Daily Archives: January 29, 2010

Twenty-nine days ago we kicked off a challenge: read the entire Bible in 2010. It started with a link and soon grew to three friends. Before we knew it we have more than 35 people participating from all around the country! GOD IS GOOD. Now, we’re at the end of the first month. Let’s check our milestones.

If you’re using the Piper recommended Discipleship Journal reading schedule, you could have finished January’s assignments early this week! If, like me, you’ve used your grace days, you may have a little more to go. And if you’re using a different schedule, you could be anywhere!

So, HOWYA DOIN? Is everyone still with us?

Today I would love to have some real discussion about our journeys so far. What are you learning? What characters or segments of Scripture have fascinated, surprised or convicted you? If you have a blog, please post over there then link up here. If you don’t, take over the comments section below.

Penny was so excited to weigh-in, she commented on last week’s post before I could get on here this morning! Way to go, Penny!! Here is what she said:

“I have really enjoyed this week.  I am actually ahead with both Genesis and Psalms and current in Mathew and Acts.  What struck me most this week was how when Jacob was blessing his sons before he died, Genesis 49 said,”this is what their father said to them when he blessed them, giving each the blessing appropriate to him.  I have two daughters, one of whom struggles greatly with “fairness”.  I need to remember that “What is appropriate”  to each of them is often better than fair or equal.”

Personally, I’ve had a lot of thoughts about genealogies and favoritism. Last summer I taught a class that included the life of Tamar. I love Tamar. I named my laptop after her. I think this reading through, however, has tied a lot of loose strings between the significance of Tamar, Dinah, Bilhah and other women often overlooked with the prominent stories of Joseph, Jacob, Rueben, Judah and even, by extension, Christ. The seemingly insignificant details are not useless. Rather, they hold vast implications when considered equally with the whole.

More to come on these thoughts. They’re still brewing.

In the meantime, I want to say I’ve really enjoyed this. I’ve had my bad days and I am still behind. I’m still trying to find a consistent reading groove that works with this schedule. But I have completely finished Genesis and am nearly finished with my January readings in Matthew and Psalms. (I’m pretty behind in Acts. I’ve had trouble reading that the same time as Matthew since it involves some of the same people and not the same timeline.) I am determined to be all caught up before February begins.

Your turn!