At least two-thirds of the Bible is Old Testament, which means that, if you are participating in The Bible Project Reading plan or if you are working your way through the Bible on your own, you will be spending a good amount of the year in the Old Testament. If you are using The Bible Project Reading plan you will be in the Old Testament until the end of August. The question that usually arises for most people when they are working through reading the entire Bible is, “If Christians are focused on Jesus, why read the Old Testament?”

The anticipation and beginning of a new year brings with it hope. Hope that this new year will be better than the year before; hope that you can succeed in trying something you haven’t tried before; hope that you can overcome what once held you down. And, for those of us who trust the Bible, a new year often brings with it the hope to do the one thing we have all tried to do—read the entire Bible. This year I’m going to make it past that third book!