6. New American Standard Bible 1995, New Inductive Study Bible. GOD. 1995. 2296 pages. [Source: Bought] [Bible, bible review, 5 stars]
First sentence: In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was moving over the surface of the waters. Then God said, “Let there be light”; and there was light.
Start date: March 3, 2026 End date: August 4, 2026
The New American Standard Bible is one of my all-time favorite, favorite translations. Particularly the 1977 and 1995. This is the 1995 update. I have also read the New Inductive Study Bible in the NASB 1977. So I've now read this particular 'study' Bible in two translations.
This Bible is a study Bible if and only if you put in the work to make it so. The Bible includes detailed instructions on how to do inductive Bible study, how to mark up your Bible, how to write in your Bible, how to interpret and understand what you're reading, what you're marking, etc. It does include some maps, charts, illustrations, etc. that you could benefit from regardless of if you are doing the inductive part. Because this is a Bible that's meant to be marked, written in, etc, there's plenty of space to do so. Perhaps not as much as a wide margin or journaling Bible, but more than your regular Bible.
This is a SINGLE COLUMN, black-letter Bible. The font size is decent, perhaps more than decent. It is not large print or giant print. But it isn't tiny print either. This Bible is HEAVY. That's the trade-off for all the extra space for writing. I believe it is also verse by verse (and not paragraphed). There are no headings, sub-headings, etc. There are lines for YOU to fill in the headings.
This is an older edition of the New Inductive Study Bible. I believe it has been reprinted several times.
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Sunday, July 26, 2026 KJV New Marked Reference Bible Exodus 5-6, 1 Samuel 5-6; Psalms 73-75; Hebrews 1-2 NASB 1971 Reference Psalms 128-140 NASB 1995 Inductive Study Bible John 1-5
Monday, July 27, 2026 KJV New Marked Reference Bible Exodus 7-9; 1 Samuel 7-8; Psalms 76-79; Hebrews 3-5 NASB 1971 Reference Palms 141-150 NASB 1995 Inductive Study Bible John 6-21
Tuesday, July 28, 2026 KJV New Marked Reference Bible Exodus 10-15; 1 Samuel 9-15; Psalms 80-89; Hebrews 6-7 NASB 1971 Reference Proverbs 1-10 NASB 1995 Inductive Study Bible Acts 1-10
Wednesday, July 29, 2026 KJV New Marked Reference Bible Exodus 16-18; 1 Samuel 16-17; Psalms 90-96; Hebrews 8-9; NASB 1971 Reference Proverbs 11-20; NASB 1995 Inductive Study Bible Acts 11-19
Thursday, July 30, 2026 KJV New Marked Reference Bible Exodus 19-20; 1 Samuel 18-21; Psalms 97-102; Hebrews 10-11; NASB 1971 Reference Proverbs 21-31 NASB 1995 Inductive Study Bible Acts 20-28; Romans 1-5
Friday, July 31, 2026 KJV New Marked Reference Bible Exodus 21-24; 1 Samuel 22-31; Psalms 103-106; Hebrews 12-13 NASB 1971 Reference Ecclesiastes; Song of Songs NASB 1995 Inductive Study Bible Romans 6-16
Saturday, August 1, 2026 KJV New Marked Reference Bible Exodus 25-26; Psalms 107-109; 2 Samuel 1-3; James NASB 1971 Reference Bible Isaiah 1-5 NASB 1995 Inductive Study Bible 1 Corinthians 1-6
© Becky Laney of Operation Actually Read Bible
Sunday, July 19, 2026 KJV New Marked Reference Bible Genesis 30-31; Judges 6-8; Psalms 38-40; Matthew 14-15; NASB 1971 Reference Psalms 84-89 NASB 1995 Inductive Study Bible Mark 11-16
Monday, July 20, 2026 KJV New Marked Reference Bible Genesis 32-35; Judges 9-11; Psalms 41-44; Matthew 16-19 NASB 1971 Reference Psalms 90-91 NASB 1995 Inductive Study Bible Luke 1-3
Tuesday, July 21, 2026 KJV New Marked Reference Bible Genesis 36-42; Judges 12-14; Psalms 45-48; Matthew 20 NASB 1971 Reference Psalms 92-97 NASB 1995 Inductive Study Bible Luke 4-6
Wednesday, July 22, 2026 KJV New Marked Reference Bible Genesis 43-44; Judges 15-19; Psalms 49-55; Matthew 21-22; NASB 1971 Reference Psalms 98-106 NASB 1995 Inductive Study Bible Luke 7-11
Thursday, July 23, 2026 KJV New Marked Reference Bible Genesis 45-50; Judges 20-21; Psalms 56-64; Matthew 23-25; NASB 1971 Reference Palms 107-114 NASB 1995 Inductive Study Bible Luke 12-15
