I love new Bibles.
When I study my Bible I usually do so with a pen in hand. I am not one of those who abstains from writing in their Bible. I write all over mine. It helps me study. I feel like I am more engaged with the text when I can underline and circle and make arrows and write notes in the margin. I am not one of those, however, who likes to read my old notes and observations.
The Bible really is living and active. I am impacted by different things at different times. What impacted me a year ago might not be what impacts me today.
I like starting with clean pages.
I read several years ago how Billy Graham used to go through a Bible a year. He would write all over his Bibles and completely use them up. Then, he would give them to his kids and grand kids. I thought that sounded so great. So, a few years ago I endeavored to do the same thing as Billy. Unfortunately, I couldn't keep up with his pace. But, I am ready now for a new Bible.
My Bible has been pretty well filled up for the last few months. Not a lot of clean left. But, getting a new Bible is not as easy as it sounds. I have been wanting one with a cool cover - you know, the ones with the two-toned look and the great feeling leather. The problem is, I have only been able to find those cool covers on KJV, NIV and NLT translations. Those are all great translations, but I prefer the New American Standard (NASB). I think that the NASB people must be pretty boring because while you could get NIV Bibles with Gator skin covers and stainless steel - stuff like that - all you could find for NASB was the same old "Bonded Leather" in burgundy or black. Which is fine... don't get me wrong. It's just not very, you know... cool.
All that changed today. I found a great new Bible. It's NASB with Italian two-toned leather (black and coach brown). It feels so good in your hand -you just want to hold it - which is a great thing for a Bible.
I feel like it's a great challenge to start a new Bible. All those clean pages. I am looking forward to my meeting times with God on the pages of that book. I hope also - that you as well will enjoy great meeting times with God in 2008. May He bless you richly with His Word.
Happy New Year.
3 comments:
How many Italians gave their last full measure so you could have a well covered Bible?
Fredo Corleone
I'm just glad you didn't get the "Bible for Men," the counterpart to the "Bible for Women." However, I did hear that they're selling much better than the "Bible for Sinners," the "Bible for Complete Pagans," and the unusually popular "Bible for White, Suburban, Upper Class, Republican, Evangelical Fundamentalists."
Wait til you have to try narrowing your search for a new NASB even more by adding "large print" to your criteria, like I did recently. Hey, taking John's comments into consideration, I wonder if there's a "Baby Boomer Bible." Maybe I should have looked for that one.
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