Over the last few weeks YouVersion.com, home of online Bible awesomeness, updated their website and mobile applications to include multiple reading plans. The one that caught my eye was a chronological reading of the Bible in a year. According to the website

The Blue Letter Bible “Chronological” plan is compiled according to recent historical research, taking into account the order in which the recorded events actually occurred. This is a fantastic plan to follow if you wish to add historical context to your reading of the Bible. If the schedule provided is followed, the entire Bible will be read in one calendar year.

Sweetness! I’ve always wanted to take things chronologically, as reading the prophets with the historical books usually put context to what they were saying. Same thing with the epistles and the book of Acts in the New Testament. It seems many other wanna do the same, so here’s what you need to do:

  1. Sign up for a free account at YouVersion.com
  2. Sign up for the Chronological reading plan HERE
  3. Edit your setting for the plan to start on January 1, 2010 HERE
  4. Join our YouVersion reading group HERE
  5. If you’re using a mobile device, make sure you’ve updated to the latest version. Select the Reading Plan icon and then “View all plans.” Your plan should appear on the top, allowing you to keep track on your computer or your iPhone/Blackberry/Android.
  6. Each time you complete the reading, you check off the sections, allowing you (and eventually everyone else) to track your progress and keep you accountable.

You’re all set! In just a few weeks, YouVersion.com will update to allow us to see each other’s progress and “encourage” each other as needed, which should be really fun in the group. I don’t know if there’s a discussion feature in YouVersion, so I’ll post a summary blog each Friday? Monday? Thursday? with a few thoughts, and hopefully we can ask questions and interact in the comments. I’m not suggesting I’m the end-all, be-all theologian of the group, but if you ever have questions or want clarification on something, please don’t hesitate to ask me and I’ll do what I can.

Any other questions?