90 Days through the New Testament

I love challenges. I do a great job tackling hard missions. Juice fasts. Nanowrimo. Once I signed up for a read the Bible in 90 days challenge and nailed it. The problem, for me, is once I’ve conquoered the challenge I don’t continue the behavior. It only takes a week or two and before I’ve slid off the wagon and back into familar routines.

My 90 days through the Bible challenge was fantastic and did spur on a deeper love for God’s word but didn’t become a habit. This time around I want to savor the scriptures as I push myself to complete them. I also want to include my children and husband on the journey without overwhelming them. But how can I have it all? How? With the 90 Days through the New Testament Challenge.

Why 90 Days?

Ninety days wrap up a quarter of our 2nd semester of homeschool. Ninety days is enough to be challenging but not so fast as to be exhausting. The goal is to create a habit and a hunger for the Word of God, not to check off boxes and leave the Lord behind. It doesn’t take a whole lot of prep work. Just pick up and read 3 to 4 chapters a day and you’ll end on time. Or you can get creative with it and mix your Gospel readings with the Epistals. (Like in our printable below)

Why include Family?

Again, the challenge isn’t exhaustive. Even my struggling learner can keep up with us, especially if they use an audio version.

Why the New Testament?

I have tackled a read the entire Bible in 90 days challenge before. I loved it. But so much was lost in the push to conquer the challenge. Using 90 days to soak in the New Testament leaves me plenty of time to dive deeper into my readings.

How to make it part of Homeschool?

It’s my goal to integrate the challenge into our morning/together time. On the weekends, I’m having my children complete their readings in private quiet times. Toss in notebooking, copywork, and discussion times that makes an in depth family challenge and a full curriculum.

What tools will we use?

Besides a Bible and an audio version, I’m using a book that has me write the word through the Gospel. My youngest is using a funlearning book. But my eldest is keeping a composition notebook. All our journals need pens, pencils, crayons, stickers and the like. Anything to make digging into God’s Word more exciting for each of us.

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