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Daily Readings for September 21 – 27

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Fellow travelers:

For those looking for a Bible reading plan, each week I post 2 chapters to read per day as a main reading plan, and for anyone who wants to read the whole Bible in 2026, I’ll post the extra chapters to read that week.  The main readings will include nearly all of the New Testament, plus Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, the Prophets, and a few other Old Testament books.

Reading 3 chapters a day on weekdays and 4 on weekends almost exactly covers the 1,189 chapters of the Bible, so the “extra” readings will be about 9 chapters per week.  These readings will cover the Pentateuch, the OT histories, a few other OT books, plus Jude and Revelation from the NT.

Regardless, I hope this schedule encourages others to read and study their Bible more, whatever parts they decide to read.  Follow along (or not) any way you choose!

2 chapter a day plan:
Monday, September 21: Ephesians 3 – 4
Tuesday, September 22: Ephesians 5 – 6
Wednesday, September 23: Colossians 1 – 2
Thursday, September 24: Colossians 3 – 4
Friday, September 25: 1 Thessalonians 1 – 2
Saturday, September 26: 1 Thessalonians 3 – 4
Sunday, September 27: 1 Thessalonians 5, 2 Thessalonians 1

Extra chapters for those reading the whole Bible in 2026:
1 Chronicles 3 – 11

Daily Readings for September 14 – 20

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Fellow travelers:

For those looking for a Bible reading plan, each week I post 2 chapters to read per day as a main reading plan, and for anyone who wants to read the whole Bible in 2026, I’ll post the extra chapters to read that week.  The main readings will include nearly all of the New Testament, plus Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, the Prophets, and a few other Old Testament books.

Reading 3 chapters a day on weekdays and 4 on weekends almost exactly covers the 1,189 chapters of the Bible, so the “extra” readings will be about 9 chapters per week.  These readings will cover the Pentateuch, the OT histories, a few other OT books, plus Jude and Revelation from the NT.

Regardless, I hope this schedule encourages others to read and study their Bible more, whatever parts they decide to read.  Follow along (or not) any way you choose!

2 chapter a day plan:
Monday, September 14: Galatians 5 – 6
Tuesday, September 15: Philippians 1 – 2
Wednesday, September 16: Philippians 3 – 4
Thursday, September 17: Nahum 1 – 2
Friday, September 18: Nahum 3, Zephaniah 1
Saturday, September 19: Zephaniah 2 – 3
Sunday, September 20: Ephesians 1 – 2

Extra chapters for those reading the whole Bible in 2026:
2 Kings 20 – 25, 1 Chronicles 1 – 2

Profit in Reading Genealogies

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Some parts of the Bible are harder to read than others.  Some things seem repetitive or pointless, but we know that “All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness”. (2 Timothy 3:16). For me, it can be very hard to concentrate while reading the many long genealogies, mostly of people I know nothing about.  But maybe the point is that God does know all those people.

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I’ve heard a story that may or may not be true, but I’m sure it’s at least possible, and an example of how God can use long genealogies in a profitable way.  The story goes like this: a Christian who attended church regularly invited a non-Christian friend to church, and they finally accepted.  They had been having some discussions and the friend was curious, so the Christian was hopeful.  However, the pastor on that day decided to preach on one of the long genealogies in the Old Testament.  The Christian sat there disappointed because they were hoping their friend would hear the gospel.  In a complete surprise to the Christian, the friend said soon after the service that they had decided to follow Christ.  When asked why, the friend said something like: “I never was close with my family, but the idea that God cared about each and every one of the people listed in those genealogies convinced me that God cares about me.  He didn’t leave them out of His book.  He cares about me and wants me to be part of His family.”

Like I said, I’m not sure that this is a true story, but the point that mattered to the friend in the story remains: God cared enough about every person in those genealogies to have them recorded in the Bible.  He thought of every one of them.

God has another book full of names in addition to the Bible and its genealogies: His book of life[1] which has the name of every one of His people listed in it.  If you are a Christian, your name is in that book and God loves you as His adopted family.  Like the genealogies, this book tells us that every person is precious to God and He knows each one personally and intimately.

If you find books like 1 Chronicles (which begins with many genealogies) hard to read, maybe as you read each name, remember that God loves that person, and loves you as well.  Nobody is irrelevant to God, and that’s a key part of the good news of the gospel!

[1] Philippians 4:3, Revelation 3:5, 13:8

Daily Readings for September 7 – 13

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Fellow travelers:

For those looking for a Bible reading plan, each week I post 2 chapters to read per day as a main reading plan, and for anyone who wants to read the whole Bible in 2026, I’ll post the extra chapters to read that week.  The main readings will include nearly all of the New Testament, plus Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, the Prophets, and a few other Old Testament books.

Reading 3 chapters a day on weekdays and 4 on weekends almost exactly covers the 1,189 chapters of the Bible, so the “extra” readings will be about 9 chapters per week.  These readings will cover the Pentateuch, the OT histories, a few other OT books, plus Jude and Revelation from the NT.

Regardless, I hope this schedule encourages others to read and study their Bible more, whatever parts they decide to read.  Follow along (or not) any way you choose!

2 chapter a day plan:
Monday, September 7: 2 Corinthians 11 – 12
Tuesday, September 8: 2 Corinthians 13, Micah 1
Wednesday, September 9: Micah 2 – 3
Thursday, September 10: Micah 4 – 5
Friday, September 11: Micah 6 – 7
Saturday, September 12: Galatians 1 – 2
Sunday, September 13: Galatians 3 – 4

Extra chapters for those reading the whole Bible in 2026:
2 Kings 11 – 19

Daily Readings for August 31 – September 6

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Fellow travelers:

For those looking for a Bible reading plan, each week I post 2 chapters to read per day as a main reading plan, and for anyone who wants to read the whole Bible in 2026, I’ll post the extra chapters to read that week.  The main readings will include nearly all of the New Testament, plus Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, the Prophets, and a few other Old Testament books.

Reading 3 chapters a day on weekdays and 4 on weekends almost exactly covers the 1,189 chapters of the Bible, so the “extra” readings will be about 9 chapters per week.  These readings will cover the Pentateuch, the OT histories, a few other OT books, plus Jude and Revelation from the NT.

Regardless, I hope this schedule encourages others to read and study their Bible more, whatever parts they decide to read.  Follow along (or not) any way you choose!

2 chapter a day plan:

Monday, August 31: Isaiah 63 – 64
Tuesday, September 1: Isaiah 65 – 66
Wednesday, September 2: 2 Corinthians 1 – 2
Thursday, September 3: 2 Corinthians 3 – 4
Friday, September 4: 2 Corinthians 5 – 6
Saturday, September 5: 2 Corinthians 7 – 8
Sunday, September 6: 2 Corinthians 9 – 10

Extra chapters for those reading the whole Bible in 2026:
2 Kings 2 – 10