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Bible Reading Plans

Three full-year tracks to read the whole Bible. Plus seven-day topical plans for the seasons you need scripture to meet you somewhere specific. Pick one. Start today. Pick up where you left off tomorrow.

Read the Whole Bible in 365 Days

Three time-tested tracks. Pick the one that fits your pace and how you want the story to unfold.

Bible once · NT twice · Psalms twice

M'Cheyne

Robert Murray M'Cheyne's 1842 discipline. Four parallel streams. Whole Bible once, New Testament + Psalms twice.

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Whole Bible once

Bible in a Year (Lite)

Three streams — Old Testament, New Testament, Psalms — mixed daily so you read both Testaments side by side.

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Whole Bible once · historical event order

Chronological

Books in the order events happened — Job slots into the Patriarchal era, Psalms after David's reign, Gospels in the order they were written.

3.3 ch/day1189 readings
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When you need scripture to meet you somewhere specific

Topical Plans

Short, focused reading paths for the seasons you are walking through. Each passage is hand-chosen, not algorithm-pulled.

7 days
7 readings

7 Days on Hope

Hope when you cannot see it yet. Seven passages for the seasons that ask you to believe before the answer arrives.

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  1. Day 1. Romans 8:18-25 Hope that is seen is no hope at all.
  2. Day 2. Lamentations 3:21-26 His mercies are new every morning.
  3. Day 3. Hebrews 11:1-12 Faith is the substance of things hoped for.
  4. Day 4. Isaiah 40:28-31 Those who wait on the Lord renew their strength.
  5. Day 5. Psalm 42 Why are you cast down, O my soul. Hope in God.
  6. Day 6. 1 Peter 1:3-9 Born again to a living hope.
  7. Day 7. Revelation 21:1-7 Behold, I make all things new.
7 days
7 readings

7 Days on Peace

Peace that does not require the storm to stop. Seven passages for an anxious mind, a worried heart, and a soul that needs to be still.

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  1. Day 1. Philippians 4:4-9 The peace that surpasses understanding.
  2. Day 2. John 14:25-27 Peace I leave with you. My peace I give.
  3. Day 3. Psalm 23 He leads me beside still waters.
  4. Day 4. Matthew 11:28-30 Come to me, all who are weary.
  5. Day 5. Isaiah 26:3-4 You will keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you.
  6. Day 6. Romans 5:1-5 Justified by faith, we have peace with God.
  7. Day 7. Colossians 3:12-17 Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts.
7 days
7 readings

7 Days on Strength

When the assignment is bigger than you are. Seven passages for the season that asks you to keep going past what you thought was the end.

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  1. Day 1. Joshua 1:1-9 Be strong and courageous.
  2. Day 2. Isaiah 41:10-13 Fear not, for I am with you.
  3. Day 3. Ephesians 6:10-18 Be strong in the Lord and in the power of his might.
  4. Day 4. 2 Corinthians 12:7-10 My grace is sufficient for you. My power is made perfect in weakness.
  5. Day 5. Philippians 4:10-13 I can do all things through him who strengthens me.
  6. Day 6. Psalm 27 The Lord is the strength of my life. Of whom shall I be afraid.
  7. Day 7. 1 Corinthians 16:13-14 Be watchful. Stand firm. Be strong. Let all you do be done in love.
30 days
30 readings

30 Days in the Psalms

The prayer book of Israel. One psalm a day for thirty days, with anchors on the most known and most needed.

