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Reading Plan

Starter.

Six weeks. Two streams. Build the habit before you build the intensity.

2 streams2 chapters / day15–20 min / day6 weeks — fixed

Your Reading Plan Blueprint

The blueprint for the next 8-10 weeks.

Start with Week 1 (see below) and continue until you finish Mark.

Read DailyMatthew → Mark (continuous)Psalms ↻ Proverbs (alternating)
MondayMatt 1Ps 1
TuesdayMatt 2Prov 1
WednesdayMatt 3Ps 2
ThursdayMatt 4Prov 2
FridayMatt 5Ps 3
Sat & SunRest & Reflect

Your reading streams

Two streams. One chapter each.

Stream 1

Gospels

MatthewMark

Matthew, then Mark

One chapter per day. You'll finish both in the six weeks.

Stream 2

Wisdom & Worship

PsalmsProverbs

Psalms and Proverbs, alternating daily

One day Psalms, next day Proverbs. Short chapters — good for morning reading.

The Gospels are the heart of the whole system. On every plan, at every level, you are always in the Gospels. In Starter you work through Matthew first, then Mark — and when you finish the plan, you pick up at Luke 1 on Standard A.

Psalms and Proverbs alternate daily. If you read Psalms today, you read Proverbs tomorrow. These are short chapters — rarely more than ten minutes — and they're well suited to morning reading or reflection before prayer.

Weekly rhythm

Saturday is always reflection day.

Choose the weekly rhythm that fits your life. You can change it as you go.

5-dayRecommended

Mon – Fri

Saturday: reflect. Sunday: rest.

6-day

Mon – Sat

Saturday: read and reflect. Sunday: rest.

7-day

Every day

Read every day. Saturday still doubles as reflection day.

How to read

REAP — a method for devotional reading.

Read. Examine. Apply. Pray. A simple four-step method for devotional reading — with a journaling pattern to match.

See the full method →

When you finish

You graduate to Standard A.

When you finish Mark — the last book in the Starter plan — you don't start over. You step up. Standard A picks up exactly where Starter leaves off, adding a third stream (the rest of the Bible) without losing your momentum.

Your starting points on Standard A:

  • GospelsLuke 1
  • Wisdom & WorshipPsalm 23 / Proverbs 23
  • ScriptureGenesis 1
Explore Standard →

Where it fits

Starter in the system.

Starter opens two streams. Switch to any plan below to see how the system grows as you graduate.

Click a stream to highlight its books.

The Old Testament
Genesis50
Exodus40
Leviticus27
Numbers36
Deuteronomy34
Joshua24
Judges21
Ruth4
1 Samuel31
2 Samuel24
1 Kings22
2 Kings25
1 Chronicles29
2 Chronicles36
Ezra10
Nehemiah13
Esther10
Job42
Psalms150
Proverbs31
Ecclesiastes12
Song of Solomon8
Isaiah66
Jeremiah52
Lamentations5
Ezekiel48
Daniel12
Hosea14
Joel3
Amos9
Obadiah1
Jonah4
Micah7
Nahum3
Habakkuk3
Zephaniah3
Haggai2
Zechariah14
Malachi4
The New Testament
Matthew28
Mark16
Luke24
John21
Acts28
Romans16
1 Corinthians16
2 Corinthians13
Galatians6
Ephesians6
Philippians4
Colossians4
1 Thessalonians5
2 Thessalonians3
1 Timothy6
2 Timothy4
Titus3
Philemon1
Hebrews13
James5
1 Peter5
2 Peter3
1 John5
2 John1
3 John1
Jude1
Revelation22