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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]For years I've had a mission of reading the full Bible. I've been on the minor prophets in the Old Testament for quite a while. And normally I'll start reading some but get bored, flip a few pages and turn to a favorite Psalm of mine or say a Chapter in Romans, Ephesians, Galatians, or the like. There are a lot of chapters and verses that are very inspiring and help me get through a lot of the stresses of my life and I have been wondering now why I have this mission to complete the Bible, other than being able to say I did it.

So how important is it to read the full Bible and should I feel bad that I keep wanting to go back to my favorites? [/quote]

Are you willing to consider combining biblical reading with outside reading about the Bible, Christianity, history, etc.

On a personal level, I've find biblical reading more fulfilling in a greater context.  If i were to sit and read the bible in the way i read anything else i'd get bored quickly, which seems like what you're going through.  [/quote]

+1. I did the Bible in a Year in conjunction with two courses from The Great Courses company on the historicity of the OT. This might not appeal to those who take the OT literally or give it a larger place in their belief than many Christians do. But I found the discussions about, say, the historicity of David to be really interesting and to keep me motivated to stick with the readings.[/quote]

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