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This could also be called the incomplete, small slice of the pie list of blessings. Or it could be called the massive “stream of consciousness because I’m thankful for almost everything” list.

Take your pick.

Most of you won’t do anything this article says. You’ll remember Part 1. Part 1, as you recall, was about why Christians should quit boycotting. The title bluntly calls for a boycott of boycotts. You’re on board for that.

This second part, however, is about supporting. Most of you don’t like supporting…

How much are you thankful?

I’m not talking about quality – as in “I’m really thankful for my family” vs. “I’m a little thankful for my family.” I’m talking about quantity.

Perhaps this is a clearer way of putting it…

For the last few months, I’ve been particularly interested in memorizing Scripture because I don’t do it.

“That’s not a reason,” you say. Ah, but it is if I’m wanting to be a bondChristian…

Start with any verse you like. Use the cross-reference tool in your Bible to find verses that relate directly to that first verse. If you don’t have a cross-reference tool in your Bible, use a concordance or a cross-reference application…

Pick a place to start, any place will do. You probably normally read a chapter or few chapters in one sitting. Mass reading takes a different approach. With mass reading (not to be confused with Mass reading, which is Catholic by nature), you read many chapters in one sitting, usually ten or more chapters…

Note: This is the third in a series on unusual routines to read your Bible. Be sure to check out the rest in the series.
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Unusual Routines For Reading Your Bible Series
Unusual Routines For Reading Your Bible (Intro)
3-Verses-From –3-Places Reading
Staggered Chapter Reading
Headings-Only Reading
Mass Reading
Cross-Reference Reading
Headings-Only Reading
How to do it: Most Bibles nowadays have headings [...]

We interrupt this program to bring you… FREE Prayer.

Yes, it’s that time of month again. If you don’t remember the guidelines from last time, go check them out. Otherwise…

Instead of starting and ending on chapter breaks like you’ve been trained to do, start in the middle of a chapter and read through to the middle of the another chapter…

You’ll need some Post-It notes for this one or something to mark your place on a page. First, select three different places in the Bible, and mark them with your post-it notes…