Tag: Read the Bible in a Year

School’s Out for the Kids (But Not for You)

School just ended about a week ago.

That means later mornings, pool days, camps, vacations, and a different kind of schedule for a while.

It’s great for the kids.

You still keep reading.

The good thing is there are only four weekly readings again this week, so even if the routine shifts around a little it shouldn’t be hard to stay on track.

That’s part of why I like keeping the structure simple.

You don’t need some elaborate system. You just need to keep putting the next chapter in front of yourself often enough that it stays part of your life.

Summer tends to expose routines.

Some disappear completely the second life gets busy or more fun.

Some survive because they were never that complicated to begin with.

This Week’s Readings

Date	Proverbs	Psalms & Weekly Readings
May 31	Proverbs 31	Psalm 85 2 Chronicles 11–16
Jun 01	Proverbs 1	Psalm 86 2 Chronicles 17–22
Jun 02	Proverbs 2	Psalm 87 2 Chronicles 23–28
Jun 03	Proverbs 3	Psalm 88 2 Chronicles 29–34
Jun 04	Proverbs 4
Jun 05	Proverbs 5
Jun 06	Proverbs 6

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May 31, 2026

Readings for May 24 thru May 30

Happy Memorial Day weekend!

Depending on what you have going on, the schedule may look a little different this week.

Travel.
Cookouts.
Family stuff.
Or maybe just a long weekend that throws your normal routine off a little.

That’s fine.

I usually try to get the weekly readings done somewhere around Sunday through Wednesday, or Monday through Thursday. Might not happen that way this week.

But there are only four weekly readings again, so it shouldn’t be hard to make up.

That’s one advantage of keeping the structure simple.

You don’t need every day to go perfectly. You just need enough flexibility to keep going when the week gets a little sideways.

Then you settle back in.

This Week’s Readings

Date	Proverbs	Psalms & Weekly Readings
May 24	Proverbs 24	Psalm 81 1 Chronicles 20–23
May 25	Proverbs 25	Psalm 82 1 Chronicles 24–29
May 26	Proverbs 26	Psalm 83 2 Chronicles 1–4
May 27	Proverbs 27	Psalm 84 2 Chronicles 5–10
May 28	Proverbs 28
May 29	Proverbs 29
May 30	Proverbs 30

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May 24, 2026

Don’t Get Discouraged, Keep Going.

Some parts of the Bible are easier to move through than others.

A lot of people notice that about now. When you get to the part with a bunch of genealogies, names, and lists.

Details that can feel repetitive if you’re expecting constant action.

That’s usually where people start negotiating with themselves.

“Maybe I’ll skip ahead.”
“Maybe this part isn’t important.”
“Maybe I’ll just read the Psalms this week instead.”

Most people don’t quit things during the exciting parts. They quit during the ordinary parts. The repetitive parts. The sections that don’t immediately reward them.

That applies to more than Bible reading.

The habit matters more than whether this week feels especially interesting to you.

Remember that everything in the Bible is there for a reason.

So read Chronicles. Then read the next thing after Chronicles too.

That’s how you get through books. That’s also how you get through most worthwhile things.

This Week’s Readings:

Date	Proverbs	Psalms & Weekly Readings
May 17	Proverbs 17	Psalm 77 1 Chronicles 5–8
May 18	Proverbs 18	Psalm 78 1 Chronicles 9–11
May 19	Proverbs 19	Psalm 79 1 Chronicles 12–15
May 20	Proverbs 20	Psalm 80 1 Chronicles 16–19
May 21	Proverbs 21
May 22	Proverbs 22
May 23	Proverbs 23

The point isn’t to sprint to the end.

It’s to become somebody who keeps reading.

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May 17, 2026

It’s That Time Again (get out your Bibles)

This week has one of those little turns in it.

You start in Kings and end up in Chronicles.

That sounds more dramatic than it is.

It’s still the same job. Read what’s there. Don’t overreact to the fact that one day is a little longer than another or that one section feels easier to move through than the next. The plan doesn’t require your mood to cooperate.

That’s one reason I like a set structure.

It keeps you from negotiating with yourself too much.

You don’t wake up and decide whether this feels like the right chapter or whether you’re in the right headspace for it. You just take the next reading and move on with your day.

That solves more problems than people think.

Date	Proverbs	Psalms & Weekly Readings
May 10	Proverbs 10	Psalm 73 2 Kings 12–15
May 11	Proverbs 11	Psalm 74 2 Kings 16–19
May 12	Proverbs 12	Psalm 75 2 Kings 20–24
May 13	Proverbs 13	Psalm 76 2 Kings 25 1 Chronicles 1–4
May 14	Proverbs 14
May 15	Proverbs 15
May 16	Proverbs 16

Some of the value here is just removing the daily debate.

Read the next thing.

That’s enough.

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May 10, 2026

Readings for April 26–May 2

This is one of those weeks where the calendar rolls over.

Proverbs doesn’t stop. It just resets.

You finish 30 and 31, then you’re right back at 1 and 2.

Same chapters. Different read.

If you’ve been doing this for a few weeks, you’ll start to notice it.

Things that felt familiar a month ago don’t land the same way now. Some of it sticks. Some of it doesn’t. Either way, you’re not starting over. You’re passing back through ground you’ve already seen.

That’s the design.

The rest of the readings keep moving forward.

Kings now.

Different pace. Different kinds of details. Same approach.

You read what’s in front of you and keep going.

