Hey everyone!
Merry Christmas!
Gale and I send our Christmas greetings to all of you. During this special time of the year, may the Lord give you great joy in our unity with Christ and other believers.
Our daughter— Hannah, and family are back from Pakistan. I can mention the name of that country now, because their visas were not renewed, and it is unlikely that they will ever be returning there. Hannah is expecting their third child, and that brings our total up to five grand kids. Please pray for God to direct Hannah's family into a new work or a new ministry.
I have updated the Digging Deeper Daily reading plan— the one many of you are following within the YouVersion Bible app. Now the introductory comments are included right in the Bible app, and they should appear when you click on the words ‘devotional content’. These notes were taken from the 2015 podcast episode notes. (Right now the Android app and web browser version are still not showing the devotional notes, but I hope that will soon be fixed. The apps for i-devices seem to be working.) I hope that my devotional notes will make the plan more helpful for everyone— especially those who join at the beginning of 2016. I don’t at all claim that my notes are well done! They were often made under the pressure of getting the podcast out on time. My main hope is that the notes will add to the understanding and enjoyment of God’s Word.
The other thing I want to share about is to invite you to join me for an all new set of podcast recordings starting on January 1, 2016. The podcasts in 2016 will be based on the Good News Translation. So I’m making my second recording of the Bible, and I hope to do a better job overall. I ask for your prayers, because this represents a major commitment, and I don’t want to let people down by getting sick or getting stopped by other problems.
I said above that I invite you to join me again for the next series of podcasts. But I also urge you to consider if you should find another podcast for reading the Bible next year. A good alternative for next year would be to subscribe to the Daily Audio Bible with Brian Hardin. Link: http://www.dailyaudiobible.com/
If the DBRP has ministered to you in 2015, how about passing on the blessing to others? Right now and through the first week in January is the most strategic time to share with your friends, because so many people consider making a New Year’s resolution to read the whole Bible. If you agree with our goal of increasing the understanding, enjoyment, and fully believing of God’s Word, then please share about this ministry with your friends.
Here are two good ways to share:
- Please consider sharing my 2016 audio invitation podcast, which is linked in the episode notes for this podcast. Or, you can find it by searching for _000 within the listening app or at dailybiblereading.info. The complete name is DBRP_000, and the link is here: http://traffic.libsyn.com/dailybiblereading/DBRP_000.mp3
- At the bottom of the episode notes for this podcast, I am giving two short texts that could be used for Facebook posts, sending in an e-mail, or putting in your church bulletin.
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Facebook/e-mail/Church bulletin Option #1:
The best New Year’s resolution you can make is to read or listen to the whole Bible in 2016! The Daily Bible Reading Podcast can help you be successful and consistent in your Bible reading in 2016. Visit http://dailybiblereading.info to find out how to use your smart device to listen to the whole Bible in one year following the daily 20-minute-long podcasts. Or, the same site tells how to read the Bible follow the Digging Deeper Daily plan using your Bible or smart device. This reading plan features three different genre daily, making every day interesting, and helping you to see the unity of God's Word.
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Facebook/e-mail/Church bulletin Option #2:
How about trying something new for your Bible reading in 2016! The Daily Bible Reading Podcast gives you a way to listen to the whole Bible in 20-minute-long daily episodes— using a smart phone, tablet, or computer. And the Digging Deeper Daily Bible reading plan is one of those available Bible.com (YouVersion) reading app. Many people are listening to the Daily Bible Reading Podcasts during their commute to work. And a great way to double your retention of God's Word is to listen to the podcast while reading along in your Bible or with the reading app. See http://dailybiblereading.info.
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