My
Thoughts:
Passages
were written to remind Christian believers to never forget the power and impact
of studying and reading the word of God. Brian Hardin is also the founder of
Daily Audio Bible. He has created a website and he has a podcast in which he
reads the Bible aloud every day for a whole year. It’s has grown into a massive
network of believers. I personally will
admit that I don’t read my Bible every single day. I tend to not allow enough
time throughout the day to fit it in reading and meditating on my Bible. The
Bible is meant to be devoured daily and applied not just when I can schedule
out some time for it! The book has shown me the importance of scheduling time in
reading the Bible at the beginning of the day. Putting it off doesn’t enrich my
life in fact it just hinders my growth towards a deeper relationship. I
realized that I have been “dating” the Lord instead of committing to an
authentic personally relationship. This book will open your eyes as it has mine
to the abundant life that the Lord wants you to live.
I loved how Brian Hardin was transparent and he openly
revealed that when he read the Bible for a whole year his life started truly
changing. He felt more peaceful, hopeful, passionate, and joyful in his life.
One aspect, he believed readers of the Bible aren’t doing enough of is reading
the word in context. They are picking and choosing the verses and they are not
receiving the whole picture. But the story reveals the background of how
everything was created to be. He also described one way many believers choose
what to read in the Bible. How many of us haven’t at some point flipped through
the Bible and tried to land our finger on the verse or chapter, we thought God
wanted us to read? I will testify that I
have done this very thing many different times when I was looking and longing
for encouragement or a word from the Lord. But what happens when your finger
comes across the verse like Matthew 27:5. The verse says,” And Judas went away
and hanged himself.” Where is the inspiring and enlightenment of that? Hardin’s
point was how does that assist you if you don’t know the whole story behind the
hanging. I immensely enjoyed the encouragement and the motivation Hardin
displayed in order to convince readers to make the time to grasp the whole
picture of the Gospel. Reading the whole
Bible through story by story impacts and changes your life in a greater way!
I liked how the book contained three different helpful daily
reading plans, “The Daily Audio Bible Reading Plan”, “The Chronological Bible in a Year”, and “The
Historical Bible in a Year”, to convey the magnitude and the power of reading
the Bible on a daily basis. This book will help you to notice and see the
importance of reading your Bible daily. I have decided that this is something
that I am going to start to committing to do. Will you be joining me?
"I received this book for free from
Litfuse Publicity Group/ Zondervan for this review".
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thrilled to offer these excellent resources from Zondervan and Brian Hardin.
Brian's unique approach to reading the Bible makes doing so accessible no
matter your lifestyle. In Passages he delves into why reading the Bible
changes our lives, our hearts, our futures. Then Brian invites you to join him
on a Bible reading journey as he reads through the Bible, shares a devotion and
offers commentary on his Daily Audio
Bible Podcasts. (Available in a Kids Edition and in Spanish,
Japanese, Arabic, Portuguese, and Chinese.) Designed to fit your lifestyle, the
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John
Eldredge, Author of Wild at Heart, Love and War and Beautiful Outlaw
had this to say about Passages:
I told Brian I'd read his book as a favor. But in Chapter One I got caught. This is a beautiful book -- human, sensitive, funny, well-written, and deeply spiritual. It answered questions I didn't even know I had. I'm longing fore the Bible to take a richer place in my life. Anyhow, read it. You'd be glad you did. Really.
I told Brian I'd read his book as a favor. But in Chapter One I got caught. This is a beautiful book -- human, sensitive, funny, well-written, and deeply spiritual. It answered questions I didn't even know I had. I'm longing fore the Bible to take a richer place in my life. Anyhow, read it. You'd be glad you did. Really.
{More about Passages}
How Reading the
Bible in a Year will Change Everything For You
Many Christians feel
guilty when they think of reading the Bible. Though they want to love reading
Scripture, they rarely have time for more than a few verses on the run. But
the Bible is not meant to be a burden. It is the story of God’s passionate
love for His children. It is also not a book of mystical incantations. It is
a best friend offering counsel and companionship. And it is not a distant
relic, but something very near. Near enough, in fact, to be every reader’s
story.
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So
how do Christians delight in this story rather than see it as a source of
failure? The founder of the immensely popular Daily
Audio Bible, Brian Hardin shows readers how reading through the Bible in a year
will change their life and the lives of others. Passages shows readers how to
read the Bible and offers practical ideas for immersing themselves in God’s
life-giving words. Here readers will discover that reading the Bible can be a
breathtaking adventure.
Passages Book Trailer from Brian Hardin on Vimeo.
{More about the Daily Audio Bible}
Daily Bible Reading and Devotion!
All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work. (2 Timothy 3:16-17)
Vision Statement:
Our ultimate goal is to provide the spoken Word of God to as many people as
will listen in every region of the world that God will allow using whatever
means God will allow for as long as God will allow. To be people of the
Scriptures, fervent in prayer and having a daily and intimate walk with God.
To build stable and Christ honoring community as we take our place in the
global advancement of the Kingdom of God.
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Mission
Statement: The Daily Audio Bible is committed to guiding Christian's worldwide
into an intimate and daily friendship with the Bible. This is accomplished by
providing the spoken Word of God freely in multiple languages and by the
creation and establishment of communities that have no geographical
limitations. Our efforts are devoted to exposing the rich texture and heritage
of the Bible's life changing power by educating the Believer on how to engage
in and interact with the ancient Scriptures in a future world.
{More about Brian Hardin}
Brian Hardin is a
speaker, photographer, record producer and an ordained minister. In 2006, he
created the Daily Audio Bible, an online podcast that now delivers 1.5
million downloads a month. He has produced over 150 albums and works with
artists and the arts extensively. He is married to Christian musician Jill
Parr.
Find out more about
Brian at www.dailyaudiobible.com.
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