Over the past year I've detailed the year-long discipleship program I went through with my son, Parker. It started with a covenant. It involved a spiritual, intellectual, and physical challenge. And we celebrated with a pilgrimage to the Grand Canyon. Actually hiked the Canyon rim-to-rim.
This year I'm keeping it simple: we're reading through a one-year Bible together. I honestly wasn't sure if he was old enough to do it and then I thought about the fact that young Jewish children actually memorized the entire Torah!
We'll still do Father/Son Meetings. We'll probably read some books together. And we're planning on running another triathlon together. But I really felt like I need to re-discipline myself and re-read the entire Bible cover-to-cover this year. Parker was up for the challenge so we'll do it together. Honestly, I think that'll help me stay accountable!
For what it's worth, we're using The Daily Message.
This year I'm keeping it simple: we're reading through a one-year Bible together. I honestly wasn't sure if he was old enough to do it and then I thought about the fact that young Jewish children actually memorized the entire Torah!
We'll still do Father/Son Meetings. We'll probably read some books together. And we're planning on running another triathlon together. But I really felt like I need to re-discipline myself and re-read the entire Bible cover-to-cover this year. Parker was up for the challenge so we'll do it together. Honestly, I think that'll help me stay accountable!
For what it's worth, we're using The Daily Message.
5 Comments:
How old is your son? Mine is 9 years old. I wondering if that would be too young to get him on a weekly schedule. Moreover, I'd have to search for something more along his lines of maturity and understanding.
I also have some scheduling to consider if I commit to this (I leave the house at 615 am and get back home at 615pm on weekdays). I'd like to chew on this a bit.
Kevin,
9 might be a little young, but I'm no expert. I think pre-teen is a good age. But I think alot of depends on the developmental stage of your won. Some 9 year-olds are probably ready. Might be worth doing the New Testament for a younger child?
My two cents,
Mark
Do you have the details of what you did with Parker last year? Books read? Challenges met? Etc.
I'm hoping to pull it all together and package it in a way to help other dads but I'm not there yet. You can search my blog using Parker's name perhaps? That will lead you on a trail of posts...
Hope that helps some...
Mark
Crazy enough I was just praying to God last night about wanting to finally read the Bible all the way thru, but I've never known the best order to do this. Since the Bible isn't really something that you read from cover to cover (or is it?), I always let myself procrastinate on this. Does anyone have any recommendations on an order to read the Bible (book by book), or are there any books out there that I can use to guide me?
Thanks!
Beth
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