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Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Daily Bible Readings: March

It’s that time again . . . if you’re reading through the Bible this year using ec’s plan, here what you need to know:

Tuesday, March 1: Numbers 22–24; Mark 5:1-20
Wednesday, March 2: Numbers 25–26; Mark 5:21-43
Thursday, March 3: Numbers 27–29; Mark 6:1-13
Friday, March 4: Numbers 30–31; Mark 6:14-31
Saturday, March 5: Numbers 32–33; Mark 6:32-56

Sunday, March 6: Numbers 34–36; Mark 7:1-23
Monday, March 7: Deuteronomy 1–2; Mark 7:24-37
Tuesday, March 8: Deuteronomy 3–4; Mark 8:1-10
Wednesday, March 9: Deuteronomy 5–6; Mark 8:11-26
Thursday, March 10: Deuteronomy 7–9; Mark 8:27-38
Friday, March 11: Deuteronomy 10–11; Mark 9:1-13
Saturday, March 12: Deuteronomy 12–14; Mark 9:14-29















Sunday, March 13: Deuteronomy 15–17; Mark 9:30-50
Monday, March 14: Deuteronomy 18–20; Mark 10:1-16
Tuesday, March 15: Deuteronomy 21–23; Mark 10:17-31
Wednesday, March 16: Deuteronomy 24–26; Mark 10:32-52
Thursday, March 17: Deuteronomy 27–28; Mark 11:1-11
Friday, March 18: Deuteronomy 29–30; Mark 11:12-33
Saturday, March 19: Deuteronomy 31–32; Mark 12:1-12

Sunday, March 20: Deuteronomy 33–34; Mark 12:13-27
Monday, March 21: Joshua 1–2; Mark 12:28-44
Tuesday, March 22: Joshua 3–4; Mark 13:1-13
Wednesday, March 23: Joshua 5–6; Mark 13:14-37
Thursday, March 24: Joshua 7–8; Mark 14:1-11
Friday, March 25: Joshua 9–10; Mark 14:12-31
Saturday, March 26: Joshua 11–12; Mark 14:32-52

Sunday, March 27: Joshua 13–15; Mark 14:53-72
Monday, March 28: Joshua 16–18; Mark 15:1-15
Tuesday, March 29: Joshua 19–20; Mark 15:16-39
Wednesday, March 30: Joshua 21–22; Mark 15:40-47
Thursday, March 31: Joshua 23–24; Mark 16

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Thursday, February 3, 2011

Daily Bible Readings: February!


If you're craving some daily Bible readings, here they are for February:

Tuesday, February 1: Exodus 27–28; Matthew 18:1-20
Wednesday, February 2: Exodus 29–30; Matthew 18:21-35
Thursday, February 3: Exodus 31–32; Matthew 19:1-15
Friday, February 4: Exodus 33–34; Matthew 19:16-30
Saturday, February 5: Exodus 35–36; Matthew 20:1-16

Sunday, February 6: Exodus 37–38; Matthew 20:17-34
Monday, February 7: Exodus 39–40; Matthew 21:1-22
Tuesday, February 8: Leviticus 1–3; Matthew 21:23-46
Wednesday, February 9: Leviticus 4–5; Matthew 22:1-14
Thursday, February 10: Leviticus 6–8; Matthew 22:15-46
Friday, February 11: Leviticus 9–10; Matthew 23
Saturday, February 12: Leviticus 11–13; Matthew 24:1-31

Sunday, February 13: Leviticus 14–15; Matthew 24:32-51
Monday, February 14: Leviticus 16–18; Matthew 25:1-30
Tuesday, February 15: Leviticus 19–20; Matthew 25:31-46
Wednesday, February 16: Leviticus 21–23; Matthew 26:1-35
Thursday, February 17: Leviticus 24–25; Matthew 26:36-56
Friday, February 18: Leviticus 26–27; Matthew 26:57-75
Saturday, February 19: Numbers 1–2; Matthew 27:1-31

Sunday, February 20: Numbers 3–4; Matthew 27:32-66
Monday, February 21: Numbers 5–6; Mathew 28
Tuesday, February 22: Numbers 7; Mark 1:1-15
Wednesday, February 23: Numbers 8–10; Mark 1:16-45
Thursday, February 24: Numbers 11–12; Mark 2:1-13
Friday, February 25: Numbers 13–14; Mark 2:14-28
Saturday, February 26: Numbers 15–16; Mark 3:1-12

Sunday, February 27: Numbers 17–18; Mark 3:13-35
Monday, February 28: Numbers 19–21; Mark 4



Here are some highlights from this month's readings. When you come across them in your daily Bible readings, leave us a comment and let us know where you found them in Scripture!

