I finally got some more journaling done this weekend. I cannot take credit for the image ideas. I was inspired by Pinterest. I have added details in a couple of places and changed colors here or there.
One of the things that I did this weekend was personalize the inside covers of my HCSB Compact Bible. This mini Bible measures roughly 4 inches wide and 6 inches tall. It fits really well in hand. It is a nice size to for a purse or backpack. They come in a variety of colors. I also have a brown one with gold gilding.
This is my NASB NoteTaker Bible. It is primarily what I use for journaling.
Here are a few things I did in it recently.
Romans 1:12
Luke 6:27-28
Isaiah 26:3
These are in The Study Bible for Women (HCSB).
These are both tip-outs. The one on the left is just notepad paper.
The one on the right is actually a paper sack that I can slide papers, prayer requests, sticky notes, whatever in. I used decorative duct tape to adhere the bottom side. I tried washi but it wouldn't hold. \
Here is what it looks like when they are tipped outward.
That is all for now. What do you think?
Do you want to give Bible journaling a try, too?
Hopefully I will be able to do some more this week. I really enjoyed it. :D
So, I have a Bible study group that I like to attend. I can't always make it due to work but I go when I can. Right now, we are studying the book of Luke. I am really enjoying being able to be back in the fold. I have missed my friends. However, it is even sweeter with my HCSB The Study Bible for Women. I just love the layout.
Because I love the layout, the info, and even the blue hue to the pages, I find it extremely easy to just dive in and keep swimming through. I love just grabbing my highlighters, my sticky notes and some gel pens. I feel like a kid with fingerpaints. lol Seriously. I enjoy it. For right now and for this Bible, I have no color code. I just contrast so it is easier to pick out things.
I will say, though, that I have figured out why I should also be using larger sticky notes in tandem with the small ones. I had peeked at the Quest study notes while I was doing my study. Then, I was in group and trying to remember where they were to mention them. OOPsie! I got confused which Bible and the exact wording. I will have to write out the notes I want to remember and stick them into this Bible in the future. ;) Problem solved. I can even take a composition journal page, I believe would fit in it, roughly anyhow if not, and use the restickable glue stick.
I will leave details at the end if you are interested in this Bible. There are also NKJV and CSB versions.
Here is part of my marking for Chapter 11. I know, I know. I highlighted a LOT of stuff. However, it is Jesus whom is speaking. How can you NOT mark that as important? It is not red letter but it is read letter. ;)
I got mine at Christianbook Distributors. Mine is hardcover but LeatherTouch is also an option. Amazon may have it as well. There are 2 versions from 2 different years. This is the updated one. It seems to have more notes. However, in order to get a LeatherTouch and to figure out the differnces, I got both slightly imperfect at Christianbook on a good sale. I paid about $15 for both together. This is large print not thumb indexed. The old version LeatherTouch is standard print.
Ha! I added 4 more stickies and made a tip-in since this pic. We had another study and I love making notes of great comments during. This was so much fun. There was some great discussion!
I have already read Chapter 12 for the next meeting. I need to read the study notes in this and my other 2 study Bibles. I have highlighted different topics throughout the chapter and then used a glitter gel pen to underline things that stood out in that topic to me.
If you are interested in making your own sticky notes (out of just about anything- note pad paper, index cards, print outs, then check out this video.
I hope that you enjoy these posts. I would love to hear your comments or questions.
I hope you are having a beautiful week. It's a great day to jump into the Word. ;)
So, I finally received my other study Bible. I ordered it on May 13. It was supposed to have been here by 5/24. There was a shipping hiccup and it was a day late. Here it is:
I went for the NIV because it was a bit cheaper. The CEV was more than twice as much.
The ribbon is only on the cover to hide the inscription. It did not come with the Bible.
It seems to be in great shape. The spine seems a bit worn but it is also a heavy and thick Bible.
By my measurements, it is about 9.5 " tall and the spine is roughly 2.5" wide.
