I'm REally Excited for this "365" Bible Reading Plan for 2016

I love these words attributed to 19th century preacher Charles Spurgeon:

​The word of God is like a lion; you don't have to defend it, you just turn it loose.

Of course, we still work to help people read the Bible well on their own, and this doesn't mean we ignore other study resources that can help us mine the riches of God's Word.  But what this quote communicates that I love is the "livingness" and "activeness" of the Bible - that it is "sharper than a two edged sword" and able to penetrate to the innermost depths of our hearts and attitudes (check it out in Hebrews 4:12).  God's Spirit uses God's Word to point us to God's Son and accomplish God's work in us and through us.  That's AWESOME.

All of that is why I'm all about spending myself to help people feel the warmth of God's Word and see its light, so they can experience the life God offers us in Jesus.  That's why the Brookside Institute values biblical literacy so highly - not as an end-in-itself, but because of what biblical literacy should do in us (2 Timothy 3:16-17), and Who it should point us to (John 5:39).

And that's why I'm so excited about this "365" emphasis Brookside Church is leaning into in 2016 - where we're encouraging the whole church family to consider reading the Bible in 2016, and where we're facilitating ways for this to happen individually and in our Community Groups.  I'm confident there will be more to come, but for now, be sure and check out our "365" page online  and begin ramping up for this.  2016 is just around the corner!