"Moses slaughtered it, took some of its blood, and put it on Aaron’s right earlobe, on the thumb of his right hand, and on the big toe of his right foot."


He got up, rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, “Silence! Be still!” The wind ceased, and there was a great calm. Then He said to them, “Why are you fearful? Do you still have no faith?” And they were terrified and asked one another, “Who then is this? Even the wind and the sea obey Him!”

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Wednesday, December 1, 2010

December Daily Bible Readings

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! And what better way to prepare for the celebration of Jesus’ birth than by digging into the Book that tells the story of His love? Here are your daily Bible readings for this month:


Wednesday, December 1: Daniel 4; 2 Peter 1
Thursday, December 2: Daniel 5; 2 Peter 2
Friday, December 3: Daniel 6–7; 2 Peter 3
Saturday, December 4: Daniel 8; 1 John 1

Sunday, December 5: Daniel 9–10; 1 John 2
Monday, December 6: Daniel 11–12; 1 John 3
Tuesday, December 7: Hosea 1–3; 1 John 4
Wednesday, December 8: Hosea 4–5; 1 John 5
Thursday, December 9: Hosea 6–7; 2 John
Friday, December 10: Hosea 8–10; 3 John
Saturday, December 11: Hosea 11–12; Jude

Sunday, December 12: Hosea 13–14; Revelation 1
Monday, December 13: Joel 1–3; Revelation 2
Tuesday, December 14: Amos 1–2; Revelation 3
Wednesday, December 15: Amos 3–5; Revelation 4
Thursday, December 16: Amos 6–7; Revelation 5
Friday, December 17: Amos 8–9; Revelation 6
Saturday, December 18: Obadiah; Revelation 7

Sunday, December 19: Jonah 1–4; Revelation 8
Monday, December 20: Micah 1–3; Revelation 9
Tuesday, December 21: Micah 4–5; Revelation 10
Wednesday, December 22: Micah 6–7; Revelation 11
Thursday, December 23: Nahum 1–3; Revelation 12
Friday, December 24: Habakkuk 1–3; Revelation 13
Saturday, December 25: Zephaniah 1–3; Revelation 14

Sunday, December 26: Haggai 1–2; Revelation 15
Monday, December 27: Zechariah 1–3; Revelation 16
Tuesday, December 28: Zechariah 4–6; Revelation 17
Wednesday, December 29: Zechariah 7–9; Revelation 18
Thursday, December 30: Zechariah 10–12; Revelation 19
Friday, December 31: Zechariah 13–14; Revelation 20
Saturday, January 1: Malachi 1–4; Revelation 21–22

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Monday, November 1, 2010

November daily Bible Readings


Attention all ec readers who have taken the challenge to read through the Bible this year:

Here are your November daily Bible readings. Now that it's November, it's time to be thankful. (And to prepare for the awesome food that's coming your way at Thanksgiving. See example at right.) One of those things you can be thankful for is unrestricted access to God's Word, the Bible. Now that we've entered the eleventh month of the year, you're almost finished with reading through it this year! Just keep digging into His Word. Here's the plan to do just that this month:

Monday, November 1: Jeremiah 52; 2 Timothy 2
Tuesday, November 2: Lamentations 1; 2 Timothy 3
Wednesday, November 3: Lamentations 2; 2 Timothy 4
Thursday, November 4: Lamentations 3; Titus 1
Friday, November 5: Lamentations 4; Titus 2
Saturday, November 6: Lamentations 5; Titus 3

Sunday, November 7: Ezekiel 1–2; Philemon
Monday, November 8: Ezekiel 3–5; Hebrews 1
Tuesday, November 9: Ezekiel 6–7; Hebrews 2
Wednesday, November 10: Ezekiel 8–10; Hebrews 3
Thursday, November 11: Ezekiel 11–12; Hebrews 4
Friday, November 12: Ezekiel 13–14; Hebrews 5
Saturday, November 13: Ezekiel 15–16; Hebrews 6

Sunday, November 14: Ezekiel 17–18; Hebrews 7
Monday, November 15: Ezekiel 19–20; Hebrews 8
Tuesday, November 16: Ezekiel 21–22; Hebrews 9
Wednesday, November 17: Ezekiel 23–24; Hebrews 10
Thursday, November 18: Ezekiel 25–26; Hebrews 11
Friday, November 19: Ezekiel 27–28; Hebrews 12
Saturday, November 20: Ezekiel 29–30; Hebrews 13

