Dave Miller's 2024 Bible Reading Challenge

    Reading the Bible in 2023 Each day this year we will read a selection from the Old Testament, the New Testament, a portion of the Psalms, and part of Proverbs. By the end of the year, you will have read the entire Bible. We read this way to give you a bit of variety. In reading four portions of God's word in a day, one of them is bound to speak to your life! NOTE: if you get behind, do not give up. Read today's readings and try to catch up when you have a chance. The goal is not to "accomplish a task" but to meet God in his word. Read the word. Also, if you are short on time, READ GOD'S WORD and skip my devotional! Bible Readings:   Joshua 5-6, Luke 4:16–44, Psalm 40:7–13, Proverbs 10:3-4      Scriptures linked to Bible Gateway in ESV version  Daily Devotional:   Rahab There is so much in Joshua 5 and 6 that it worth our reflection. There is Joshua's meeting with the Commander of the Lord's Army. Joshua sees this man with a drawn sword and hopes he is

    Reading the Bible in 2023 Each day this year we will read a selection from the Old Testament, the New Testament, a portion of the Psalms, and part of Proverbs. By the end of the year, you will have read the entire Bible. We read this way to give you a bit of variety. In reading four portions of God's word in a day, one of them is bound to speak to your life! NOTE: if you get behind, do not give up. Read today's readings and try to catch up when you have a chance. The goal is not to "accomplish a task" but to meet God in his word. Read the word. Also, if you are short on time, READ GOD'S WORD and skip my devotional! Bible Readings:   Joshua 3-4, Luke 4:1–15, Psalm 40:1–6, Proverbs 10:1-2      Scriptures linked to Bible Gateway in ESV version  Daily Devotional:    Building Monuments We like to say that "Christianity is not a religion, but a relationship." I understand what people mean when they say this, but it is really not true. Yes, the bedrock of o

    Reading the Bible in 2023 Each day this year we will read a selection from the Old Testament, the New Testament, a portion of the Psalms, and part of Proverbs. By the end of the year, you will have read the entire Bible. We read this way to give you a bit of variety. In reading four portions of God's word in a day, one of them is bound to speak to your life! NOTE: if you get behind, do not give up. Read today's readings and try to catch up when you have a chance. The goal is not to "accomplish a task" but to meet God in his word. Read the word. Also, if you are short on time, READ GOD'S WORD and skip my devotional! Bible Readings:   Joshua 1-2, Luke 3:23–38, Psalm 39:7–13, Proverbs 9:17-18      Scriptures linked to Bible Gateway in ESV version  Daily Devotional:   Success! As much as we talk about success in America today, and in American religion, it is not a word that appears often in the Scriptures. Many have tried to twist the Bible to make it into a manua

    Reading the Bible in 2023 Each day this year we will read a selection from the Old Testament, the New Testament, a portion of the Psalms, and part of Proverbs. By the end of the year, you will have read the entire Bible. We read this way to give you a bit of variety. In reading four portions of God's word in a day, one of them is bound to speak to your life! NOTE: if you get behind, do not give up. Read today's readings and try to catch up when you have a chance. The goal is not to "accomplish a task" but to meet God in his word. Read the word. Also, if you are short on time, READ GOD'S WORD and skip my devotional! Bible Readings:   Deuteronomy 33-34, Luke 3:1–22, Psalm 39:1-6, Proverbs 9:13-16      Scriptures linked to Bible Gateway in ESV version  Daily Devotional:   It's NOT about ME!   Our world has fallen prey to the Andy Warhol concept that everyone will have his "15 minutes of fame" and many people live for that - to "go viral,"

 Starting today, and all week, we will be going from house to house in Essing villages in Senegal and asking to "tell stories from the Bible." Our goal will be to get into conversations about the gospel of Jesus Christ. Please pray that people would come to Christ!   Reading the Bible in 2023 Each day this year we will read a selection from the Old Testament, the New Testament, a portion of the Psalms, and part of Proverbs. By the end of the year, you will have read the entire Bible. We read this way to give you a bit of variety. In reading four portions of God's word in a day, one of them is bound to speak to your life! NOTE: if you get behind, do not give up. Read today's readings and try to catch up when you have a chance. The goal is not to "accomplish a task" but to meet God in his word. Read the word. Also, if you are short on time, READ GOD'S WORD and skip my devotional! Bible Readings:   Deuteronomy 31-32, Luke 2:22–52, Psalm 38:16–22, Proverbs 9

