This was something of an experiment for me … a little “shock and awe” approach to the scriptures. While I wouldn’t recommend this plan as a general rule, it may be something to consider for those who can devote a couple hours per day reading the Bible.

Dave

You can look up the readings on a web page with links to your favourite translation, get an RSS feed with links, or print out the calendar in various formats.

If you prefer the ESV, then the Crossway resources are probably more convenient, but for linking to other versions you may like my stuff.

Incidentally, on my aggregated stats for the last week, of the c. 10,000 accesses, the NIV (the default) with 31% just pips the ESV with 29%, and (to my surprise) the KJV is a solid third with 19%. The other translations are noise level. An impressive result for the ESV!

BTW, I read the OT once and the NT twice in the year.

I’ve started an opt-in Bible in 2 years plan for my church using Carson’s “For the Love of God” notes. We have about 20+ people signing up to it which is great!

We will be recording our progress on a blog, inviting certain wise members of the congregation and other guests to write brief summaries of the books we are starting on. There will also be other ocassional (brief!) posts to encourage and link to further reading/sermons for people who are interested.

The catch-up days idea is a great one. I’m going to propose that people in our plan try and keep up, but if they fall behind, they join in at the start of the next book, and take note of what needs to be caught-up on, perhaps scheduling a monthly catch-up day. The biggest reason for people not starting it is that they worry they will drop the ball and then feel guilty for the remainder of the year, so they scale down their expectations far too low.

If anyone’s interested, our blog is here http://www.transformingpeople.wordpress.com and I’d be very keen to hear of any other resources which support the Carson/McCheyne bible plan. My email is bible at beatcave dot co dot uk.

(Lack of “preview” for comments is my excuse! ;)

31 December > 1 January
Revelation 22 > Genesis 1
1 Chronicles 36 > Ezra 1
Malachi 4 > Matthew 1
John 21 > Acts 1

It also gives me pause each year to realize that, although he devised scheme this expressly for his parishoners to be “feeding in the same portion” day by day (much as Mark noted in comment #2), M’Cheyne never lived to see it through the year even once. Commended to his Dundee parish on December 30, 1842, he was dead at the age of 29 on March 29, 1843.

His notes and preface to the calendar of readings appear in Bonar’s biography. The same edition as now reprinted by Banner of Truth is available from Archive.org, and the readings appear as “Daily Bread”, pp. 618-628.