A Journey With Matthew: The 50 Day Bible Challenge

by Barbara Cawthorne Crafton, Frederick Borsch, David Anderson

Take a journey through the Gospel of Matthew with fifty days of scripture readings, meditations, questions, and prayers. Twenty-five dynamic spiritual leaders and authors serve as guides, writing from around the world about the wisdom, lessons, and parables shared by Matthew, one of the great apostles and evangelists.
A Journey with Matthew is an extension of The Bible Challenge, a global initiative to encourage daily engagement with scripture and an exploration of the Word of God.

Authors include: David Anderson, Frederick Borsch, Paul Butler, Bo Cox, Barbara Cawthorne Crafton, Michael Curry, Clifton Daniel, Mary Gray-Reeves, Scott Gunn, Daniel R. Heischman, Graham James, Cynthia Briggs Kittredge, Bolly anak Lapok, Tracy Lind, Stephen Lyon, Ian S. Markham, Kate Moorehead, Barry Morgan, Riaz Mubarak, Sam Portaro, Jeremiah Sierra, Becca Stevens, Ray Suarez, Hillary T. West, and Marek P. Zabriskie.

Genres: Nonfiction

209 pages, Kindle Edition

First published March 26, 2014

Reviews

[Cathryn Conroy · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is the first of five books in the "50 Day Bible Challenge" series, an excellent way to read the four Gospels and the Book of Acts in a thoughtful, contemplative way without expending a huge amount of time.

In this case, the 28 chapters of the Gospel According to Matthew are divided into 50 daily readings, each of which is followed by a short reflection, a question or two and a prayer. The reflections, questions, and prayers are written by leading Anglicans worldwide—from a former death row-prisoner to a retreat leader to bishops—and offer inspiring and intriguing interpretations on the day's selection.

Each day's reading takes between five and 10 minutes, making this an accessible spiritual discipline for even the busiest among us.

[Meg Rice · Rating 5 out of 5]

Studied on zoom with friends from church and an out of state sister-in-law, this study generated rich biblical discussion, personal sharing, and insights that proved life enriching. We continue to do these 50 day Bible challenges and are grateful for them.