Sunday, November 21: Ezekiel 31–32; James 1
Monday, November 22: Ezekiel 33–34; James 2
Tuesday, November 23: Ezekiel 35–37; James 3
Wednesday, November 24: Ezekiel 38–39; James 4
Thursday, November 25: Ezekiel 40–41; James 5
Friday, November 26: Ezekiel 42–44; 1 Peter 1
Saturday, November 27: Ezekiel 45–46; 1 Peter 2

Sunday, November 28: Ezekiel 47–48; 1 Peter 3
Monday, November 29: Daniel 1–2; 1 Peter 4
Tuesday, November 30: Daniel 3; 1 Peter 5

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Wednesday, September 1, 2010

Daily Bible Readings: September


Calling all ec readers! It's that time again . . . a new month has begun, which means that we're posting your Daily Bible Reading plan for the month. We hope September kicks off a great fall for you. Without further ado, here's the plan for getting in the Word this month:

Wednesday, September 1: Proverbs 12–14; 1 Corinthians 3
Thursday, September 2: Proverbs 15–16; 1 Corinthians 4
Friday, September 3: Proverbs 17–19; 1 Corinthians 5
Saturday, September 4: Proverbs 20–23; 1 Corinthians 6

Sunday, September 5: Proverbs 24–26; 1 Corinthians 7
Monday, September 6: Proverbs 27–29; 1 Corinthians 8
Tuesday, September 7: Proverbs 30–31; 1 Corinthians 9
Wednesday, September 8: Ecclesiastes 1–3; 1 Corinthians 10
Thursday, September 9: Ecclesiastes 4–7; 1 Corinthians 11
Friday, September 10: Ecclesiastes 8–12; 1 Corinthians 12
Saturday, September 11: Song of Songs 1–4; 1 Corinthians 13

Sunday, September 12: Song of Songs 5–8; 1 Corinthians 14
Monday, September 13: Isaiah 1–3; 1 Corinthians 15
Tuesday, September 14: Isaiah 4–6; 1 Corinthians 16
Wednesday, September 15: Isaiah 7–9; 2 Corinthians 1
Thursday, September 16: Isaiah 10–12; 2 Corinthians 2
Friday, September 17: Isaiah 13–15; 2 Corinthians 3
Saturday, September 18: Isaiah 16–18; 2 Corinthians 4

Sunday, September 19: Isaiah 19–22; 2 Corinthians 5
Monday, September 20: Isaiah 23–25; 2 Corinthians 6
Tuesday, September 21: Isaiah 26–28; 2 Corinthians 7
Wednesday, September 22: Isaiah 29–31; 2 Corinthians 8
Thursday, September 23: Isaiah 32–35; 2 Corinthians 9
Friday, September 24: Isaiah 36–38; 2 Corinthians 10
Saturday, September 25: Isaiah 39–41; 2 Corinthians 11

Sunday, September 26: Isaiah 42–44; 2 Corinthians 12
Monday, September 27: Isaiah 45–47; 2 Corinthians 13
Tuesday, September 28: Isaiah 48–50; Galatians 1
Wednesday, September 29: Isaiah 51–53; Galatians 2
Thursday, September 30: Isaiah 54–56; Galatians 3

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Sunday, August 1, 2010

August Daily Bible Readings

Hi, ec readers! A new month has begun, and we know just how to celebrate a month in which there are no holidays: by sharing your daily Bible reading assignments with you today. WHOO HOO! (In my mind, at least, that's how you respond.)

We hope you're getting a lot out of studying Scripture. Feel free to leave us a comment and share any interesting things you've learned as you've studied the Bible.

Without further ado . . .

Sunday, August 1: Psalms 13–18; Acts 20:17-38
Monday, August 2: Psalms 19–24; Acts 21:1-25
Tuesday, August 3: Psalms 25–30; Acts 21:26–22:5
Wednesday, August 4: Psalms 31–36; Acts 22:6-30
Thursday, August 5: Psalms 37–42; Acts 23
Friday, August 6:Psalms 43–48; Acts 24
Saturday, August 7: Psalms 49-53; Acts 25

Sunday, August 8: Psalms 54–58; Acts 26
Monday, August 9: Psalms 59–63; Acts 27:1-19
Tuesday, August 10: Psalms 64–68; Acts 27:20-44
Wednesday, August 11: Psalms 69–72; Acts 28
Thursday, August 12: Psalms 73–77; Romans 1:1-17
Friday, August 13: Psalms 78–82; Romans 1:18-32
Saturday, August 14: Psalms 83-86; Romans 2

