Deep Bible Reading Strategies for the Tired and Busy // Ask Pastor John

Deep study of Scripture yields deep payoffs, but many of us can’t engage in rigorous study every day. So how do we strike a proper balance?

It’s really valuable to attempt to read the entire Bible in a given year. We talked about that last time. But we also need to go deep into particular passages, which leads to today’s question from Mark in New Brunswick, Canada. “Dear Pastor John, I have just finished reading your latest book, ‘Reading the Bible Supernaturally.’ While I found it delightful and challenging in some respects, in other respects I found it overwhelming. Some of the deeper methods you mention in the book (like sentence diagramming and arcing) seem to be very time consuming, and I am wondering how to incorporate some of these into my already very busy life.

Working as an office professional for over fifty hours per week, plus having a family and being involved in various leadership functions within my local church, I wonder about my time constraints. Do you ever just read the Bible devotionally without getting into all of the sentence diagramming and ‘digging’ and arcing you mentioned in the book? Is there a more common approach you take in your daily devotional reading each morning?”

Episode 1141: https://www.desiringgod.org/in....terviews/deep-bible-

Related Resources:

“I Read the Bible and Feel Nothing — What Should I Do?” https://youtu.be/2Odypthz9aI

“How to Read the Bible for Teenagers” https://youtu.be/GZ8P8QsWid8

“How to Read the Bible — and Preach It” https://youtu.be/f08tJyU4Nsc

“Why Is My Delight in God So Short Lived?” https://youtu.be/re9VxbvVJzQ

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