Acts 17:11, speaking of the Bereans, says, “They received the word with all eagerness, examining the Scriptures daily to see if these things were so.”
1 Peter 2:2 contains a command from Peter: “Like newborn infants, desire the pure spiritual milk of the word, so that by it you may grow up into your salvation.” (CSB)
When Jesus is tempted in the wilderness by Satan, he retorts one time with Deuteronomy 8:3, “Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.”
2 Timothy 3:16-17 proclaims, “All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness.”
Did you know that audio versions of the Bible are generally about 72 hours long? This means you can complete the entire Bible in about 45-50 minutes per day for 90 days.
Starting January 1, 2026, members at Ridgewood can join together for the joy and privilege of feasting on God’s Word at a quicker pace: reading the Bible in 90 days. This will be our third time doing this in the last five years. While we are going to be reading on our own, we know that we are joining dozens of others in going through the Bible at this faster pace to help provide encouragement and accountability. We know this is a big ask, but we are excited for this time in the Word together.
Why are we doing this?
Donald Whitney says, "There simply is no healthy Christian life apart from a diet of the milk and meat of Scripture.... In the Bible God tells us about Himself, and especially about Jesus Christ, the incarnate God.... None of this eternally essential information can be found anywhere else except the Bible” (Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life, 22-23). We want to be healthy Christians who gain a greater and greater understanding of this eternally essential information, not only for 90 days, but for the rest of our lives.
1) Gain a greater understanding of the story of Scripture as whole
We are going to read fast. Hopefully, this will allow us to make connections we need to be reminded of or that we previously did not know due to slower study of the Word. You will not remember every detail and that's ok! But hopefully some new things will jump out to you.
2) Form new habits
In spite of each of us having an abundance of availability to Scripture (copies on our bookshelves, every possible version on our phone or computer), many of us struggle to develop a habit of simply reading the Word. We all know it takes time to build new habits. Aaron googled “time to develop a habit” and the top answer was an average of 66 days. We are going to try to read the Bible for 90 straight days. Hopefully we will see new habits form in our lives that will continue after the 90 days. You will probably miss a day because life happens and that's ok - you can jump right back on with us!
3) Learn to read big and meditate small
We need to continue to grow in our understanding of the whole counsel of God, but Aaron's Bible is 1,547 pages long . In order to gain more knowledge of God (Col. 1:10), we must spend seasons ingesting larger chunks of Scripture. But we also want to avoid the pitfall that we have all experienced of just reading a chapter or two or fifteen (like we will do), closing our Bible, and having no clue of even one verse or idea that we just read minutes ago. Our encouragement is to take 3-5 minutes at the end of each day’s reading and meditate on a phrase, verse, or paragraph with a little more depth. If you read in the morning, the goal would be at the end of the work day, even if you may not remember all 13 chapters you read that morning, you know some of the big ideas and you could explain to a person how that phrase, verse, or paragraph had an impact on you that day.
Sign up below to receive some regular encouragement and accountability and to learn who else is joining you on this journey. We look forward to seeing what the Lord does through it!