Friday, July 24, 2026 KJV New Marked Reference Bible Exodus 1-3; 1 Samuel 1-2; Psalms 65-69; Matthew 26; NASB 1971 Reference Psalms 115-119 NASB 1995 Inductive Study Bible Luke 16-18
Saturday, July 25, 2026 KJV New Marked Reference Bible Exodus 4; 1 Samuel 3-4; Psalms 70-72; Matthew 27-28; NASB 1971 Reference Psalms 120-127 NASB 1995 Inductive Study Bible Luke 19-24
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19. The Goodness of God in the Gift of Scripture. Uche Anizor. 2026. 224 pages. [Source: Review copy] [Christian nonfiction, theology, 5 stars]
First sentence: The twentieth-century pastor and writer A.W. Tozer famously wrote, "What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us... Worship is pure or base as teh worshiper entertains high or low thoughts of God." The shape of our worship and the course of our lives are dictated by our sense of what God is like. This conviction led Tozer to conclude that "the most portentous fact about any man is not what he at a given time may say or do, but what he in his deep heart conceives God to be like." I have often wondered if what Tozer said about our view of God is equally true regarding our view of Scripture, God's word. What comes into our minds when we think about the Bible?
In this book we have twenty meditations on the Word of God, on Scripture, taken from (inspired by) Psalm 119.
Psalm 119 is AMAZING and wonderful and extremely practical and packed with insights and truth. Truly it is a love song to the Word of God. I highly recommend reading this Psalm often. It would be my hope that believers instead of "dreading" this long Psalm would come to LOVE it and see it for what it is.
So let's unpack the title. Scripture is GOD-BREATHED. Here we have the very words of God Himself. We have his revelation. That revelation is a GIFT, the best gift, the truest gift. And this gift is one of an infinite amount of proofs that God is GOOD. He gave us HIS word so we would come to know him, love him, seek him, serve him, obey him, ENJOY HIM, glory in him. It is more than just "knowing" right from wrong. It is a GIFT of relationship. Scripture reveals the GIFTS the LORD has given us. So it isn't just one gift--but many--beyond what we can fathom.
Chapter titles unpack the "gifts" of Scripture:
The Gift of Blessedness The Gift of Purity The Gift of No Shame The Gift of a Wonderful Counselor The Gift of Fear The Gift of Salvation The Gift of Fruitfulness the Gift of Warnings The Gift of Peace The Gift of Understanding The Gift of Sight The Gift of Nourishment The Gift of Strength in Addiction The Gift of True Truth The Gift of Freedom The Gift of Life The Gift of Joy The Gift of Wisdom The Gift of Righteousness The Gift of Hope
© Becky Laney of Operation Actually Read Bible
Sunday, July 12, 2026 KJV New Marked Reference Genesis 6-11; Joshua 7-8; Psalms 8-10; Matthew 5 NASB 1971 Reference Psalms 18-27 NASB 1995 Inductive Study Bible Matthew 1-5 Monday, July 13, 2026 KJV New Marked Reference Genesis 12-14; Joshua 9-10; Psalms 11-17; Matthew 6; NASB 1971 Reference Psalms 28-34 NASB 95 Inductive Matthew 6-10
Tuesday, July 14, 2026 KJV New Marked Reference Genesis 15-16; Joshua 11-15; Psalms 18; Matthew 7-8; NASB 1971 Reference Psalms 35-41; NASB 1995 Inductive Matthew 11-14
Wednesday, July 15, 2026 KJV New Marked Reference Genesis 17-19; Joshua 16-21; Psalms 19-22; Matthew 9 NASB 1971 Reference Psalms 42-50 NASB 1995 Inductive Matthew 15-20
Thursday, July 16, 2026 KJV New Marked Reference Genesis 20-22; Joshua 22-24; Psalms 23-25; Matthew 10; NASB 1971 Reference Psalms 51-63; NASB 1995 Inductive Matthew 21-28
Friday, July 17, 2026 KJV New Marked Reference Genesis 23-27; Judges 1-2; Psalms 26-30; Matthew 11-12; NASB 1971 Reference Psalms 64-72; NASB 95 Inductive Mark 1-7
Saturday, July 18, 2026 KJV New Marked Reference Genesis 28-29; Judges 3-5; Psalms 31-37; Matthew 13 NASB 71 Reference Psalms 73-83 NASB 95 Inductive Mark 8-10
© Becky Laney of Operation Actually Read Bible
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