If we highlight and write in the margins of regular books, shouldn’t we be doing so with our Bibles? Emphasizing important details, writing notes and inspiration, highlighting, underlining, making connections.Īgain, the writing process is a tactile process for me. But at the end of the day, a Bible is a book. Many of them are made of very fancy and expensive materials. I know many people who cringe at the thought of marking inside a Bible. That said, I hope you can still take a few principles from this post to apply to your own Bible study routine. I understand that not everyone’s brain works the same way, so this process may or may not be for you. I don’t know how to describe it other than just recognizing that this is how my brain works. Working through my thoughts and my prayers with a pen just feels more genuine to me. For me, there’s something tactile about creating and thinking with a pen and paper in my hands, in a way that just isn’t the same with a keyboard and a mouse. (I do have other articles where I talk about my Bible note-taking process in both Notion and Accordance, if you’re into that kind of thing!)īut this post is focused more on the actual capture process than the recording and archiving process. Once my thoughts have been recorded, brainstormed, and thought through, I’ll eventually bring them over to live in a digital space, whether that’s Notion or Accordance. For me, thoughts always start on a handwritten page. While I love the convenience of digital tools and software, that’s not really how I do my best thinking. I’m a sucker for a good pencil and notebook. In the end I’ll give you my step-by-step process for using my journaling Bible in what I’ve called my “scratch journal” method.Īs I’ve mentioned elsewhere on this site, I love analog tools. To do that, we’ll talk a bit about the differences between handwritten and digital note-taking processes, the benefits of taking notes while reading the Bible, and my own experience in Bible journaling. Today I want to talk about how to use journaling Bibles to get the most out of your journaling experience. However, that’s not really the purpose of this post. If you’re interested in learning more about which products I recommend, I do recommend a couple of different versions on my “Recommended Bibles” page. Journaling Bibles come in many different shapes, sizes, and layouts. It took some mental reframing to get to the point that I am today. However, I didn’t have that relationship with my ESV journaling Bible overnight. But those days are in the past, thanks to my ESV journaling Bible. I’ve been writing in my Bible since I was in high school, but it was always a cumbersome process that left me with ugly-looking Bible pages. One of my favorite advancements in Bible publishing technology over the last few years has been the rise in the popularity of journaling Bibles.
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