 This should be my first day of village ministry in Senegal. After going to church at my interpreter Alioune's church, we will go to visit various chiefs of villages and begin ministry.     Reading the Bible in 2023 Each day this year we will read a selection from the Old Testament, the New Testament, a portion of the Psalms, and part of Proverbs. By the end of the year, you will have read the entire Bible. We read this way to give you a bit of variety. In reading four portions of God's word in a day, one of them is bound to speak to your life! NOTE: if you get behind, do not give up. Read today's readings and try to catch up when you have a chance. The goal is not to "accomplish a task" but to meet God in his word. Read the word. Also, if you are short on time, READ GOD'S WORD and skip my devotional! Bible Readings:   Deuteronomy 29-30, Luke 2:1–21, Psalm 38:9–15, Proverbs 9:10      Scriptures linked to Bible Gateway in ESV version  Daily Devotional:    Roots

    Reading the Bible in 2023 Each day this year we will read a selection from the Old Testament, the New Testament, a portion of the Psalms, and part of Proverbs. By the end of the year, you will have read the entire Bible. We read this way to give you a bit of variety. In reading four portions of God's word in a day, one of them is bound to speak to your life! NOTE: if you get behind, do not give up. Read today's readings and try to catch up when you have a chance. The goal is not to "accomplish a task" but to meet God in his word. Read the word. Also, if you are short on time, READ GOD'S WORD and skip my devotional! Bible Readings:     Deuteronomy 27-28, Luke 1:57–80, Psalm 38:1–8, Proverbs 9:7-9      Scriptures linked to Bible Gateway in ESV version  Daily Devotional:    Consider God's Word: Did one of these passages speak strongly to you today? Which one?  Is there sin in your life that needs to be confessed and dealt with that was revealed in one of thes

 NOTE: If all goes as planned, I will be leaving early this morning for a mission trip to Senegal, West Africa, doing evangelistic ministry in Essing villages and teaching at a Casamance Men's Retreat. I would appreciate your prayers.    Reading the Bible in 2023 Each day this year we will read a selection from the Old Testament, the New Testament, a portion of the Psalms, and part of Proverbs. By the end of the year, you will have read the entire Bible. We read this way to give you a bit of variety. In reading four portions of God's word in a day, one of them is bound to speak to your life! NOTE: if you get behind, do not give up. Read today's readings and try to catch up when you have a chance. The goal is not to "accomplish a task" but to meet God in his word. Read the word. Also, if you are short on time, READ GOD'S WORD and skip my devotional! Bible Readings:   Deuteronomy 25-26, Luke 1:39–56, Psalm 37:36–40, Proverbs 9:4-6      Scriptures linked to Bible

    Reading the Bible in 2023 Each day this year we will read a selection from the Old Testament, the New Testament, a portion of the Psalms, and part of Proverbs. By the end of the year, you will have read the entire Bible. We read this way to give you a bit of variety. In reading four portions of God's word in a day, one of them is bound to speak to your life! NOTE: if you get behind, do not give up. Read today's readings and try to catch up when you have a chance. The goal is not to "accomplish a task" but to meet God in his word. Read the word. Also, if you are short on time, READ GOD'S WORD and skip my devotional! Bible Readings:   Deuteronomy 23-24, Luke 1:26–38, Psalm 37:29–35, Proverbs 9:1-3      Scriptures linked to Bible Gateway in ESV version  Daily Devotional:    Secret of Her Success Imagine this young girl in Nazareth going about her day, as she had every other day, with no expectation that her life would be anything but normal and dull. Her greatest

