Project 345
I’ve been looking for a bible reading app for my BlackBerry for a while now. I’ve wanted something that would allow me to pull up a verse but also something that would give me something to read every day. I’ve really looked for an online daily devotional or bible reading site that I liked but have had a rough time finding one. Well, last night I think I accomplished what I set out a long time ago to do.
Offers a BlackBerry app along with a free website with RSS feed. You can choose your daily reading plan and every morning your verses are available for you. I chose to go with the Project 345 reading plan.
Project 3:45 is a simple, effective way to read the entire New Testament in one year. The plan involves reading one chapter per day five days a week and uses the weekends to catch up if you missed any days. The plan was named for the average of the three minutes and forty five seconds that it takes to read one New Testament chapter (obviously this time will vary due to individual reading rates, chapter lengths, and etc., but you get the point). It’s never too late, start today!
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| December 31, 2009 | December 30, 2010 |
So, today’s reading was John 1. So, considering that one of my goals for the new year is to be more consistent with my Bible reading, I’m glad I found this when I did.
Sweet By and By by Sara Evans and Rachel Hauck
The Sweet By and By follows Jade as she prepares for her upcoming marriage to Max. You see her struggle with her past and come to terms with the secrets she’s keeping from her husband to be. Through flashbacks to her years growing up and seeing how she deals with her mother, sister, future mother-in-law and her future husband we see her struggles and how she deals with them to move forward.
So, what did I think? It was a very quick, easy read. I read the book in one evening – I’m a fast reader but that’s fast for me. I couldn’t put the book down. I’ve long admired Sara Evans as a recording artist and admit I was interested to see how she did as an author – you know what, I’d read anything else she wrote.
I don’t think this book was life changing other than to really point out to me the importance of not keeping secrets from the ones you love. But, it’s definitely worth picking up and reading.
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From the Cover
A redemptive story from multi-platinum recording artist Sara Evans.
Jade Fitzgerald left the pain of her past in the dust when she headed out for college a decade ago. Now she’s thriving in her career and glowing in the light of Max Benson’s love.
But then Jade’s hippie mother, Beryl Hill, arrives in Whisper Hollow, Tennessee, for Jade’s wedding along with Willow, her wild younger sister. Their arrival forces Jade to throw open the dark closets of her past–the insecurity of living with a restless, wandering mother, the silence of her absent father, and the heart-ripping pain of first-love’s rejection.
Turns out Beryl has a secret of her own. She needs reconciliation with her oldest daughter before illness takes her life. In the final days leading to the wedding, Jade meets the One who shows her that the past has no hold on her future. With a little grace, they’ll meet in the middle, maybe even before that sweet by and by.
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