Date	Proverbs	Psalms & Weekly Readings
Apr 26	Proverbs 26	Psalm 65 1 Kings 3–6
Apr 27	Proverbs 27	Psalm 66 1 Kings 7–10
Apr 28	Proverbs 28	Psalm 67 1 Kings 11–14
Apr 29	Proverbs 29	Psalm 68 1 Kings 15–17
Apr 30	Proverbs 30–31
May 01	Proverbs 1
May 02	Proverbs 2

Nothing special to manage this week.

Just the next set of chapters.

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April 26, 2026

Readings for April 19–25

The readings don’t stop just because you had an off week.

They keep moving.

That’s a good thing.

It means you don’t have to manage anything. No catching up. No resetting. No figuring out where you “should” be.

If you’ve been consistent, keep going.

If you missed a few days, pick it back up.

If you’re just starting, start here.

This isn’t tied to a perfect timeline. It’s just a place to begin.

Date	Proverbs	Psalms & Weekly Readings
Apr 19	Proverbs 19	Psalm 61 2 Samuel 7–11
Apr 20	Proverbs 20	Psalm 62 2 Samuel 12–16
Apr 21	Proverbs 21	Psalm 63 2 Samuel 17–21
Apr 22	Proverbs 22	Psalm 64 2 Samuel 22–24 1 Kings 1–2
Apr 23	Proverbs 23
Apr 24	Proverbs 24
Apr 25	Proverbs 25

The plan works because it doesn’t rely on you doing everything right.

It just keeps putting the next chapter in front of you.

Over time, that’s enough.

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April 19, 2026

What Does It Say?

When people read the Bible together, a familiar pattern often appears.

Someone reads a passage, and the conversation quickly moves to what someone else thinks about it. A commentary is consulted. A study guide is opened. Someone explains the interpretation that has been taught before.

Those things can be useful. But they can also become a shortcut. Instead of asking what the text actually says, we ask what someone else thinks it says.

This site removes that step.

There are no devotionals here, no interpretive notes, and no commentary explaining the passage before you have a chance to read it yourself. What you will find here are the readings.

That does not mean every passage will be easy. Some are simple and clear. Others take patience. The Bible was written across centuries, in different places, through different people. Understanding often grows slowly.

But slow understanding is still understanding.

And most of the time it grows from direct exposure to the text itself. Reading it. Returning to it later. Seeing something you missed before because the surrounding context has become more familiar.

That is why the structure here is intentionally simple.

Each day you read the chapter of Proverbs that matches the date. The weekly readings continue through the rest of Scripture a little at a time. There are no streak counters and no pressure to catch up. The goal is simply steady exposure to the text.

Over time, repetition builds familiarity. Familiarity builds understanding.

Quietly.

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No commentary. No agenda. Just the readings.

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April 14, 2026

Weekly Readings 4/5-4/11

Happy Easter!

Continuing with the same pattern.

A chapter of Proverbs each day tied to the date, along with the weekly readings that move through the rest of Scripture.

Don’t have a lot of time some days? That’s why there are only four days with anything beyond the daily Proverbs. Fit it in as you can (but don’t put it off).

The structure stays simple on purpose. There’s nothing to manage and nothing to optimize. You just pick up where the day is and read.

Some of these sections move quickly. Others slow down and take a little more attention. That’s how it works.

You don’t need to approach it any differently.

Just read what’s in front of you and keep going.

This Week’s Readings

Date	Proverbs	Psalms & Weekly Readings
Apr 05	Proverbs 5	Psalm 53 Judges 21 Ruth 1–4
Apr 06	Proverbs 6	Psalm 54 1 Samuel 1–7
Apr 07	Proverbs 7	Psalm 55 1 Samuel 8–12
Apr 08	Proverbs 8	Psalm 56 1 Samuel 13–17
Apr 09	Proverbs 9
Apr 10	Proverbs 10
Apr 11	Proverbs 11

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April 5, 2026

It’s Not a Performance

Sometimes people approach Bible reading as if it’s something that needs to be done perfectly.

They imagine a streak of completed days, every reading finished on schedule, and no interruptions along the way. When real life interferes and a day gets missed, it starts to feel like the whole effort has failed.

But that way of thinking treats reading like a performance.

It isn’t.

There’s no audience, and no one is keeping score. No one is grading how consistently you read or whether you stayed exactly on schedule.

Reading Scripture is simply a quiet habit between you and the text.

Some days the reading will happen easily. Other days the day will get away from you. Work runs late. Family things come up. The routine gets interrupted.

That doesn’t mean anything has been ruined.

The next day is still there, and the readings are still waiting.

The purpose of this plan isn’t perfect execution. It’s steady exposure to the text over time. When you keep returning to it week after week, the chapters begin to accumulate. Passages that once felt unfamiliar gradually become recognizable.

Understanding tends to grow the same way.

Quietly, and often without you noticing it at first.

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March 31, 2026
No Need To Start At The Beginning

A lot of people think a Bible reading plan has to start on January 1.

So if they discover one in March, or July, or October, they assume they’ve already missed it. The plan started months ago. They’ll just wait until the next year and begin then.

That sounds reasonable, but it rarely works.

When January arrives, life is busy again. The idea of starting gets pushed aside, and another year passes.

Some people try the opposite approach. They decide to start immediately but attempt to catch up on everything they missed. A few days of reading suddenly turns into weeks or months of chapters.

That usually doesn’t last either. The workload feels too large, and the plan gets abandoned.

There’s a simpler option.

Just start where the readings are now.

Don’t worry about what came before. Those chapters will still be there next time they come around. The Bible isn’t going anywhere.

The goal isn’t to complete a perfect calendar. The goal is to build a habit of reading.

If you start today and keep going, by the time January arrives you’ll already be used to the routine. When the readings cycle back to the beginning, you can read those chapters then.

Nothing lost.

No catching up required.

Just start where we are and keep going.

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March 24, 2026