Sunday, August 15: Psalms 87–91; Romans 3
Monday, August 16: Psalms 92–96; Romans 4
Tuesday, August 17: Psalms 97–101; Romans 5
Wednesday, August 18: Psalms 102–105; Romans 6
Thursday, August 19: Psalms 106–110; Romans 7
Friday, August 20: Psalms 111–118; Romans 8:1-17
Saturday, August 21: Psalms 119:1-88; Romans 8:18-39

Sunday, August 22: Psalms 119:89-176; Romans 9
Monday, August 23: Psalms 120–125; Romans 10
Tuesday, August 24: Psalms 126–132; Romans 11
Wednesday, August 25: Psalms 133–138; Romans 12
Thursday, August 26: Psalms 139–144; Romans 13
Friday, August 27: Psalms 145–150; Romans 14
Saturday, August 28: Proverbs 1–3; Romans 15

Sunday, August 29: Proverbs 4–6; Romans 16
Monday, August 30: Proverbs 7–8; 1 Corinthians 1
Tuesday, August 31: Proverbs 9–11; 1 Corinthians 2

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Thursday, July 1, 2010

July Daily Bible Readings


Hey guys, it’s a new month. And when a new month starts, you know what that means—DAILY BIBLE READINGS!! I know you’re excited. And if you’re not, I am! Here are the Scripture passages to study this month for those of you who are reading through the whole Bible this year. (You’re halfway there; you can do it!)

Have a happy Fourth of July this weekend. Yay America!

JULY 2010:
Thursday, July 1: 2 Chronicles 32–33; John 19
Friday, July 2: 2 Chronicles 34; John 20
Saturday, July 3: 2 Chronicles 36; John 21

Sunday, July 4: Ezra 1–2; Acts 1
Monday, July 5: Ezra 3–4; Acts 2:1-21
Tuesday, July 6: Ezra 5–7; Acts 2:22-47
Wednesday, July 7: Ezra 8–10; Acts 3
Thursday, July 8: Nehemiah 1–2; Acts 4
Friday, July 9: Nehemiah 3–4; Acts 5
Saturday, July 10: Nehemiah 5–6; Acts 6

Sunday, July 11: Nehemiah 7–8; Acts 7:1-36
Monday, July 12: Nehemiah 9–10; Acts 7:37-60
Tuesday, July 13: Nehemiah 11–13; Acts 8
Wednesday, July 14: Esther 1–3; Acts 9:1-19a
Thursday, July 15: Esther 4–7; Acts 9:19b-43
Friday, July 16: Esther 8–10; Acts 10:1-33
Saturday, July 17: Job 1–3; Acts 10:34-48

Sunday, July 18: Job 4–7; Acts 11
Monday, July 19: Job 8–10; Acts 12
Tuesday, July 20: Job 11–14; Acts 13:1-25
Wednesday, July 21: Job 15–19; Acts 13:26-52
Thursday, July 22: Job 20–24; Acts 14
Friday, July 23: Job 25–27; Acts 15
Saturday, July 24: Job 28; Acts 16:1-15

Sunday, July 25: Job 29–31; Acts 16:16-40
Monday, July 26: Job 32–37; Acts 17:1-21
Tuesday, July 27: Job 38–42; Acts 17:22-34
Wednesday, July 28: Psalms 1–3; Acts 18
Thursday, July 29: Psalms 4–6; Acts 19:1-20
Friday, July 30: Psalms 7–9; Acts 19:21-41
Saturday, July 31: Psalms 10–12; Acts 20:1-16

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Saturday, May 1, 2010

Daily Bible Readings: May

Hi there, ec readers! It's officially May, which means it's officially time for us to supply you with this month's Daily Bible Reading Scripture passages. Dig in!


Saturday, May 1: 1 Samuel 30–31; Luke 10:38–11:13

Sunday, May 2: 2 Samuel 1–2; Luke 11:14-32
Monday, May 3: 2 Samuel 3–4; Luke 11:33-54
Tuesday, May 4: 2 Samuel 5–6; Luke 12:1-21
Wednesday, May 5: 2 Samuel 7–8; Luke 12:22-40
Thursday, May 6: 2 Samuel 9–10; Luke 12:41-59
Friday, May 7: 2 Samuel 11–12; Luke 13:1-21
Saturday, May 8: 2 Samuel 13–14; Luke 13:22-35

Sunday, May 9: 2 Samuel 15–16; Luke 14:1-24
Monday, May 10: 2 Samuel 17–18; Luke 14:25–15:10
Tuesday, May 11: 2 Samuel 19–20; Luke 15:11-32
Wednesday, May 12: 2 Samuel 21–22; Luke 16:1-18
Thursday, May 13: 2 Samuel 23–24; Luke 16:19-31
Friday, May 14: 1 Kings 1–2; Luke 17:1-19
Saturday, May 15: 1 Kings 3–4; Luke 17:20-37

