What's the plan?
Option A: Become one of the many people that started to read the bible but fell off somewhere in the middle and never finished.
Option B: pick up where I left off and attempt to continue down my chronological path behind schedule
Option C: regroup and form a new plan of attack. Possibly the Read the bible in 90 days plan.
Verdict??????
Possibly a combination of Option B and C.
Option B because I like the format of chronological and I won't feel like a failure. Even if I did option C with no complications I still would be a little disappointed because I didn't complete my goal of reading the bible chronologically.
Option C is a little more popular and even has an audio version on iTunes. This would be good for me as I accepted a new job with a 45 minute one way commute....this would allow me to listen to the bible. Something that would
a. keep me off my cell phone
b. make my drive go by faster
c. help me to achieve my goal
So what are your thoughts?
Sunday, June 12, 2011
Friday, June 10, 2011
confession time
I'm not sure I have mentioned this before but I went to a catholic grade school through the 4th grade. So, while I have led on that I am a religious novice...I have been to church a lot and said a lot of rosary's. I have also said a lot of hail mary's and our father's after confession. Why? Because even as a child...I cussed. Sometimes, no one knew except my little hoodlum friends at catholic school. But on certain Wednesday's the Priest knew what God already knew....I cussed. I liked to cuss. I thought it was funny.
It is interesting to me that so many people have issues with confession to a priest and say to me "you don't have to have anyone communicate to God for you"
I honestly don't see confession in that way. It seems a lot of people have issues with confession. I just see it as being held accountable. It is much harder telling someone that you know, someone who believes you are trying to be a good "christian/catholic/whatever" your sins. God already knows this stuff. You aren't telling God anything. You are telling someone a leader of your church that you have failed and that you will try hard not to fail again.
I believe that if you tell your mistakes out loud to someone that you respect there is much more accountability. You are much less likely to repeat these same sins. They are or should be embarassing.
Well here's my confession to my blogging community...I have failed in my attempt to continue reading the bible. My life has taken over and parts of me feel like I am so far behind I can't catch up.
I think I have failed for a few reasons... I have over-analyzed.
I tend to over-analyze things. I'm a science based thinker and I like to research things. That means I like to read multiple versions of the bible and compare/contrast. I like to research the archaeology to the bible....is this real or just a really good folktale. I also like to read other summaries, etc about what I've read....this means I was devoting at least 1-2 hours a day to my bible reading quest. As life took over my studying fell off and here I am over a month later completely disappointed that I've failed in my quest.
I don't take to failure very well. Horribly actually. But there is a little part of me that says I haven't failed completely.....I am still within the year and I could still read my bible. I just need to change my approach a little.
Sigh....
I will decide what to do and keep you/my blogging family updated.
It is interesting to me that so many people have issues with confession to a priest and say to me "you don't have to have anyone communicate to God for you"
I honestly don't see confession in that way. It seems a lot of people have issues with confession. I just see it as being held accountable. It is much harder telling someone that you know, someone who believes you are trying to be a good "christian/catholic/whatever" your sins. God already knows this stuff. You aren't telling God anything. You are telling someone a leader of your church that you have failed and that you will try hard not to fail again.
I believe that if you tell your mistakes out loud to someone that you respect there is much more accountability. You are much less likely to repeat these same sins. They are or should be embarassing.
Well here's my confession to my blogging community...I have failed in my attempt to continue reading the bible. My life has taken over and parts of me feel like I am so far behind I can't catch up.
I think I have failed for a few reasons... I have over-analyzed.
I tend to over-analyze things. I'm a science based thinker and I like to research things. That means I like to read multiple versions of the bible and compare/contrast. I like to research the archaeology to the bible....is this real or just a really good folktale. I also like to read other summaries, etc about what I've read....this means I was devoting at least 1-2 hours a day to my bible reading quest. As life took over my studying fell off and here I am over a month later completely disappointed that I've failed in my quest.
I don't take to failure very well. Horribly actually. But there is a little part of me that says I haven't failed completely.....I am still within the year and I could still read my bible. I just need to change my approach a little.
Sigh....
I will decide what to do and keep you/my blogging family updated.
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