Reading plans
How to use reading plans well
Reading plans on this site are intentionally short and repeatable. They work best when you read the assigned passages slowly, note one main idea, and keep moving instead of trying to finish everything at once.
Guides that help you choose the right plan
Open one of these first if you need help deciding how to start or how to keep a plan realistic.
How to read Paul's letters without losing the gospel thread
Read Paul's letters as pastoral arguments shaped by churches, problems, and the gospel rather than as detached doctrinal fragments.
How to read baptism and the Lord's Supper without treating them as mere symbols or mere rituals
Read baptism and the Lord's Supper as practices tied to Christ, the church, remembrance, obedience, and public belonging.
How to read church life and spiritual gifts without confusion or competition
Read church life and spiritual gifts as service for the body, ordered worship, shared maturity, and visible love rather than personal status.
Start with the gospel
Plans built around grace, faith, love, salvation, and humility.
Salvation (7 days)
A simple plan based on the topic: Salvation. Each day, read the texts and apply one practical takeaway.
Faith (7 days)
A simple plan based on the topic: Faith. Each day, read the texts and apply one practical takeaway.
Grace (7 days)
A simple plan based on the topic: Grace. Each day, read the texts and apply one practical takeaway.
Humility (7 days)
A simple plan based on the topic: Humility. Each day, read the texts and apply one practical takeaway.
Love (7 days)
A simple plan based on the topic: Love. Each day, read the texts and apply one practical takeaway.
Prayer, wisdom, and obedience
Plans to form Christian habits around prayer, wisdom, forgiveness, and generosity.
Forgiveness (7 days)
A simple plan based on the topic: Forgiveness. Each day, read the texts and apply one practical takeaway.
Discipleship (7 days)
A simple plan based on the topic: Discipleship. Each day, read the texts and apply one practical takeaway.
Generosity (7 days)
A simple plan based on the topic: Generosity. Each day, read the texts and apply one practical takeaway.
Prayer (7 days)
A simple plan based on the topic: Prayer. Each day, read the texts and apply one practical takeaway.
Wisdom (7 days)
A simple plan based on the topic: Wisdom. Each day, read the texts and apply one practical takeaway.
Read through hard seasons
Plans for suffering, fear, waiting, joy, and hope when life is heavy.
Suffering (7 days)
A simple plan based on the topic: Suffering. Each day, read the texts and apply one practical takeaway.
Hope (7 days)
A simple plan based on the topic: Hope. Each day, read the texts and apply one practical takeaway.
Joy (7 days)
A simple plan based on the topic: Joy. Each day, read the texts and apply one practical takeaway.
Open the full plan archive
- Generosity (7 days)A simple plan based on the topic: Generosity. Each day, read the texts and apply one practical takeaway.
- Humility (7 days)A simple plan based on the topic: Humility. Each day, read the texts and apply one practical takeaway.
- Repentance (7 days)A simple plan based on the topic: Repentance. Each day, read the texts and apply one practical takeaway.
- Wisdom (7 days)A simple plan based on the topic: Wisdom. Each day, read the texts and apply one practical takeaway.
- Joy (7 days)A simple plan based on the topic: Joy. Each day, read the texts and apply one practical takeaway.
- Peace (7 days)A simple plan based on the topic: Peace. Each day, read the texts and apply one practical takeaway.
- Salvation (7 days)A simple plan based on the topic: Salvation. Each day, read the texts and apply one practical takeaway.
- Forgiveness (7 days)A simple plan based on the topic: Forgiveness. Each day, read the texts and apply one practical takeaway.
- Grace (7 days)A simple plan based on the topic: Grace. Each day, read the texts and apply one practical takeaway.
- Hope (7 days)A simple plan based on the topic: Hope. Each day, read the texts and apply one practical takeaway.
- Suffering (7 days)A simple plan based on the topic: Suffering. Each day, read the texts and apply one practical takeaway.
- Discipleship (7 days)A simple plan based on the topic: Discipleship. Each day, read the texts and apply one practical takeaway.
- Faith (7 days)A simple plan based on the topic: Faith. Each day, read the texts and apply one practical takeaway.
- Love (7 days)A simple plan based on the topic: Love. Each day, read the texts and apply one practical takeaway.
- Prayer (7 days)A simple plan based on the topic: Prayer. Each day, read the texts and apply one practical takeaway.