Sunday, May 16: 1 Kings 5–6; Luke 18:1-23
Monday, May 17: 1 Kings 7–8; Luke 18:24-43
Tuesday, May 18: 1 Kings 9–11; Luke 19:1-27
Wednesday, May 19: 1 Kings 12–13; Luke 19:28-48
Thursday, May 20: 1 Kings 14–15; Luke 20:1-26
Friday, May 21: 1 Kings 16–17; Luke 20:27-47
Saturday, May 22: 1 Kings 18–19; Luke 21:1-28

Sunday, May 23: 1 Kings 20–21; Luke 21:29–22:6
Monday, May 24: 1 Kings 22– 2 Kings 1; Luke 22:7-30
Tuesday, May 25: 2 Kings 2–3; Luke 22:31-53
Wednesday, May 26: 2 Kings 4–5; Luke 22:54-71
Thursday, May 27: 2 Kings 6–7; Luke 23:1-25
Friday, May 28: 2 Kings 8–9; Luke 23:26-43
Saturday, May 29: 2 Kings 10–11; Luke 23:44-56

Sunday, May 30: 2 Kings 12–13; Luke 24:1-35
Monday, May 31: 2 Kings 14–15; Luke 24:36-53

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Thursday, April 1, 2010

April Daily Bible Readings

Daily Bible Readings have been canceled for the month of April.


April Fools!


(Lame, I know.) :)

If you're reading through the whole Bible with us this year, here are the Scriptures to read each day this month:

Thursday, April 1: Joshua 18–19; Mark 15:21-47
Friday, April 2: Joshua 20–21; Mark 16:1-13
Saturday, April 3: Joshua 22–24; Mark 16:14-20

Sunday, April 4: Judges 1–2; Luke 1:1-25
Monday, April 5: Judges 3–4; Luke 1:26-56
Tuesday, April 6: Judges 5–6; Luke 1:57–80
Wednesday, April 7: Judges 7–8; Luke 2:1-20
Thursday, April 8: Judges 9–10; Luke 2:21-35
Friday, April 9: Judges 11–12; Luke 2:36-40
Saturday, April 10: Judges 13–15; Luke 2:41-52

Sunday, April 11: Judges 16; Luke 3:1-20
Monday, April 12: Judges 17–18; Luke 3:21-38
Tuesday, April 13: Judges 19; Luke 4:1-15
Wednesday, April 14: Judges 20; Luke 4:16-37
Thursday, April 15: Judges 21; Luke 4:38–5:11
Friday, April 16: Ruth 1–4; Luke 5:12-26
Saturday, April 17: 1 Samuel 1–2; Luke 5:27-39

Sunday, April 18: 1 Samuel 3–4; Luke 6:1-19
Monday, April 19: 1 Samuel 5–6; Luke 6:20-36
Tuesday, April 20: 1 Samuel 7–8; Luke 6:37-49
Wednesday, April 21: 1 Samuel 9–10; Luke 7:1-30
Thursday, April 22: 1 Samuel 11–12; Luke 7:31-50
Friday, April 23: 1 Samuel 13–14; Luke 8:1-18
Saturday, April 24: 1 Samuel 15–17; Luke 8:19-39

Sunday, April 25: 1 Samuel 18–19; Luke 8:40-56
Monday, April 26: 1 Samuel 20–21; Luke 9:1-22
Tuesday, April 27: 1 Samuel 22–23; Luke 9:23-43a
Wednesday, April 28: 1 Samuel 24–25; Luke 9:43b-62
Thursday, April 29: 1 Samuel 26–27; Luke 10:1-24
Friday, April 30: 1 Samuel 28–29; Luke 10:25-37

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Monday, March 1, 2010

March Daily Bible Readings


It's March 1, which means spring is right around the corner. (And it's my mom's birthday. Happy birthday, Mom!) It also means that it's time for you to know the Daily Bible Readings for this month. Without further ado, here they are:

Monday, March 1: Numbers 15–16; Mark 3
Tuesday, March 2: Numbers 17–19; Mark 4:1-20
Wednesday, March 3: Numbers 20–21; Mark 4:21-41
Thursday, March 4: Numbers 22–23; Mark 5:1-20
Friday, March 5: Numbers 24–26; Mark 5:21-43
Saturday, March 6: Numbers 27–29; Mark 6:1-13

