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The Bible in 52 Weeks for Families: A Yearlong Bible Study
A journey through the Bible to nurture your family's faith
This book features a yearlong reading plan designed to guide your family through the entire Bible—a few verses at a time. With weekly commentaries, discussion questions, and activities, it will spark exciting conversations and inspire every family member to apply God's teachings to their own life.
Connect with His Word and spend quality time together with this Bible study guide for families.
This book features a yearlong reading plan designed to guide your family through the entire Bible—a few verses at a time. With weekly commentaries, discussion questions, and activities, it will spark exciting conversations and inspire every family member to apply God's teachings to their own life.
Connect with His Word and spend quality time together with this Bible study guide for families.
218 pages, Paperback
Published August 23, 2022
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November 2, 2024
Thank you to Callisto Publishing, Dr. Wes Bixby, and NetGalley for the opportunity to preview this title before publication in exchange for an honest review.
Obviously, I have not completed this book bc it would have taken an entire year before I could have offered a review. However, I did do 4 weeks so I believe that I have had enough time to form an opinion. However, that opinion is mixed.
First, the purpose of this devotional is to get through the entire Bible in 1 year. That is quite a bit of reading each day (well, 6 days a week), although I understand that is what needs to happen to finish in 52 weeks. The first day we sat down to read and it was 3 chapters of Genesis, I was a bit intimidated. Second, this is a family devotional and it says in the "How to use this book" section that families should find a Bible (or Bibles) that fit the family and their needs, so we tried using a storybook Bible so my 6 yr old wasn't bored and confused. However, that Bible (as with most storybook Bibles not matter how advanced they are) failed to cover what was being asked to read. The introduction says that it should only take about 15 minutes each day to read but we did not find that to be the case, it was more like 30 minutes.
That being said, the written devotional and the discussion questions at the end of the week were nice, however, that just added yet more time already set aside for that day. Further, the discussion questions were pretty cut and dry. The first part was usually a yes or no question followed by a "why?" which generally offered a one sentence answer. Even with further prompting from us, the conversation did not go far. (Maybe bc we were kinda ready to be done?)
Now, I understand that this sounds terrible, like we cannot be bothered to take time as a family to spend with God and His word. But I am being real, as this is an honest review. I think a lot of families, like ours, has a difficult time carving out time when it requires coordinating schedules and this would have been easier and better if less time was required. Or if it was abbreviated reading, more devotional, and/or more questions. That way, this could have been done in the car going to and from activities.
Overall, I do not feel that this is very family-friendly and would be much more suited for an individual study.
Obviously, I have not completed this book bc it would have taken an entire year before I could have offered a review. However, I did do 4 weeks so I believe that I have had enough time to form an opinion. However, that opinion is mixed.
First, the purpose of this devotional is to get through the entire Bible in 1 year. That is quite a bit of reading each day (well, 6 days a week), although I understand that is what needs to happen to finish in 52 weeks. The first day we sat down to read and it was 3 chapters of Genesis, I was a bit intimidated. Second, this is a family devotional and it says in the "How to use this book" section that families should find a Bible (or Bibles) that fit the family and their needs, so we tried using a storybook Bible so my 6 yr old wasn't bored and confused. However, that Bible (as with most storybook Bibles not matter how advanced they are) failed to cover what was being asked to read. The introduction says that it should only take about 15 minutes each day to read but we did not find that to be the case, it was more like 30 minutes.
That being said, the written devotional and the discussion questions at the end of the week were nice, however, that just added yet more time already set aside for that day. Further, the discussion questions were pretty cut and dry. The first part was usually a yes or no question followed by a "why?" which generally offered a one sentence answer. Even with further prompting from us, the conversation did not go far. (Maybe bc we were kinda ready to be done?)
Now, I understand that this sounds terrible, like we cannot be bothered to take time as a family to spend with God and His word. But I am being real, as this is an honest review. I think a lot of families, like ours, has a difficult time carving out time when it requires coordinating schedules and this would have been easier and better if less time was required. Or if it was abbreviated reading, more devotional, and/or more questions. That way, this could have been done in the car going to and from activities.
Overall, I do not feel that this is very family-friendly and would be much more suited for an individual study.
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