New blog announcement

I just wanted to notify my loyal readers that I have started another blog. This brings the total to three, which hopefully I will be able to keep up on. In case you aren't aware of my other writing endeavors, here are descriptions and links to all three:

Read One Daily - A forum for my thoughts as I read through the Bible one chapter a day (you are already here!)

The George Family Post - Regular updates on my family, especially my new son Gus

Earth to William - Rants and ramblings about what I think is wrong with the world, and how it could or should be fixed

I know that not all of you will be interested in every one of these topics, which is why I chose to have multiple blogs rather than just one, but I wanted to make sure that no one misses out on stuff they might enjoy reading. I also really appreciate feedback on all three of these, so if you are out there please don't hesitate to comment!

A Note on Format

I wanted to explain a little more about the format I will be using for this blog. As much as I would love to quote each chapter at the beginning or end of each entry, current copyrights on the translations I am reading prevent that. Depending on the version, a direct quote can only make up 10 - 25% of a whole document; however, the length of blog entries I am making means that the chapters I am reading would be closer to 50-75% of the total.

So, rather than quoting the text I am providing easy links to it. At the end of each entry, there will be clickable links to the chapter on Bible Gateway in three translations: New American Standard, New International, and New King James. There are other good translations out there as well, like the English Standard Version that a friend of mine introduced me to today, but for now I will just link to those. From what I understand each has its own advantages: NAS is fairly literal, but harder to read, while NIV is more easily readable but takes liberties in translation that aren't always spot-on. NKJ is in-between, and like the original King James version seems to do well with the poetic sections. I personally read NAS most of the time, but reference the other two what I run into something I don't understand.

An Introduction

Hello Readers! My name is William George, and I want to share a little bit about myself and about the reason I am writing this blog.

My beautiful wife and I are expecting our first child - a son - sometime this month, and it has been dawning on me that I need to be a good example to him. In many areas of my life I feel like I am prepared for this role; however, I am not in the best place spiritually right now. I've been a Christian for most of my life, ever since I invited Jesus to be my Lord and Savior as a child, but while I still attend church regularly I have not been reading the Bible or praying nearly as much as I should - to say nothing of being involved in a small group, Bible study, or any form of ministry.

In order to grow toward being a stronger Christian and a solid example to my son, I think that daily time in God's Word (the Bible) is probably the best starting point. I know a lot of folks who read and journal daily, but I'm afraid that writing in a notebook will be too hard to stay accountable with - plus I have pretty horrible handwriting. So instead I've decided to post my thoughts about what I read each day online; this way I can share this experience with anyone who cares to read this, and I will have a track record that I can go back and look at when it is all said and done.

My goal is to read one chapter a day, and write a paragraph or two as well. If you see me miss a day feel free to comment, and if you think I've misinterpreted something or you have insights into a given passage of scripture please share your thoughts too! In the course of this I'm sure I will post on other topics as well (our son's impending birth, for example, or other things that affect my life and my family) - so stay tuned and enjoy!