Sunday, March 7: Numbers 30–31; Mark 6:14-29
Monday, March 8: Numbers 32–33; Mark 6:30-56
Tuesday, March 9: Numbers 34¬–36; Mark 7:1-23
Wednesday, March 10: Deuteronomy1–2; Mark 7:24-37
Thursday, March 11: Deuteronomy 3–4; Mark 8:1-21
Friday, March 12: Deuteronomy 5–6; Mark 8:22-30
Saturday, March 13, 2010: Deuteronomy 7–9; Mark 8:31-38

Sunday, March 14: Deuteronomy 10–12; Mark 9:1-13
Monday, March 15: Deuteronomy 13–15; Mark 9:14-32
Tuesday, March 16: Deuteronomy 16–18; Mark 9:33-50
Wednesday, March 17: Deuteronomy 19–20; Mark 10:1-16
Thursday, March 18: Deuteronomy 21–23; Mark 10:17-31
Friday, March 19: Deuteronomy 24–26; Mark 10:32-52
Saturday, March 20: Deuteronomy 27–28; Mark 11:1-11

Sunday, March 21: Deuteronomy 29–30; Mark 11:12-33
Monday, March 22: Deuteronomy 31–32; Mark 12:1-17
Tuesday, March 23: Deuteronomy 33–34; Mark 12:18-34
Wednesday, March 24: Joshua 1–2; Mark 12:25-44
Thursday, March 25: Joshua 3–4; Mark 13:1-23
Friday, March 26: Joshua 5–6; Mark 13:24-37
Saturday, March 27: Joshua 7–8; Mark 14:1-11

Sunday, March 28: Joshua 9–10; Mark 14:12-31
Monday, March 29: Joshua 11–12; Mark 14:32-52
Tuesday, March 30: Joshua 13–15; Mark 14:53-72
Wednesday, March 31: Joshua 16–17; Mark 15:1-20

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Monday, February 1, 2010

February Daily Bible Readings


Hey there, ec readers!
Here's February's part of the plan for reading through the Bible this year.


Monday, February 1: Exodus 18–20; Matthew 16:13-28
Tuesday, February 2: Exodus 21–23; Matthew 17:1-13
Wednesday, February 3: Exodus 24–25; Matthew 17:14-27
Thursday, February 4: Exodus 26–27; Matthew 18:1-14
Friday, February 5: Exodus 28–29; Matthew 18:15-35
Saturday, February 6: Exodus 30–32; Matthew 19:1-15

Sunday, February 7: Exodus 33–34; Matthew 19:16-30
Monday, February 8: Exodus 35–36; Matthew 20:1-19
Tuesday, February 9: Exodus 37–38; Matthew 20:20-34
Wednesday, February 10: Exodus 39–40; Matthew 21:1-22
Thursday, February 11: Leviticus 1–3; Matthew 21:23-46
Friday, February 12: Leviticus 4–6; Matthew 22:1-33
Saturday, February 13: Leviticus 7–8; Matthew 22:34-46

Sunday, February 14: Leviticus 9–11; Matthew 23
Monday, February 15: Leviticus 12–13; Matthew 24:1-28
Tuesday, February 16: Leviticus 14–15; Matthew 24:29-51
Wednesday, February 17: Leviticus 16–18; Matthew 25:1-30
Thursday, February 18: Leviticus 19–20; Matthew 25:31-46
Friday, February 19: Leviticus 21–23; Matthew 26:1-30
Saturday, February 20: Leviticus 24–25; Matthew 26:31-56

Sunday, February 21: Leviticus 26–27; Matthew 26:57-75
Monday, February 22: Numbers 1–2; Matthew 27:1-44
Tuesday, February 23: Numbers 3–4; Matthew 27:45-66
Wednesday, February 24: Numbers 5–6; Matthew 28
Thursday, February 25: Numbers 7–8; Mark 1:1-20
Friday, February 26: Numbers 9–10; Mark 1:21-45
Saturday, February 27: Numbers 11–12; Mark 2:1-14

Sunday, February 28: Numbers 13–14; Mark 2:15-28

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Friday, January 1, 2010

Daily Bible Readings for January

Happy New Year, ec readers! We hope you had a very merry Christmas and that 2010 is off to a great start for each of you. Below are the daily Bible readings for January. We'll kick off another year of reading the Bible through on January 3. We hope you'll read the entire Bible this year and use this plan to do it. Each day, you'll read some passages from the Old Testament and the New Testament. We know you can do it!

