Good news

The Spirit is at work, stirring people with a hunger for the Word. 

https://www.crosswalk.com/headlines/contributors/michael-foust/bible-sales-soar-in-the-uk-and-us-signaling-a-global-spiritual-awakening.html

The Bible revealing Jesus is the main thing, of course. But if you want to a good companion to guide your reading, try these books (all available on Amazon in print or e-book):

• The Word at Work starts on the Second Sunday of Easter.
• The Spirit at Work starts on Pentecost.
• Sitiometrion starts on Christmas Day.

Read them in that order (blue, red, yellow) and, with a break in between, you will cover the Bible three times in four years.

A fresh devotional for the new year.

UPDATE: This post was originally from December 29, 2019. Seems a good time to bump it to the top of the stack.

I really like and frequently recommend these one-year Bible reading plans, as much for their manageable structure as for their probing and thought-provoking devotional commentary. The Spirit at Work starts at Pentecost. The Word at Work starts on the second Sunday of Easter. Now I see there is a new one, Sitometrion, that starts (or started) on Christmas Day. Each of them, with just a bit of adjustment, can be taken up at any time of year. Just jump in on the day (you can ignore the year for the most part), then wrap around when the time comes.

        

More comprehensive than the Daily Lectionary

UPDATE: I see the prequel / sequel to The Spirit at Work is now available, appropriately entitled The Word at Work. It follows the same format: a one-year Bible reading plan with brief devotional commentary on selected texts. This one starts the second Sunday of Easter, but with a bit of subjective adjustment, can be taken up any time of year.

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Students have often asked me if the Daily Lectionary is not sufficiently comprehensive, but in fact its two-year reading plan does not actually cover the entire canon. Here is a source, however, that does include the whole canon in a single year. It also approaches the reading of the Psalter (three per day) in the way I have done (and recommended others do) on numerous occasions. Interestingly enough, though it spans a calendar year, it starts on Pentecost Sunday, so perhaps this would be a good time to try it. [May 28, 2014]

The Spirit at Work

Here's a new thing: a theologically meaty daily devotional that covers the whole Bible in 365 daily readings; starting mid-year (at Pentecost), it focuses in particular on what we can learn of the Holy Spirit.

UPDATE: By the same author, a prequel/sequel. Highly recommended for those who have worked  through similar devotionals (Chambers, Tozer, et al.) and are ready for a rigorous trek through the Bible. [NB: As far as I know, the author is no relation to Sarah Young of Jesus Calling.]