    Reading the Bible in 2023 Each day this year we will read a selection from the Old Testament, the New Testament, a portion of the Psalms, and part of Proverbs. By the end of the year, you will have read the entire Bible. We read this way to give you a bit of variety. In reading four portions of God's word in a day, one of them is bound to speak to your life! NOTE: if you get behind, do not give up. Read today's readings and try to catch up when you have a chance. The goal is not to "accomplish a task" but to meet God in his word. Read the word. Also, if you are short on time, READ GOD'S WORD and skip my devotional! Bible Readings:   Deuteronomy 21-22, Luke 1:1–25, Psalm 37:22–28, Proverbs 8:35-36      Scriptures linked to Bible Gateway in ESV version  Daily Devotional:    Never Forsaken I first heard the phrase in a song by Dallas Holm and Praise so many years ago. "I've never seen the righteous forsaken, or their seed begging for bread." I did n

    Reading the Bible in 2023 Each day this year we will read a selection from the Old Testament, the New Testament, a portion of the Psalms, and part of Proverbs. By the end of the year, you will have read the entire Bible. We read this way to give you a bit of variety. In reading four portions of God's word in a day, one of them is bound to speak to your life! NOTE: if you get behind, do not give up. Read today's readings and try to catch up when you have a chance. The goal is not to "accomplish a task" but to meet God in his word. Read the word. Also, if you are short on time, READ GOD'S WORD and skip my devotional! Bible Readings:   Deuteronomy 19-20, Mark 16, Psalm 37:15–21, Proverbs 8:34      Scriptures linked to Bible Gateway in ESV version  Daily Devotional:    He Is Risen! Consider the sadness the three ladies felt as they made their way to the tomb. Jesus had more than just the Twelve following him; there were several women who had joined his cause and w

    Reading the Bible in 2023 Each day this year we will read a selection from the Old Testament, the New Testament, a portion of the Psalms, and part of Proverbs. By the end of the year, you will have read the entire Bible. We read this way to give you a bit of variety. In reading four portions of God's word in a day, one of them is bound to speak to your life! NOTE: if you get behind, do not give up. Read today's readings and try to catch up when you have a chance. The goal is not to "accomplish a task" but to meet God in his word. Read the word. Also, if you are short on time, READ GOD'S WORD and skip my devotional! Bible Readings:     Deuteronomy 17-18, Mark 15:21–47, Psalm 37:8–14, Proverbs 8:32-33      Scriptures linked to Bible Gateway in ESV version  Daily Devotional:    Learning Wisdom Proverbs is a unique book within the Scriptures. It's not primarily about theology or eternity, but about practical issues of living life here on earth. It is a book of

    Reading the Bible in 2023 Each day this year we will read a selection from the Old Testament, the New Testament, a portion of the Psalms, and part of Proverbs. By the end of the year, you will have read the entire Bible. We read this way to give you a bit of variety. In reading four portions of God's word in a day, one of them is bound to speak to your life! NOTE: if you get behind, do not give up. Read today's readings and try to catch up when you have a chance. The goal is not to "accomplish a task" but to meet God in his word. Read the word. Also, if you are short on time, READ GOD'S WORD and skip my devotional! Bible Readings:   Deuteronomy 15-16, Mark 15:1–20, Psalm 37:1–7, Proverbs 8:30-31      Scriptures linked to Bible Gateway in ESV version  Daily Devotional:    Trust God; Do Good Have you heard about what the Astrofragarian cult is doing? It's awful! Actually, I just made that one up, but rumors and social media conspiracy theories abound about t

    Reading the Bible in 2023 Each day this year we will read a selection from the Old Testament, the New Testament, a portion of the Psalms, and part of Proverbs. By the end of the year, you will have read the entire Bible. We read this way to give you a bit of variety. In reading four portions of God's word in a day, one of them is bound to speak to your life! NOTE: if you get behind, do not give up. Read today's readings and try to catch up when you have a chance. The goal is not to "accomplish a task" but to meet God in his word. Read the word. Also, if you are short on time, READ GOD'S WORD and skip my devotional! Bible Readings:   Deuteronomy 13-14, Mark 14:51–72, Psalm 36:7–12, Proverbs 8:28-29      Scriptures linked to Bible Gateway in ESV version  Daily Devotional:    Prone to Wander As of February, I have been a believer for 59 years. God has done a lot in my life over those nearly six decades and I hope he has used me in his work. The thing that sticks