Get ready for a transformative journey through the Bible! Discover the importance of understanding Scripture and how it shifts your perspective on humanity. Tips on establishing daily reading habits are shared, along with an exciting new Spanish edition. Embrace the journey as a community, focusing on growth rather than perfection. Seasoned guidance ensures you remain motivated in your quest to connect with God's love and appreciate your worth throughout the year.
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Preparing for the Journey
Prepare for the Bible in a Year journey by understanding how the reading plan works and building a listening habit.
Learn how to persevere when it gets tough and remember your "why" shapes your "way."
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The Bible's Transformative Power
The Bible helps us understand our place in God's story and reshape our worldview.
It offers a restored vision of God, ourselves, and others, enabling us to see and love as God does.
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The Great Adventure Bible Timeline
The Great Adventure Bible Timeline helps maintain the narrative thread while reading the Bible.
It focuses on key time periods and books to grasp the overarching story without getting lost in details.
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This companion guide is designed to accompany the award-winning 'The Bible in a Year' podcast hosted by Fr. Mike Schmitz. It covers Days 1-120 of the podcast and includes daily summaries, transcripts of Fr. Mike’s daily prayers, and extra content such as images, Q&As, prayer prompts, and ways to live out the Scriptures in real life. The guide also features 'Time Period Introduction and Review' sections written by Jeff Cavins to help readers understand the broader context of the biblical narrative. It is a valuable resource for Catholics to deepen their understanding and retention of the Scripture[3][4][5].
The Great Adventure Catholic Bible
Jeff Cavins
The Great Adventure Catholic Bible uses the Revised Standard Version – Second Catholic Edition and integrates The Great Adventure Bible Timeline Learning System. This system includes color-coded timelines, articles summarizing each period of salvation history, key event call-outs, detailed charts, and newly designed full-color maps. The Bible also features the words of Jesus printed in red and provides a comprehensive overview of important characters, key events, geography, and major covenants. It is designed to make the complexity of reading the Bible simple by giving a big picture of salvation history and showing how everything ties together[2][3][4].
Are you getting ready to read the Bible in a year? Fr. Mike shares why it's worth following the Bible in a Year journey and how to prepare for this life-changing adventure. He explains how the reading plan works, how to build a listening habit, and how to persevere along the year when it gets tough. He reminds us that it is our "why" that ultimately shapes our "way" through the Bible. He also shares practical resources that can help us get the most out of the Bible in a Year journey.
For the complete reading plan, visit ascensionpress.com/bibleinayear.
Please note: The Bible contains adult themes that may not be suitable for children - parental discretion is advised.
The Bible in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz) 
