Sunday Salon #19

Bible reading:

NKJV Word Study Bible: Nehemiah, Esther; Job;  Proverbs 23-31; 1 Kings; 2 Kings; Mark; Luke; Galatians

CSB Holy Land Illustrated Bible: Joshua 5-24; Judges; Ruth; 1 Samuel; Isaiah; Acts; Romans 1-6;

KJV 544B: Genesis 1-25; Ezra; Nehemiah 1-6; Psalms 1-16; Matthew 1-13; Acts 1-17; 

NASB 77 Ryrie: 2 Kings 9-25; 1 Chronicles; 2 Chronicles;  Psalms 35-72; Ezekiel 12-48; Daniel; Hosea; Joel; Amos; Obadiah; Jonah; Micah; Nahum; Habakkuk; Zephaniah; Haggai; Zechariah; Titus; Philemon, Hebrews; James; 1 Peter; 2 Peter; 1 John; 2 John; 3 John; Jude; Revelation

KJV 1 Year Bible for Women: 2 Kings 1-; Acts 13-; Psalms 139-; Proverbs 17:19-

NIV 2011 Daily Bible: June 1-July 21. (Read through a LOT of history and the book of Isaiah)

© Becky Laney of Operation Actually Read Bible

M'Cheyne Horner Bookmark Bible Reading Plan

Chances are you've heard of the Professor Horner Bible Reading System AND you've heard of the M'Cheyne Bible Reading Plan. Both have been around for decades. The M'Cheyne Bible Reading plan has been around for over a hundred years. 

Personally I have slight issues with both plans in how they work for me and my Bible reading. I thought I might improve both methods by marrying them together. This is the M'Cheyne-Horner Bookmark system. It has FOUR bookmarks (not ten). It doesn't assign a specific number of chapters per day--like the M'Cheyne and Horner. It allows you the freedom to read a little or a lot. 

Bookmark one: Psalms. If you finish Psalms, rinse repeat. (I jest.) But seriously, just start it again-again-again. 

Bookmark two: Genesis through 2 Chronicles (Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, Ruth, 1 Samuel, 2 Samuel, 1 Kings, 2 Kings, 1 Chronicles, 2 Chronicles

Bookmark three: Ezra through Malachi. (Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther, Job, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Lamentations, Ezekiel, Daniel, Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi).

Bookmark four: New Testament (Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Acts, Romans, 1 Corinthians, 2 Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, 1 Thessalonians, 2 Thessalonians, 1 Timothy, 2 Timothy, Titus, Philemon, Hebrews, James, 1 Peter, 2 Peter, 1 John, 2 John, 3 John, Jude, and Revelation.

Though I didn't have an exact system of how many chapters per day to read, except for Psalms (which I expected to start again-again), I found it read evenly. I finished up the remaining three bookmarks around the same time. 

While I have never really loved either the M'Cheyne or Horner plans, this one that combines the best elements of both I found myself LOVING. I will definitely be using this plan again. 

© Becky Laney of Operation Actually Read Bible

8. NASB (1977) Ryrie Study Bible

NASB 1977 Ryrie Study Bible. 1978. Charles C. Ryrie, editor. God (author). 2059 pages. Source: Bought]

First sentence: In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

Since first reading the NASB 1977 translation in 2019, I have fallen head over heels in love with this translation. I've read it five or six times at least. I think I read it three times last year. I am already planning on reading it again this year. So without a doubt the translation is one I absolutely love and adore and would definitely recommend. 

This was my first time to read a Ryrie Study Bible. The Ryrie Study Bible is available in various translations. This one is double column, verse by verse, red letter. Study notes are on the bottom of the page. There are book introductions. This one does feature outlines in the book introductions and the text of the Bible itself--along the lines of paragraph headings that you might find in other translations. (Though to be clear, this one is verse by verse.) 

I read most of the notes. That isn't always the case. (I typically read text-only Bibles). Did I agree with all the notes absolutely, positively? No. Did I find all the notes relevant and helpful? Probably not. But they also weren't super overwhelming and intimidating. It was a good balance of text and notes. Some study bibles have more study notes than scripture per page. That--to me--is intimidating and confusing. The notes are definitely dispensational. 

I started this Bible on April 6, 2024. I finished on May 9, 2024. I used a reading plan of my own creation--the M'Cheyne-Horner bookmark plan. 

© Becky Laney of Operation Actually Read Bible

Sunday Salon #18

Current Bible reading:

NKJV Word Study Bible: Psalms 132-150; Proverbs 1-22; 1 Samuel; 2 Samuel; Isaiah 48-66; Jeremiah; Ezra

CSB Holy Land Illustrated Bible: 2 Chronicles; Ezra; Nehemiah; Esther; Job; Proverbs; Isaiah 1-6; John; 

NIV 2011 Daily Bible March 23 through May 31st. [I've read through the life of Solomon].

NASB 77 Ryrie Study Bible: 1 Samuel; 2 Samuel; 1 Kings; 2 Kings 1-8; Psalms 1-34; Jeremiah; Lamentations; Ezekiel 1-11; 2 Corinthians; Galatians; Ephesians; Philippians; Colossians; 1 Thessalonians; 2 Thessalonians; 1 Timothy; 2 Timothy

King James Version 1 Year Bible for Women: 1 Kings; Acts 4-13:1-41; Psalms 124-138; Proverbs 16:24 - 17:18

© Becky Laney of Operation Actually Read Bible

Sunday Salon #17

Current Bible reading:

KJV 1 Year Bible for Women: 1 Samuel 20-31; 2 Samuel; John 9-21; Acts 1-3; Psalms 113-123; Proverbs 15:21-33; 16:1-23

NKJV Word Study Bible: Psalms 105-131; Joshua; Judges; Ruth; Isaiah 6-47;

CSB Holy Land Illustrated Bible: Numbers 27-36; Deuteronomy; 1 Chronicles; Psalms 96-150; Luke;  

NASB 1977 Ryrie Study Bible: Deuteronomy; Joshua; Judges; Ruth; Psalms 107-150; Isaiah 11-66; Acts 13-28; Romans; 1 Corinthians; 

NIV 2011 Daily Bible (Narrated Bible): January 1 through March 22. [Roughly Genesis through Judges 1-12; plus Ruth) 

*I normally post on Sunday morning so that I include Saturday evening/bedtime reading. I may edit more Scripture in tomorrow. 

© Becky Laney of Operation Actually Read Bible

Sunday Salon #16

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; Acts 1-12;

© Becky Laney of Operation Actually Read Bible

29. All My Secrets

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 her daughter, Adelaide, to marry for money--and quickly--before the rumors start to spread of their change of fortune. Junietta wants her granddaughter, Adelaide, to choose a different path, a different life, to hold out on marrying until she falls head over heels in love. Junietta sees the dangers of wealth. It comes with great responsibility, but it corrupts and taints. Adelaide spends time listening to her mother AND listening to her grandmother. What will she decide? And how will she feel about the secrets of her mother and grandmother?

I don't always love stories told from multiple points of view. But I found all three narrators (and their stories) compelling--for the most part. The setting is New York in the nineteenth century. The "present" day is 1898/1899. The past occurs many decades before--also in New York. 

Faith does play a role in the story but not in a stuffy way.  

© Becky Laney of Operation Actually Read Bible