I originally was thinking I'd read my grandmother's Bible this year and then I'd be able to see her notes and favorite verses. But that ended up not working so well. Her Bible was so well loved that it is falling apart and since I usually read just before I go to sleep at night in bed, it wasn't working well. I was afraid it would make the Bible worse. So I decided to change my goal.
My new goal is to still read the Bible in a year, but this time I'm going to use a Chronological reading plan.
I downloaded the YouVerson Bible app from Google Play Store (or you can get it from the Apple App Store) and checked out the reading plans available through it. I like that it marks off chapters as I read them. So if I get tired and stop early some night I can catch up the next. I was first introduced to this app when I was looking for a Bible app for my daughter that allowed her to download the full text of a kid friendly translation of the Bible. A friend suggest this and that's what we ended up going with. One drawback if you're installing it on your child's device though is that there is a social networking aspect of it. So to address that I hooked it up to MY email address so I'd be the ones getting the notifications. If you're an adult, it can be a nice way to connect with friends though.
The Plan that I have picked is called As it Happened. You can read it on their website too. So far I'm enjoying it. I haven't looked ahead to see how some of the various books are broken up yet, but I will be curious to see that.
One other nice thing about this app is it adjusts based on when you start reading. I started on the 4th, so that was when I read the first day's reading. But I really wanted to go to the calendar year, so I caught myself up by reading more a few days and I was able to reset the app so that it showed the next day's reading correctly.
I highly recommend checking it out if you are looking for a Bible app!
My new goal is to still read the Bible in a year, but this time I'm going to use a Chronological reading plan.
I downloaded the YouVerson Bible app from Google Play Store (or you can get it from the Apple App Store) and checked out the reading plans available through it. I like that it marks off chapters as I read them. So if I get tired and stop early some night I can catch up the next. I was first introduced to this app when I was looking for a Bible app for my daughter that allowed her to download the full text of a kid friendly translation of the Bible. A friend suggest this and that's what we ended up going with. One drawback if you're installing it on your child's device though is that there is a social networking aspect of it. So to address that I hooked it up to MY email address so I'd be the ones getting the notifications. If you're an adult, it can be a nice way to connect with friends though.
The Plan that I have picked is called As it Happened. You can read it on their website too. So far I'm enjoying it. I haven't looked ahead to see how some of the various books are broken up yet, but I will be curious to see that.
One other nice thing about this app is it adjusts based on when you start reading. I started on the 4th, so that was when I read the first day's reading. But I really wanted to go to the calendar year, so I caught myself up by reading more a few days and I was able to reset the app so that it showed the next day's reading correctly.
I highly recommend checking it out if you are looking for a Bible app!
