Last fall one of my friends decided she would read the Bible in one year as her New Year’s Resolution. She went on Facebook and invited anyone interested to join her on this venture. To her surprise, several of us signed up. She spent the last few weeks of the old year working up a weekly calendar and forming study questions to help keep us on task. Over the years, I have attempted this on my own but I usually lose interest by the time I hit Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy. Moses becomes a real nag, and I get bored with all the goat sacrifices. When this opportunity came up, I decided to try it once again. Why am I doing this? I consider myself intelligent and a voracious reader. I taught English/Language Arts for thirty-seven years to students. I have read most of the classics and the contemporary masterpieces out there. Some I have read multiple times and can discuss each at great length, but I cannot say the same about