So tonight we talked about reading your Bible. We all know we need to do it, but we're not exactly the best at doing it... We looked at some awesome tools that are available to you to help you in your Bible reading. I will list the items (and their links) that we discussed tonight. Of course, the OLD SCHOOL resource is a BIBLE. Pick a translation that works for you. I prefer the New Living Translation, it's a really easily understood translation for students. Chris prefers the English Standard Version, also very understandable and quite accurate. The bulk of America reads the New International Version (it's good and also quite easy to understand)
Here are the tools available:
The Bible
biblegateway.com
youversion.com
esv.org
We also discussed that there are a lot of mobile tools for students with web enabled phones and devices. Here are the links for those:
m.youversion.com
mobile.biblegateway.com
esv.org/mobile
Accountability is the final piece of the puzzle. It is key for you to have someone to travel with on this faith journey. There are some great tech tools that will allow you to do this, but you can also just pick up the phone, or head over to your friend's house and talk about what you're reading...
Some ideas:
Twitter -- both Pastor Dave and Chris use this tool -- if you want to find us, look here:
Dave -- twitter.com/uthpastordave
Chris --twitter.com/gnuattitude
facebook.com
Text a friend
Call a friend
Email a friend
Instant Message a friend (via facebook, google chat, yahoo chat, or any other chat client you like)
The big thing is to dig into the Bible. Find a friend who will join you on the journey. Hold each other accountable and help each other out. Ask questions. Figure it out!
Remember -- if you're not currently reading the Bible, just 7 minutes a day when you get up is better than NO MINUTES! (7up challenge). Get into the Word, it will get into you and you'll be AMAZED at how God uses it in your life!
