Many thanks, and great job to all who participated in this year’s 90-day Bible reading challenge. This year, we had 34 people complete the Bible reading challenge—22 of them for the first time. With the bonus entries granted for those who recruited others to complete the challenge, there were 42 total entries.
Patti M. won the grand prize of a premium book rebinding from Pro Libris Rebinding. Many thanks to Pro Libris for providing this year’s fabulous grand prize! You can view samples of Pro Libris’s amazing work at their Facebook and Instagram pages.
With 34 participants, we had three additional prize packages, offered to the following folks:
- Steven S.
- Jeanette M.
- Linda R.
I have emailed each of these winners to notify them of their prize. If your name is on this list, and you haven’t seen an email from me, you may want to check your spam filter. Or email me at peter.krol@knowableword.com to double check. If I don’t hear back from you by April 8, new winners will be selected to receive the prize.
What People Thought
As usual, there were a variety of perspectives on the rapid reading experience. Some loved it:
- Someone who completed the Bible in 24 days: “It serves well, as a companion, with other bible reading I do the rest of the year. Two things stood out to me, neither of which was anticipated. Early, while reading the OT, I began to notice things about “covenant” I had not really seen before. I, then, began paying more attention to things about covenant throughout the rest of the reading. The other was the book of Isaiah. I have never really understood what was going on in Isaiah, and still don’t for that matter. However various parts, here and there, caught my attention, and started to become little pegs in the larger book that I could begin building a better understanding of the book.”
- 89 days: “While it was challenging, this is one of the most formative experiences I have had. I have always been a Bible reader, but there is something about reading such large chunks of the Bible in context in one sitting that seems to allow for better understanding of what is happening. I’m not sure this is a sustainable practice for me, because I had to take some Saturdays and do multiple readings when I got behind, but I can see myself doing it again. Maybe once a year.”
- 89 days: “Last year was my first to participate in the 90-day challenge and I loved it. This year was even better.”
Others were not as enthusiastic, but still endured through the challenge:
- 69 days: “It’s good and I’ll be glad to read more slowly again.”
- 49 days: “Refreshing in one sense, but also a ‘dutiful’ sense in needing to keep moving without lingering. Almost a burden.”
- 81 days: “Great for the bigger picture but hard to enjoy the parts I’m already familiar with.”
Perhaps my favorite response came from a first-timer, who completed the Bible in 84 days:
For starters I am Orthodox, my primary is the NKJV, I decided to give the CSB a try, and was amazed about how smooth the reading experience was. It was hard to put down, lol. This led me to order the CSB Ancient Faith study Bible (my next project, very excited about that).
Thanks
Thanks for the great time in God’s word. May it set you up for a profitable time the rest of the year, as you continue delighting in the Spirit-inspired scriptures handed down to us.
Please keep the ideas coming for future Bible reading challenges!
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