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The 3/5 Method

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  Sometimes you need a glimpse of the big picture. Deep focused study of the Bible is great for facing the challenge of daily life but enlightenment needs context.  May I suggest that you read through the Bible quickly just as you might read any other book?  Choose an easier to understand translation or even a paraphrase, like The Message or The Good News Bible.  The goal is to read through the entire Bible for enjoyment, as you would read any other book.   If you read three chapters every day and five on Sundays, you’ll read the entire Bible in a year.  Skim some sections, perhaps the genealogies.  The goal is an overview, a general sense of the complete Bible.   You may want to keep paper and pencil handy.  Write down questions or thoughts that pop into your mind for pondering at a later date.    You’ll gain a “general feel” for the individual books of the Bible and the authors.  This exerci...
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The Dragnet Method

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  The Any Many Principle   I’m a fan of personal Bible Study.  It sounds scary and time consuming, but I have tricks and tips to study bit by bit.  Regularly I plan to share my tips to present my personal belief that “Every word of the Bible can speak to me, and you, on any day and in many ways.”   I am barely old enough to remember the television show “Dragnet”.  The show chronicled the detective work of Sgt. Joe Friday of the Los Angeles Police Department.  Stored in my memory is Sgt. Friday beginning his witness interview with “Just the facts, ma’am.”   So, today’s tip is when you read a story in the Bible, especially in the Gospels, list just the facts.  Skip over the descriptive words and make an orderly list of what happened.  You may be surprised what you see for the first time.  You may discover a new fact, new perspective, or new word.   Here’s my example from my favorite story of the...
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