I love finishing tasks. I’m an organizing nerd, and the satisfaction I get from checking something off my list is like a little piece of heaven to me. I haven’t blogged about my in-depth New Testament reading plan in a few months, but I’m still on schedule. It’s hard to update after each book of the bible, but everyone can rest easy knowing that since I posted about my journey through the book of Acts in early March; I have completed Hebrews, Galatians, James, Matthew, Romans, and Ephesians. Recently I’ve been struggling to make sure that I’m not reading just so I can check that little delicious box on my Bible Reading Plan. To those unaware of the checklist sickness, you will think that I’m speaking a different language. (Yes, I’m talking to my wife…) I get such a holy satisfaction from checking that little completed box, that I’ve begun to get worried that my motivation for reading the Bible is out of whack.
So last week, I stepped away from my little brown Message Bible and dove head first into YouVersion.com. Reading the Bible online, isn’t really something I enjoy. As much as a read things online, when I’m reading something that requires undivided attention I’ve always preferred feeling it in my hands. (And I don’t have one of those cute little Macbooks that I can take to bed with me, my laptop is a energy-beast that rivals the temperature of the sun when sitting on my lap.) However, YouVersion.com has totally agreed with me this time around. I’m not sure if it’s the ease of reading it, or the community of web links, videos, thoughts, and articles that accompany whatever chapter or verse I’m highlighting. It even has a built-in journal area next to the bible text, that is convenient even if I don’t use it. It’s even available in a mobile version! However, I’d love to see a firefox extension in the future…
So thanks to YouVersion.com for disturbing me out of my routine this week. In fact I just now went back and checked off the 5 days of boxes I forgot to get to this week. Whew!
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