Verse to read....and read...and read again.....
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How easily the world becomes a task-filled, humdrum place where days slip by with hardly a notice of earth and trees, animals and sky, friends and faith! Poetry, well written, restores to us the splendid texture of each moment. By making an event vibrate with meaning, a poem reinvigorates daily life. By reaching back into what we have forgotten, a poem recalls what we had lost. By reminding us of the way a feeling really feels, a poem reminds us we are human.

Dennis Slattery's generous and accessible poems do all this and more. Slattery's verse emerges from his own experience, his deep religious conviction and his abiding love of nature - personal themes that become universal when viewed through this poet's imaginal eye.

Keep this little book by your nightstand. Take it to the beach or to the park, onto your balcony or into your back yard. Sit quietly with each poem. Try it on within you. Then consider the poem again. You will discover more.

Read "Twisted Sky" and you will find yourself once again feeling very much alive and marveling at the magic in the world.
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An excellent study, of Gods Word and how it affects
our lives, our thoughts, our ways. The fact that
it is a new verse each day, gives more time to
meditate and allow God to bring it to 'life.'
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Words from the Bible arranged in a theme.  Nothing new, but easy reading and inspirational.  I will read this book over and over again...
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To read more than one chapter at a time I have to keep re-opening the Bible app. Its a bit frustrating! Id love for it to learn the command read exodus chapter 2 through chapter 14 or read mark 10 through the end of the book  so I don't have to keep going through all the set up!
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OUTSTANDING !!!!!, I am reading for the second time, just in case I missed something. I also have checked it with scripture in the KJV for accuracy...it's right on.
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Houge explains clearly the recitation method for memorization, and gives many verses one might begin memorizing to continue in one's walk. A good simple read one might use to review scriptures of fundament.
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I didn't read the whole book. I don't need to be convinced that we need to learn scripture. What I like is the verses that are chosen.
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My wife and I are presently reading  through this daily outloud. We are thoroughly enjoying it. We are doing this with all this group of commentaries by R C Sproul. We have finished 1 & 2 Peter, and the Gospel of John.
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I'm in the process of reading it along with looking up the quotes in the bible. I've recommended this to someone else. Since I am reading it along with another book it takes a little longer.
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For me this book is a continual read. I read the Bible almost daily. This book calls out to me to read again and again and always renews, uplift and inspires.
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I love this book.  This is a great book to read daily.  I do a chapter or two a day and then look up the verses that are referenced.  It is really humbling and puts things into perspective.  Focus on eternity and not the here and now.
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Doesn't sound like James Earl Jones to me.  Darth Vader reading me the Bible.  Now that would be AWESOME!!!!  "Jesus, you are my son"  LOL.  I do like it.  We recently read the Bible in 90 days for our church, and I like now that I can take it a little slower.  Great for my commute to and from work.  He reads somewhat fast, but not overly.  All in all, you can't go wrong with reading the Bible.
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What a great way to read the Bible.  Context and comment for each day.  Nice challenging thoughts for the day.  Read 6 days a week and Church on Sunday.  I'm on day 173 and love it
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I'm intrigued by the narrative approach of The Voice translation, a recent attempt of the Ecclesia Bible Society to let Scripture speak in multiplicit voices at the same time. I've been enjoying the New Testament that was completed several months ago and now BookSneeze has provided the latest in their series: The Voice of the Psalms.

Not only is The Voice of the Psalms a collection of the traditional texts served up Ecclesia style, but it is a devotional style book that provides a reading schedule for separate disciplines. The Voice editors show not only a sensitivity towards a fresh approach, but also towards the rhythm of faith.

By its nature, this translation helps you slow down. In a number of ways, it's like having the Bible read to you by Jack Johnson, metered by muted nylon strings, yet uplifting as a smooth ride on a Pacific breaker.

Typically, when I look at varying translations, I use Psalm 23 as a gauge. I find the Psalm in this collection a cut above. The usual usage of "God" here is replaced by "the Eternal One." From the beginning, the reader must take pause to consider the enormity of our Creator. The Voice takes great liberty with adjectives, but to artistic and spiritual benefit. "Rich, green fields" is where we are led. Verbs take on a whole different, guiding dimension as the Eternal One "soothes [our] fears" and "makes [us] whole again." The assurance of verse 6 is properly and poetically rendered, "Certainly, your faithful protection and loving provision will pursue me where I go, always, forever..."

The Voice of the Psalms is a songbook. It is a flourish on the shelf of artless interpretations. You may not like it. It's not going to be for everyone, but there will be plenty whose treasured time of Bible reading will be transformed into a concert of scripture heard in the surrounding ambiance of an oceanside amphitheater.
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There are two month's worth of short, daily devotions centered around the theme of Grace in this book that features the thoughts of popular authors such as Elyse Fitzpatrick, Scotty Smith, Paul David Tripp, Steve Brown, Bryan Chappell, David Zahl, Ray Ortlund, Matt Chandler, and J.D. Greear.  Many focus on the same short Biblical passage for several days in a row.

The way it is set up, each day has a title for the reading, a scripture verse(s), thoughts by the author and then a closing thought to ponder for that day.  Nicely done.

** I received a complementary digital copy in exchange for an honest review.
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I love to read the Bible, but after awhile the eyes get tired (even after applying drops). I can then drop in a cd close my eyes and listen for hours.
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I grew up with extreme loyalty to one bible translation, believing it was the most accurate. But as I've gotten older and less dogmatic, I've discovered the value in comparing passages across several versions to get a multi-faceted view of scripture. One of the main versions I like to use in my YouVersion Bible app, (along with NLT, NIV, NKJV and AMP), The Message is a contemporary translation created by long-time pastor and biblical scholar, Eugene Peterson and published by NavPress. It's not the bible most of us have lodged in our heads as memory verses from youth group, and Peterson often paraphrases by a few verses at a time, so sometimes entire passages seem quite different than what I remember. One example is the oft-quoted James 1:19 (quick to listen, slow to speak, slow to anger). Peterson translates it:

"Lead with your ears, follow up with your tongue, and let anger straggle along in the rear."

To me, the rendering isn't quite as catchy, but the unusual personification of anger did cause me to do a double take. For other verses, Peterson's metaphoric style really did add something special. Consider a few verses later in James 1:21:

"In simple humility, let our gardener, God, landscape you with the Word, making a salvation-garden of your life."

What a gorgeous word picture!

The Message is the version I like for hearing things in fresh, poetic and often very practical language. As the translator says, "You are going to come across words and sentences that stab you awake to a beauty and hope that will connect you with your real life" (A11). Though I don't know about being "stabbed" I definitely feel my soul awakening when I read it, and I've jotted down many of Peterson's wordings in my journal.

There are a bunch of iterations of The Message available; The Message 100 is arranged into 100 readings of about 12-15 pages each, mostly in the order in which the books were written. Peterson offers a brief overview of the main themes contained in each reading. If you have a goal to just immerse yourself in the word, The Message 100 is good for that. It took me a little while to figure it out, but there is a handy index at the very back that lists each of the 100 readings and it's contents. I think a table of contents in the beginning might have made more sense, but as this version has a foreword by Bono, a preface, an introduction, then another mini-preface, I can see why the editors chose to place it at the end.

Overall, this is a great reading bible. The layout and font are clean and easy on the eyes. The pages are thin and smooth, but not onion-skin fragile. And, the paperback lies flat when open to most any page beyond 80. I'm not sure about you, but sometimes these little details can aid me in reading longer and with greater gusto.

*I received a copy of this bible from Tyndale in exchange for my honest review.*