For me, the best memory, is one that is re-occuring every year (no not a bad one…lol), but decorating the tree is literally a family effort that we do, not only at our house, but at each of the family house, so a weekend is blocked off, when we meet, en masse, at my inlaws house and decorate their tree and put up their decorations.Wait.I think that they just managed to find a way for us to do their work for them and we not know it! Just kidding.There’s traditional Christmas music and the very last thing to be put up, isn’t the star (though it does get put up), but the Nativity set followed with the Nativity story that we read after we place all the pieces of the Nativity set together.It’s a reminder of what Christmas is really about;Not about the presents, not about the food, but about Him .
Archive for December 3, 2009
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Bible 101-Meet Your Bible
In the process of moving it over here, with prayers that this could be a blessing and encouragement to those who feel daunted about reading their bible and in light of reading “Becoming More than a Bible Study Girl”, I wanted to re-introduce these posts to you, Gentle Readers.
This is a meme that was started at: Blogger Friend School;hosted by Nancy at The Kings Kreation – please stop by her site if you’d like to know more!
Instead of doing a linky, just place a comment with the link to your blog post so we can meet your bible!
Answer the questions on your post and feel free to post a picture of your bible as well!
- How old is your Bible?
- Why did you choose this Bible?
- Do you hightlight/mark passages?
- If so what is your system?
- Do you have notebooks to record things?
- If so how many and what do you record?
- Where is your favourite spot to read your Bible?
- Any thing special about your Bible you want to share?
Here’s Mine:
- How old is your Bible? Mine is relatively new, about 2 months old.
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The bible I am currently using is now a year old and getting worn; It’s highlighted, filled with personal notes and prayers and has been cried over, cried holding onto, carried around in purses and backpacks and taken on vacations and on short trips and long trips.
- Why did you choose this Bible?
- I use the NKJV Ultraslim-Large Print;I really wanted a streamlined bible that would be easy to put in a purse, totebag or backup and carry around; It’s not think and I love the NKJV because it retains the essence of the KJV bible and the large print just makes it easy on the eyes late at night when I’m tired but want to read without squinting.
***Updated***
At this time, I am currently using the NIV version, but I keep finding myself falling back to the NKJV; It’s something I feel comfortable with; Enjoy the language, feel it better conveys a verse. The bible I am using, the NIV, was a blessed gift from my husband and treasure for that and more than anything, just for the fact it’s God’s words.
- Do you hightlight/mark passages? Yes, I use dry highlighers, color pencils, post it notes
- If so what is your system? I use the different colors to breakdown by topics (salvation, marriage, personal, etc.)
- Do you have notebooks to record things? I have a printable template that is available here on the blog so I can print out and keep in my dayplanner, plus I use bibleshared.com
***updated to add***
I need to redo the template so it’s not currently available here on the blog, but I keep notes in my bible, on post it notes and on regular notebook paper.
- Where is your favourite spot to read your Bible? I utilize both online and I love to read late at night.
Bible 101-What type of Bible to get
In the process of moving it over here, with prayers that this could be a blessing and encouragement to those who feel daunted about reading their bible and in light of reading “Becoming More than a Bible Study Girl”, I wanted to re-introduce these posts to you, Gentle Readers.
There are SO many debates and questions of which bible to use and honestly, it’s hard to say for sure which to use and which not to use.
I do know that as far as the “Message” bible goes, I wouldn’t advise anyone who is new to the bible to read it, since it’s more of a paraphrase of the bible and maybe it’s better geared more for the seasoned bible reader than just the lay reader.
Elise, over at Extravagant Grace, is doing a great series called, “Holy Habits” and recently posted a great post on “Finding a Bible” and I highly recommend going over there and checking her post out.
Not only does she does a GREAT job in breaking down what to look for a bible, but she has great insights in develop great habits to go with your bible.
Now for beginners, if you need an online/computer source:
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esword.net is a great start. You can download it to your home/laptop; It features commentaries, different versions of the bible and more
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bibleshared.com has a widget charting your bible reading progress; Currently available in NASB and KJV.
Yes, there’s a lot of options and if you google, “bible verse lookup”; Quite a bit do pop up.
As for specifically what type of bible itself to get….That’s really a personal preference.
There are several mainstays that are out there such as:
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NIV
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KJV
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NKJV
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NAS
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RSV
Eyes crossed yet? Lol!
I highly recommended to use a bible that YOU feel comfortable with.
Ask around. Check with your church, go to a christian book store, flip through a few and compare them. We are blessed that no matter where we go,be it online, at a grocery store or a bookstore, God’s word is available to use EVERYWHERE, and we really don’t have an excuse, NOT to read His word.
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