Sunday, January 3: Genesis 1–3; Matthew 1
Monday, January 4: Genesis 4–6; Matthew 2:1-12
Tuesday, January 5: Genesis 7–8; Matthew 2:13-23
Wednesday, January 6: Genesis 9–10; Matthew 3:1-12
Thursday, January 7: Genesis 11–13; Matthew 3:13-17
Friday, January 8: Genesis 14–15; Matthew 4:1-11
Saturday, January 9: Genesis 16–17; Matthew 4:12-25

Sunday, January 10: Genesis 18–20; Matthew 5:1-26
Monday, January 11: Genesis 21–23; Matthew 5:27-48
Tuesday, January 12: Genesis 24–25; Matthew 6:1-18
Wednesday, January 13: Genesis 26–27; Matthew 6:19-34
Thursday, January 14: Genesis 28–29; Matthew 7:1-12
Friday, January 15: Genesis 30–31; Matthew 7:13-29
Saturday, January 16: Genesis 32–33; Matthew 8:1-17

Sunday, January 17: Genesis 34–35; Matthew 8:18–34
Monday, January 18: Genesis 36–37; Matthew 9:1-17
Tuesday, January 19: Genesis 38–40; Matthew 9:18-38
Wednesday, January 20: Genesis 41–42; Matthew 10:1-25
Thursday, January 21: Genesis 43–45; Matthew 10:26-42
Friday, January 22: Genesis 46–48; Matthew 11
Saturday, January 23: Genesis 49–50; Matthew 12:1-21

Sunday, January 24: Exodus 1–2; Matthew 12:22-50
Monday, January 25: Exodus 3–4; Matthew 13:1-17
Tuesday, January 26: Exodus 5–6; Matthew 13:18-30
Wednesday, January 27: Exodus 7–9; Matthew 13:31-58
Thursday, January 28: Exodus 10–11; Matthew 14:1-21
Friday, January 29: Exodus 12–13; Matthew 14:22-36
Saturday, January 30: Exodus 14–15; Matthew 15

Sunday, January 31: Exodus 16–17; Matthew 16:1-12

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Sunday, November 1, 2009

November Daily Bible Readings

Welcome to the lovely month of November. We can smell the pumpkin pie and turkey already . . . yum! In the midst of counting your blessings this month, don’t forget to read your Bible. Speaking of which, we’ve got your recommended daily allowance of Bible readings below. Find today’s date and start reading the passages specified. Repeat tomorrow. (You can print this post out, stick it in your Bible, and use it as a checklist, if that helps you.) We promise, if you follow our plan, you’ll read through the Bible in a year. And if you’ve been doing this all year long, be encouraged; you’re ALMOST there! :)


Sunday, November 1: Jeremiah 51; 2 Timothy 1
Monday, November 2: Jeremiah 52; 2 Timothy 2
Tuesday, November 3: Lamentations 1; 2 Timothy 3
Wednesday, November 4: Lamentations 2; 2 Timothy 4
Thursday, November 5: Lamentations 3; Titus 1
Friday, November 6: Lamentations 4; Titus 2
Saturday, November 7: Lamentations 5; Titus 3

Sunday, November 8: Ezekiel 1–2; Philemon
Monday, November 9: Ezekiel 3–4; Hebrews 1
Tuesday, November 10: Ezekiel 5–7; Hebrews 2
Wednesday, November 11: Ezekiel 8–10; Hebrews 3
Thursday, November 12: Ezekiel 11–12; Hebrews 4
Friday, November 13: Ezekiel 13–14; Hebrews 5
Saturday, November 14: Ezekiel 15–16; Hebrews 6

Sunday, November 15: Ezekiel 17–18; Hebrews 7
Monday, November 16: Ezekiel 19–20; Hebrews 8
Tuesday, November 17: Ezekiel 21–22; Hebrews 9
Wednesday, November 18: Ezekiel 23–24; Hebrews 10
Thursday, November 19: Ezekiel 25–26; Hebrews 11
Friday, November 20: Ezekiel 27–28; Hebrews 12
Saturday, November 21: Ezekiel 29–30; Hebrews 13

Sunday, November 22: Ezekiel 31–32; James 1
Monday, November 23: Ezekiel 33–34; James 2
Tuesday, November 24: Ezekiel 35–37; James 3
Wednesday, November 25: Ezekiel 38–39; James 4
Thursday, November 26: Ezekiel 40–41; James 5
Friday, November 27: Ezekiel 42–44; 1 Peter 1
Saturday, November 28: Ezekiel 45¬–46; 1 Peter 2

Sunday, November 29: Ezekiel 47–48; 1 Peter 3
Monday, November 30: Daniel 1–2; 1 Peter 4

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Tuesday, October 6, 2009

Daily Bible Readings for October

You asked for 'em, and here they are! Let us know what you learn as you dig into the daily Bible readings this month:

Thursday, October 1: Isaiah 55–57; Galatians 3
Friday, October 2: Isaiah 58–60; Galatians 4
Saturday, October 3: Isaiah 61–63; Galatians 5