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  1. Day 1. Psalm 1 Blessed is the one who delights in the law of the Lord.
  2. Day 2. Psalm 8 What is man that you are mindful of him.
  3. Day 3. Psalm 19 The heavens declare the glory of God.
  4. Day 4. Psalm 23 The Lord is my shepherd.
  5. Day 5. Psalm 27 The Lord is my light and my salvation.
  6. Day 6. Psalm 30 Weeping may stay for the night. Joy comes in the morning.
  7. Day 7. Psalm 32 Blessed is the one whose transgression is forgiven.
  8. Day 8. Psalm 34 I sought the Lord, and he answered me.
  9. Day 9. Psalm 37 Trust in the Lord and do good.
  10. Day 10. Psalm 40 He drew me up from the pit of destruction.
  11. Day 11. Psalm 42 As the deer pants for streams of water.
  12. Day 12. Psalm 46 God is our refuge and strength.
  13. Day 13. Psalm 51 Create in me a clean heart, O God.
  14. Day 14. Psalm 62 For God alone, O my soul, wait in silence.
  15. Day 15. Psalm 63 O God, you are my God. Earnestly I seek you.
  16. Day 16. Psalm 84 Better is one day in your courts than a thousand elsewhere.
  17. Day 17. Psalm 86 Teach me your way, O Lord, that I may walk in your truth.
  18. Day 18. Psalm 90 Teach us to number our days.
  19. Day 19. Psalm 91 He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High.
  20. Day 20. Psalm 95 Come, let us sing for joy to the Lord.
  21. Day 21. Psalm 100 Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth.
  22. Day 22. Psalm 103 Bless the Lord, O my soul.
  23. Day 23. Psalm 107 Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good.
  24. Day 24. Psalm 116 I love the Lord, because he has heard my voice.
  25. Day 25. Psalm 121 I lift up my eyes to the hills.
  26. Day 26. Psalm 130 Out of the depths I cry to you, O Lord.
  27. Day 27. Psalm 139 You have searched me and known me.
  28. Day 28. Psalm 143 Let me hear in the morning of your steadfast love.
  29. Day 29. Psalm 145 I will extol you, my God and King.
  30. Day 30. Psalm 150 Let everything that has breath praise the Lord.
30 days
30 readings

30 Days in the Life of Jesus

A guided sweep through the gospels. Birth, baptism, ministry, miracles, parables, cross, resurrection. The whole story of the King in thirty days.

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  1. Day 1. Luke 1:26-38 The annunciation.
  2. Day 2. Luke 2:1-20 The birth.
  3. Day 3. Matthew 2:1-12 The wise men.
  4. Day 4. Luke 2:41-52 The boy Jesus in the temple.
  5. Day 5. Matthew 3:13-17 The baptism.
  6. Day 6. Matthew 4:1-11 The temptation in the wilderness.
  7. Day 7. John 1:35-51 Calling the first disciples.
  8. Day 8. John 2:1-11 The wedding at Cana.
  9. Day 9. Matthew 5:1-12 The Beatitudes.
  10. Day 10. Matthew 6:5-15 The Lord's prayer.
  11. Day 11. Mark 4:35-41 Calming the storm.
  12. Day 12. Mark 5:21-43 The bleeding woman and Jairus' daughter.
  13. Day 13. John 6:1-14 Feeding the five thousand.
  14. Day 14. Matthew 14:22-33 Walking on water.
  15. Day 15. Luke 10:25-37 The good Samaritan.
  16. Day 16. Luke 15:11-32 The prodigal son.
  17. Day 17. John 8:1-11 The woman caught in adultery.
  18. Day 18. John 11:1-44 Raising Lazarus.
  19. Day 19. Matthew 17:1-13 The transfiguration.
  20. Day 20. Matthew 21:1-11 The triumphal entry.
  21. Day 21. John 13:1-17 Washing the disciples' feet.
  22. Day 22. Luke 22:14-23 The last supper.
  23. Day 23. Luke 22:39-46 Gethsemane.
  24. Day 24. John 18:28-19:16 The trial before Pilate.
  25. Day 25. Luke 23:32-43 The crucifixion.
  26. Day 26. John 19:25-37 It is finished.
  27. Day 27. Matthew 27:57-66 The burial.
  28. Day 28. John 20:1-18 The resurrection.
  29. Day 29. Luke 24:13-35 The road to Emmaus.
  30. Day 30. Matthew 28:16-20 The great commission.
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