How to read the Bible

Where to start, what order to read in, and how to make it stick past the second week.

• Psalm 91 Meaning: The Promise the Devil Quoted

  It promises that no plague will come near your house. It is also the one passage the devil quotes back to Jesus in the wilderness, and both…

• Isaiah 41:10 Meaning: What 'Fear Not' Was Answering

  It was the most engaged-with verse in the world again in 2025, for the fourth time in six years. Three verses earlier, frightened people are…

• Verses for When You Feel Lonely

  It's quiet, and nobody has checked in today. Here are nine verses for exactly that, and a way to get one matched to how you're actually feeling…

• Verses for When You Feel Anxious

  Your mind won't sit still. Here are eight verses for that, and what Scripture actually tells you to do with the thoughts, not just how to feel…

• Verses for When You Feel Overwhelmed

  There's too much on you right now. Here are nine verses for exactly that, and a way to get one matched to how you're actually feeling in the…

• What Does the Bible Say About a Relationship With God?

  He wasn't remote before anything went wrong, and he didn't become distant to teach anyone a lesson. He walked, in the same garden, in the cool…

• What Does the Bible Say About God's Promises?

  A promise you can walk away from isn't the kind God makes. His are covenants, sealed, and the seal doesn't depend on you keeping your half.

• Bible Verses About Grief: What Scripture Actually Says

  Most of us learned to expect five tidy stages of grief. The research behind that idea says otherwise, and so does the Bible.

• Can 5 Minutes a Day Really Build a Lasting Habit?

  The research behind why 5 minutes a day builds habits better than an hour once a week, and what it means for reading the Bible daily.

• Bible Verses About Sadness

  What Does the Bible Say About Sadness?