Beloved,

So, Laura Ruth and I have finished our 5-part sermon series on the Bible. All done! Next 47 sermons will be Bible-free!

Really, how strange it feels to say we’re “done” with a sermon series on the Bible. I feel far from done! I hope you do, too.

You may have found the courage to pick up the Bible last week, to Start Reading It, as our children invited you to, Every Day. You may have fallen off the wagon this week. You may need encouragement- -yes! you can do it! It’s not easy, but it is SO worth it! It will bear so much fruit in your life if you add in 15 minutes a day, comfy chair, prayerful reading! It will be one of the best things you can do for your spiritual path, your inner peace, your outer energy for world-changing, game-changing orientation.

We’ve given you some tools and instructions already. Here’s a last word:  try picking one of the Gospels (I love Matthew and Luke), and read it through in one sitting. You will not explode. I promise. It will only take about an hour-fifteen or so. Then, every day, go back to the beginning of that gospel and read a little bit, maybe 10-20 verses of it, till you’re done (this will take slightly longer–maybe a couple of months). Your heart and mind will decide how much to take in each day.

Talk to me, Laura Ruth, your friends at church, about how it’s going. Ask us to hold you accountable. Let’s do this together.

Christlove,
Molly