Sunday, October 4: Isaiah 64–65; Galatians 6
Monday, October 5: Isaiah 66; Ephesians 1
Tuesday, October 6: Jeremiah 1–2; Ephesians 2
Wednesday, October 7: Jeremiah 3–4; Ephesians 3
Thursday, October 8: Jeremiah 5–6; Ephesians 4
Friday, October 9: Jeremiah 7–8; Ephesians 5
Saturday, October 10: Jeremiah 9–10; Ephesians 6

Sunday, October 11: Jeremiah 11–12; Philippians 1
Monday, October 12: Jeremiah 13–14; Philippians 2
Tuesday, October 13: Jeremiah 15–16; Philippians 3
Wednesday, October 14: Jeremiah 17–18; Philippians 4
Thursday, October 15: Jeremiah 19–21; Colossians 1
Friday, October 16: Jeremiah 22–23; Colossians 2
Saturday, October 17: Jeremiah 24–26; Colossians 3–4

Sunday, October 18: Jeremiah 27; 1 Thessalonians 1
Monday, October 19: Jeremiah 28–29; 1 Thessalonians 2
Tuesday, October 20: Jeremiah 30–31; 1 Thessalonians 3
Wednesday, October 21: Jeremiah 32; 1 Thessalonians 4
Thursday, October 22: Jeremiah 33–34; 1 Thessalonians 5
Friday, October 23: Jeremiah 35–36; 2 Thessalonians 1
Saturday, October 24: Jeremiah 37–38; 2 Thessalonians 2

Sunday, October 25: Jeremiah 39–40; 2 Thessalonians 3
Monday, October 26: Jeremiah 41–42; 1 Timothy 1
Tuesday, October 27: Jeremiah 43–44; 1 Timothy 2
Wednesday, October 28: Jeremiah 45–46; 1 Timothy 3
Thursday, October 29: Jeremiah 47; 1 Timothy 4
Friday, October 30: Jeremiah 48–49; 1 Timothy 5
Saturday, October 31: Jeremiah 50; 1 Timothy 6

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Monday, August 3, 2009

Fun (and helpful) stuff for you!

Hello, all you ec fans! If you’ve made it to page 39 of this month’s issue, then you know it’s time for your monthly poll!



And in other news, we’re here with this month’s “Read Through the Bible” Scripture passages. Some of you have said that having the whole week’s worth of readings on the Journal page is confusing because you wish you knew exactly what to read each day. Your wish is our command!

Daily Bible readings this month:
Week One:
Saturday, August 1: Psalms 9–12; Acts 20:1-16
Sunday, August 2: Psalms 13–19; Acts 20:17-38
Monday, August 3: Psalms 20–25; Acts 21:1-25
Tuesday, August 4: Psalms 26–30; Acts 21:26-40
Wednesday, August 5: Psalms 31-36; Acts 22
Thursday, August 6: Psalms 37–42; Acts 23
Friday, August 7: Psalms 43–48; Acts 24
Saturday, August 8: Psalms 49-53; Acts 25

Week Two:
Sunday, August 9: Psalms 54–58; Acts 26
Monday, August 10: Psalms 59–63; Acts 27
Tuesday, August 11: Psalms 64–69; Acts 28
Wednesday, August 12: Psalms 70–73; Romans 1:1-17
Thursday, August 13: Psalms 74–78; Romans 1:18-32
Friday, August 14: Psalms 79–82; Romans 2:1-16
Saturday, August 15: Psalms 83–86; Romans 2:17-29

Week Three:
Sunday, August 16: Psalms 87–92; Romans 3
Monday, August 17: Psalms 93–98; Romans 4
Tuesday, August 18: Psalms 99–104; Romans 5
Wednesday, August 19: Psalms 105–109; Romans 6
Thursday, August 20: Psalms 110–114; Romans 7
Friday: August 21: Psalms 115–118; Romans 8:1-17
Saturday: August 22: Psalms 119:1-88; Romans 8:18-39

Week Four:
Sunday, August 23: Psalm 119:89-176; Romans 9
Monday, August 24: Psalm 120–126; Romans 10
Tuesday, August 25: Psalm 127–132; Romans 11
Wednesday, August 26: Psalm 133–138; Romans 12
Thursday, August 27: Psalm 139–143; Romans 13
Friday, August 28: Psalm 144–150; Romans 14
Saturday, August 29: Proverbs 1–3; Romans 15

Week Five:
Sunday, August 30: Proverbs 4–6; Romans 16
Monday, August 31: Proverbs 7–9; 1 Corinthians 1

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