Bible reading #25 and more...

Sunday, June 14, 2026

KJV MacLaren Reference

Numbers 1-7; Joel; Amos; Jonah; John 3-5;

Tyndale 1534

1 Corinthians 10-16

NASB 1971

Deuteronomy 25-34

Monday, June 15, 2026

KJV MacLaren Reference

Numbers 8-15; Hosea; John 6

Tyndale 1534

2 Corinthians

NASB 1971

Joshua 1-7

Tuesday, June 16, 2026

KJV MacLaren Reference

Numbers 16-21; Micah; John 7-8

Tyndale 1534

Galatians

NASB 1971

Joshua 8-13

Wednesday, June 17, 2026

KJV MacLaren Reference

Numbers 22-36; Isaiah 1-5; John 9

Tyndale 1534 

Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians

NASB 1971

Joshua 14-24

Thursday, June 18, 2026

KJV MacLaren Reference

Deuteronomy 1-4; Isaiah 6-9; John 10-12;

Tyndale 1534

1 Thessalonians; 2 Thessalonians

NASB 1971

Judges 1-12

Friday, June 19, 2026

KJV MacLaren Reference

Deuteronomy 5-9; Isaiah 10-13; John 13

Tyndale 1534

1 Timothy, 2 Timothy; Titus; Philemon

NASB 1971

Judges 13-21; Ruth

Saturday, June 20, 2026

KJV MacLaren Reference

Deuteronomy 10-11; Isaiah 14-21; John 14-17;

Tyndale 1534

1 Peter; 2 Peter; 1 John; 2 John; 3 John

NASB 1971 

1 Samuel 1-15;

   

• View comments • Track comments •

15. Into a Golden Era. Gabrielle Meyer. 2026. 384 pages. [Source: Library] [christian fiction, christian romance, series book, 3 stars]

First sentence: I needed help, and I didn't have much time. 

Premise/plot: Into a Golden Era is the newest in Gabrielle Meyer's "Timeless" series. Ally, our heroine, lives in two timelines. She lives in California in 1849 during the "Gold Rush," and in California in 1929 as an actress in the Golden Age of Hollywood. In the 1849 story line, Ally is trying to use her knowledge of the future (though not well thought out research) to make her family rich so she doesn't feel guilty leaving them for her more modern life. She knows where gold will be found, and is going to try to get there and take some before it is actually actually found. In the 1929 story line, Ally and her family (who own a small, independent film company) are filming Little Women. Ally is faking a relationship with Hollywood bad-boy, Spencer, who is starring as Laurie in the film. This is the life that she supposedly wants, but, she's not particularly happy in it. Well, to be fair, Ally is having all the issues in both timelines. 

The two love interests are Sam (in the 1849 story line) and Spencer (in the 1929 story line). The reader can guess the outcome extremely early on. 

My thoughts: I don't mind formulaic romance. I don't. It can be a great joy, a "guilty pleasure" if you will. Guilty not because it's sinful or shameful but because it isn't the most super amazing quality of literature. The books are allegedly Christian fiction. And there's a shallow amount of Christianity to be found. Which is completely fine. The speculative fiction of this series makes it strange. And perhaps it's for the best that theology or doctrine isn't inserted in this super strange world. Two bodies, one soul. It is just ODD if you overthink the theology of it. 

I wanted to love this one more than I did. But I did like it better than some in the series. 

   

• View comments • Track comments •

Sunday, June 7, 2026

Tyndale 1534

John 1-8; 

KJV MacLaren Reference Bible

Exodus 30-34; Psalms 120-126; Ecclesiastes 6-12; Luke 12;

NASB 1971 Reference Bible 

Exodus 32-40

Monday, June 8, 2026

Leviticus

Tuesday, June 9, 2026

Numbers 1-15;

Wednesday, June 10, 2026

Numbers 16-36

Thursday, June 11, 2026

Friday, June 12, 2026

Deuteronomy 9-18

Saturday, June 13, 2026

Deuteronomy 19-24

   

• View comments • Track comments •

14. The War for Middle-Earth: J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis Confront the Gathering Storm, 1933-1945. Joseph Loconte. 2025. 288 pages. [Source: Review copy] [nonfiction, world war II, literature, 4 stars]

First sentence: The agreement that officially ended the First World War has borne an impossibly heavy burden.

This book is a great fit for readers who

a) have an interest in the INKLINGS--including C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien

b) have an interest in literature past and present

c) enjoy making connections between ideas and concepts found in literature with the real world or perhaps switch those around making connections between the real world and ideas, concepts, themes found in literature

d) have an interest in both the first and second world wars

e) have an interest in sociology and culture of the early to mid twentieth centuries

f) essentially anyone who enjoys diving deep into all the layers of context

I am not sure that I meet all these criteria, but I do have an interest in world war II and I have read some Tolkien and some Lewis. This definitely dives deeper into all the literature aspects. For example, some of the layers of context involve what works, what authors, that Lewis, Tolkien (and perhaps their contemporaries) read at various points of their lives and were influenced by. How did reading x influence author y into writing abc. What themes from book x and y can be seen in the works of author c and d. How does reading these themes, these ideas, these concepts change who readers are, change how they think, how they interpret the world around them. 

It was a good read, but, lots of depth.

   

• View comments • Track comments •

   

• View comments • Track comments •