Current Bible reading: 1 Year KJV Bible for Women: Judges 11-21; Ruth; 1 Samuel 1-19; John 1-8; Psalms 101-112; Proverbs 14:13-35; Proverbs 15:1-14 NKJV Word Study Bible: Psalms 71-104; 1 Chronicles 13-29; 2 Chronicles; Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs; Hebrews; Isaiah 1-5; CSB Holy Land Bible: Exodus 17-31; Leviticus; Numbers 1-26; Psalms 42-96; Mark 10-16; Haggai; Zechariah, Malachi, Hosea; Joel; Amos; Obadiah; Song of Songs; Ecclesiastes; NASB 1977 Ryrie Study Bible: Exodus 22-40; Leviticus; Numbers; Psalms 42-106; Proverbs 9-31; Ecclesiastes; Song of Songs; Isaiah 1-10; Luke 21-24; John ..read more

All My Secrets. Lynn Austin. 2024. 400 pages. [Source: Library] First sentence: Adelaide Stanhope sat at her father's graveside, as still and upright as the surrounding tombstones. All My Secrets is a generational historical romance (of sorts). The stories of a daughter, mother, and grandmother are interwoven. The story unfolds in a series of storytelling flashbacks--a revealing of past secrets. The three women are at a crossroads (of sorts). Difficult choices remain to be made. Will they fight to keep their mansion and their lifestyle even if it comes at great personal cost? Sylvia wants ..read more

Current Bible reading: 1 Year King James Version (for Women): Joshua 21-24; Judges 1-10;  Luke 20-24; Psalms 89-100; Proverbs 13:15-25; 14:1-12     NKJV Word Study: Psalms 35-71; Numbers 12-36; Deuteronomy; 1 Chronicles 1-12; Nahum; Habakkuk; Zephaniah; Haggai; Zechariah; Malachi;  CSB Holy Land Illustrated Bible: Genesis 13-50; Exodus 1-16; Psalms 10-41; Nahum; Habakkuk; Zephaniah; Matthew 7-28; Mark 1-9;  Ryrie Study Bible NASB 1977: Genesis 12-50; Exodus 1-21; Nehemiah; Esther; Job; Proverbs 1-8; Matthew 22-28; Mark; Luke 1-20; Psalms 6-41;  KJV Ca ..read more

The Deconstruction of Christianity: What It Is, Why It's Destructive, And How to Respond. Alisa Childers and Tim Barnett. Foreword by Carl R. Trueman. 2024. 304 pages. [Source: Review copy] First sentence: I (Alisa) was standing in the foyer of a church where I had just spoken at a Christian worldview conference when I was approached by an elderly couple with downcast faces. Without wasting time on pleasantries, the man said, “Our son . . .” Surprised by his own tears, he stopped short. The gray-haired woman next to him laid her hand on his shoulder and continued. “Our son deconstruct ..read more

Are We Living In the Last Days. Bryan Chapell. 2024. 256 pages. [Source: Library] First sentence (from the introduction): Though it happened several years ago, I could take you to the precise location where a dear woman, who loved me and wanted to protect me, whispered a warning. As I passed her pew to greet early arrivers for the worship service, she caught my arm and pulled me down close enough that no one else could hear her say, "My friends say you don't believe that Jesus is coming back."  Bryan Chapell takes readers on a journey through four views of the 'end days' in his newes ..read more

NASB 1995, Thompson Chain-Reference Bible, Red Letter, Comfort Print, 2023. Zondervan. 2144 pages. [Source: Bought] First sentence: In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was moving over the surface of the waters. Then God said, “Let there be light”; and there was light. Start date: February 14, 2024 End date: April 5, 2024 Was this my first time reading the New American Standard (1995)? NO. It is one of my all time favorite, favorite, favorite, favorite t ..read more

NIV Value Thinline Large Print (2011 edition). 2017. Zondervan. 1110 pages. [Source: Bought] ISBN: 0310448557 ISBN-13: 9780310448556 First sentence: In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters. And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. This review is for the NIV Value Thinline Bible, Large Print Blue, Imitation Leather.  This one has 11.5 font size, double columns, and is black letter.  I have r ..read more

Isaiah: God Saves Sinners. Raymond C. Ortlund, Jr. R. (Preaching The Word Commentaries). Crossway. 2005. 496 pages. [Source: Bought] First sentence from the preface: God saves sinners. We don’t believe that. We bank our happiness on other things. But God says to us, “I’m better than you think. You’re worse than you think. Let’s get together.” The prophet Isaiah wants to show us more of God and more of ourselves than we’ve ever seen before. He wants us to know what it means for us to be saved. Do we have the courage to listen? But God has opened a way for us to swim eternally in the ocean o ..read more

I have adjusted, readjusted, re-readjusted, many, many times. This time around I decided to go with FIVE bookmarks instead of ten. (This time being the key word). I have long since learned that I am so fickle with this system that it is best to just handwrite on slips of paper my "bookmarks." Each "reset" involves a LOT of experimenting. I have yet to find the perfect-perfect adjustment. This time I kept the Tanakh order of the Old Testament in mind. My first four bookmarks were: The Torah (Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy) Nevi'im Former Prophets (Joshua, Judges, 1 and 2 ..read more

Current Bible reading: 1 Year KJV for women: Deuteronomy 21-34; Joshua 1-4; Luke 9:51-14:35; Psalms 74-80; Proverbs 12:12-28;  ESV Creeds (finished this week!!!) 1 Kings 10-22; 2 Kings; 1 Chronicles; 2 Chronicles;  Ezekiel 40-46; Daniel; Hosea; Joel; Amos; Obadiah; Jonah; Micah; Nahum; Habakkuk; Zephaniah; Haggai; Zechariah; Malachi;  KJV Cambridge: Proverbs 18-31; Ecclesiastes; Song of Songs; Isaiah; Jeremiah; Lamentations; Ezekiel 1-2; Acts 23-28; Romans; 1 Corinthians NASB 1995 (Thompson Chain) Psalms 116-150; Proverbs;  2 Kings 10-25; Proverbs; Jeremiah 15-52; La ..read more