 4-4:30pm mtg (JVDB+), (6) 5pm dinner (M/JD), (7) ~7pm Flemingdon prayer mtg 7 Tue (1) 6am d'ship apt devotions, (2) 7:15pm prayer mtg 8 Wed W-B's and M's visiting 9-10 (DS away) 9 Thu 4pm ph appt (MA) 10 Fri 6am d'ship apt devotions 11 Sat possible 8:30am-11:30am preaching seminar (Hopedale B.C.) 12 Sun (1) 9:30am speaking at Chapel Place @ 8 Chapel Place, Markham, (2) 6:30pm neighbourhood Bible meeting 13 Mon 7pm speaking at Philipino pastors mtg 14 Tue 7:15pm prayer mtg 16 Thu eve possible video-shooting (TB,CS) prior to M.B. conf 17 Fri (1) possible 6am d'ship apt devotions, (2) morning: Annual ON M.B. conf - Virgil, ON, (3) METS conference 19-23 Sun-Thu MI retreat + VT retreat - Campbellville and Milton, ON 21 Tue (Possible 7:15pm prayer mtg) 24 Fri 6am d'ship apt devotions, (2) MA ph apt 4pm 25 Sat (1) time w/ relatives, (2) eve dinner w/ SK 26 Sun speaking at Westmount Park Church - Etobicoke 28 Tue (1) 6am d'ship apt devotions, (2) 7:15pm prayer mtg 29 Wed 12noon lunch (CP)
MARCH 3 Sat participating in Fluid panel (Col 2:5b) - Mississauga 4 Sun 6:15pm neighbourhood Bible meeting 6-7 "A TASTE of TBS" - Open House 18 Sun tentatively speaking at Summit Church in west Toronto
APRIL 13-14 Fri-Sat speaking at Toronto Missionfest (youth + young adults) 26 Thu 10am CCWM annual board meeting
MAY 12 Sun wedding (JO,MB) in Gorrie, ON
JUNE 24 Sun speaking at Grace Church - Newmarket, ON
JULY 5-8 (George Verwer speaking at Pent. Conf. of N.A. Keralites; 8th: speaking at Gateway Church - Caledonia, ON)
AUGUST 4 Sat tentative wedding - Buffalo, NY, USA 5 Sun ~J's g'ma's b'day - Windermere, ON
A recent status update I posted triggered a series of comments about reading the Bible in a year in 2009. It indicated to me that many of my Facebook friends are planning to do it too (or did it last year). Here's the conversation.
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