Reading the Bible (and Calvin) in a Year & Other Links

Have you ever wanted to read a Christian theological classic?  Probably not. Why not try it?  The gentlemen over at ref21 offer a 2009 reading schedule for John Calvin's Institutes of Christian Religion, which is considered one of the greatest books in Christian history.  I am looking forward to doing it this year.  

NFL has some good games this weekend: Favre vs. Pennington, Chargers vs. Broncos.  Chargers are lucky to be in that position, but they have played well down the stretch.  Most other divisions and they wouldn't stand a chance for the playoffs, but weak division ='s a fighter's chance for the playoffs.  Pennington's old team kicked him out for Favre, and now it comes down to a must win for each team for the playoffs.  Favre's Jet's have choked as of late, and Parcell's dolphins have played much better this year with Pennington at the helm.  There are many more great games Sunday as well...

Trueman, again, this time on the economy and idolatry.  That is a must read.

Thinking about a Bible reading plan for next year?  Here are a few recommendations I have enjoyed in the past: Robert Murray McCheyne's has a great plan for reading the OT once and the NT twice, yet requires much committment to stay on plan; the Discipleship Journal plan, recommended by Pastor John Piper, is a good one and helps one finish the Bible in a year without as much reading.  

A few others I haven't tried that look interesting is: A 61 day chronological plan which traces key events and people throughout biblical history.  That looks like a solid one to get a good sweeping view of the Bible.  It could be a great one for mothers with kids who have a hard time committing to the entire Bible in a year or a good one for those who struggle reading the Bible and just want to start somewhere.  One should be able to nail 61 days out of 365, right?  What about a Bible reading plan with the Apocrypha?  Now, I hesitate to call that a Bible reading plan at all, but if you are interested in some other literature held to be of historical importance to Jewish people and held to be inspired by Roman Catholics--give that a shot.  However, the Apocrypha is not canonical and should never be read in the same way as God's Word inspired by the Holy Spirit, rather it should be read carefully and critically just like any other fallible text.