Here are some pics inside.
What I love about this Bible is all the pictures, notes as well as a buffet of cultural, history and other info. I am looking forward to jumping into it.
Here is a list of features and the ISBN number.
I'm taking part in a challenge to only use one Bible this month, so I have not yet had a chance to check it out completely. If you would like a full review, my friend, Cat Woods, has a pretty indepth one here. She also has a review for many others, including the Quest Bible I received recently on another order.
A common question is "Why does anyone need more than one Bible? Isn't one enough? The answer is dependent upon each individual. For some people, one Bible is enough. However, there are benefits to having more than one, even in the same translation.
😄My husband never seemed to understand before but I think he is
starting to by now (I hope). He is a
"one Bible is enough" person. I
don't knock him for that. I think one is
all that is necessary.That is enough to allow you access to God's
Word to be able to read it and write it on your heart. However, I definitely see the benefits of
having multiples.
The reason so many collect them and/ or feel a need to have more is because the extra helps and
content are different. There are
devotional Bibles that are more leaning toward prayer and making you think on a
heart and principal level. There are
study Bibles that go in great detail about timelines and other facts about the
culture, etc. There are journaling
Bibles that allow you to doodle and draw pictures to help you remember a verse
or a time that was meaningful to you that God spoke to your heart. Some
people use journaling Bibles to write their notes on the side margins, instead
of a separate notebook.
I have multiple
NIV but each has a different reason why I go to it. It is easier to find what you are looking for
with themes. The Leadership Bible has
where to find examples of leadership in the Bible. Another is for highlighting
verses about my word of the year, all in one place, so that I am not sifting
through different kinds of markings to find all of them by topic. One is a
devotional Bible dedicated to focusing on or improving your prayer life. I just ordered 2 more from Amazon. One is The Learning Bible and has tons of
cultural and geographical info, etc., and the other is Quest Study Bible. The last
one has TONS of questions and answers to help your understanding of what you
are reading. Some only feel lead to have
one Bible and there is NOTHING wrong with that.😊These are just reasons why some keep buying
more. I hope this helps.
I told my husband, "Look. Collecting Bibles isn't your
thing and that is fine. You have things
you collect and there are definitely worse things that I could be into." I
think he finally somewhat understands at least. That doesn't mean he agrees. Any time I mention wanting a new one, he says,
"ANOTHER Bible?!" 🙈 lol Oy!
I don't pay full price, either. I try to limit myself to
between $10 and $15. It is actually more like between $5 and $10 unless there is a special reason (like gifting). I got my ESV Journaling single column at ChristianBook when
it was 10.99 (marble) and I got the large, print thumb index version, of The Study
Bible for women (HCSB) for my mom, slightly imperfect for 14.99.
Instead of getting the same Bible for me, I got the older
version smoke leather (imperfectly imprinted) AND the hardback large print not indexed- (I prefer to tab
myself) -slightly imperfect- BOTH for about $15 total. This is the best way for me to
expand.
You have to look SUPER close to the top left corner to see the tear in the spine.
There is also a tiny wrinkle at the bottom. I haven't really noticed anything else.
The imperfectly imprinted is when they engrave it but it isn't right. They cut the name out and put a similar piece of leather to kind of cover it. This leaves a cut mark on the cover of the Bible. You can see where it is cut out but the integrity of the book is absolutely fine. Here is how I handled that. ;)
I lucked out and
found The Power Of A Praying Woman through Goodwill on Amazon for $4.
I had seen The Life Application Study Bible, I
believe, quite awhile back on Amazon (hardback) for about $5. I missed out
because I didn't act quickly. I'm not trying to make a list. I just wanted to help anyone else
who might be wanting another Bible but wasn't aware of the types of deals you can get.
Places like Lifeway and Half Price Books are great but I
know that they are a bit out of my range right now. Though, some LifeWay stores are closing. I'm sad at that but maybe, for those areas, it would be a good time to buy.
