Challenge: Read the Entire Bible

Yep, that's what I said. Can you do it? Have you ever read the entire bible? I've tried. Several times. I've tried to do it in one year more than once. But a year is a really long time. And by summer or early fall I'm so far behind I practically give up.

But last night my friend (and yours) Melissa said she did it. In 90 days! I'm so proud of her. And astounded. And skeptical I can do it to. But read the bible in a year is on my list of 101 things in 1001 days. Not only is it on my list, but it's #1. It's a big One. So when she said she did it in 90 days, I was super interested.

So this morning I found this: Haven Ministries: The Bible in 90 Days - Reading Schedule. The whole thing broken up into sections over 90 days. Haven Ministries also has a Bible in 90 Days Blog. The blog isn't live, but you can pull up thoughts from Charles Morris and other Haven listeners. It's only about 30 minutes of reading a day. I can do that (right?).

So here it is. (You knew it was coming right?) I'm challenging you to do it with me. Are you up for it? Are you discouraged? Are you skeptical? Me too. That's why we need to do it together. As I write this I'm reminded of Ephesians 4:16. "From him the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love, as each part does its work."

So here's my plan. I thought about starting on October first, that would give us 3 months and we'd be done by New Years. Just in time for new resolutions. But with all those holidays, I'm a bit worried, so although they give you two flex days included in the 90, I'm going to start September 21st. My goal is to be done by New Year's Eve, but I'm going to aim for Christmas Day.

So. What do you think? Are you up for it? I'm hereby challenging you to join me. If you're up for the challenge, let me know. And even if you don't join me on this journey, would you ask me how I'm doing periodically? There's nothing like a little public accountability to help you reach a goal!