Now that is a comment

I received this comment on the “Jump Start Your Reading” post from Ruth Bassham. It was way too good to leave buried in the comments.

Thank you very much Ruth.

Don’t worry about how much you get read in a day, or whether you’re following the same pattern as someone else (chronological, Genesis to Revelation, some from Old and New each day, etc.) But DO read large portions through without skipping around, “pogo-sticking” through the Bible. Consider reading a book twice before going to the next book. Consider overlapping your reading each day (such as, read Chapters 1-4 today, then 2-6 tomorrow, 4-8 next, etc.). That gives you repetition and continuity. If you really want to digest a book or a portion, read it several or many times before you go on. It will make a huge difference in your comprehension, and you’ll see verses in their context like you’ve never seen them before. The Word of God is awesome, because God is awesome!

I love the overlapping the reading. I will be trying that out this week.