A great option is to go
imperfect or used. Most of them, I can't even tell they have anything
"wrong" with them except a spine dent or wrinkle. The used The Power of A Praying Woman Bible was in
mint condition but no box. I also like to browse the $5 sales. I'm hopefully
going to be using some of these Bibles above more often with the reading plan.
Sometimes a used Bible really has been used. It is up to you to decide if you are comfortable with possible markings from the previous owner. I, for the most part, am good with it. I just figure it is coming "pre-loaded with character". lol
I think that it is interesting to find out what that person was drawn to. What spoke to them? Did they leave any notes that will water my seeds of faith, like it did their own?
My recent Quest Study Bible did come somewhat "pre-loaded" with regular orange highlighter. It bled through in some places. I have not had a proper chance yet to see what passages they highlighted. I only know that, according to the reading plan, they had read quite a bit and maybe even consistently. However, the only books that have any heavy highlighting are some of the Gospels and a little bit in Ezekiel. For about $4.50, that is fine by me. I can still benefit from the rest of the information just fine.
I am still waiting for The Learning Bible. It has had a major shipping hiccup. It was scanned into the original USPS facility. It shows Denver, Co. (last week). After 4 days of not moving so much as 2 hours instate, in any direction, I contacted the USPS. They told me to contact the sender because they didn't see it in the system. This was Friday afternoon.
So, the seller (from Amazon) said they would contact the carrier. Fast forward through the weekend. I contacted support near the end of day on Monday. They apologized for not having been able to get to the bottom of it sooner but they would let me know.
They contacted me to tell me that the USPS was working to find a way to get the info updated on my side. I don't remember the exact wording. It would seem to me that nobody has scanned the blasted thing since it arrived. Support told me it had been scanned internally but not specifically for the tracking ticket.
Well, today was the last day of the original shipping window. I haven't heard anything since early this week. It is now Friday. I ordered on the 13th of May. My Quest Bible was ordered the same day, with the same wait window and was delivered successfully (on May 16th), a day earlier than the expected window start time of May 17th-24. I hope it is finally here today. If not, I think it is time to cancel.
Blessings to you and I hope you have a beautiful start to a very blessed and beautiful weekend!
If you would like a full review over this Bible, my friend, Cat Woods, has one here. She has many other reviews and other types of videos as well.
<3 I did not get these Bibles but I really like them. I just wanted to share in case it helped anyone else.
As I said in the previous post, the prices at Ollie's seemed on par with Christianbook to me. The upside was that I could see them, hold them, and look inside of some of them. Some were sealed.
I almost got The Everyday Life Bible from Joyce Meyer. They had it in paperback. It was only $4.99. I got excited but when I skimmed through, I didn't feel it. You know what I mean. Some Bibles you just feel a connection to. I am not cover picky on most Bibles and some I love that they are paperback. It makes me feel like it truly is a textbook. I was a study nerd in school, so I feel ready to dig in. However, I really thought before this was one I would rather have leather and I was right. Just my opinion. Having said that, if it was the only way I could ever get that one, I would have snapped it up at that price.
The first one that I looked into that I loved was the Zondervan Study Bible. Each translation and/ or publisher seems to have their own. I was curious about the differences. I picked it up and was in love with this one. The first reason is that it is a "chunky monkey." 😂 I don't know how to describe it. It just "felt" full of knowledge!! LOL I like that the footnotes are in a green background so that there is contrast from the scriptures. I like the color images sprinkled throughout. I just generally liked this one.
I have heard of both the Know The Word and the Apply The Word. Sometimes I forget which is which. They had the KJV Word Study Bible in store.
The last one is the Faithlife Illustrated Study Bible. It's another great one. I love the pics of the fishing boats and the architecture/ structures. That is something I haven't seen so much of so far.
These are just a few of the Bibles on my wishlist.
Do you have any Bibles on your wishlist? Which one(s)?
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