Romans Update

Romans is one of my favorite books of the Bible.  It’s full of theology AND practical application, so it’s rather dense and meaty to get through.  But I love the word choice, the rhythm, and the exhortations.  I’ve been reading Romans for almost two weeks now, and though I don’t get through the whole book each day, overall, I’m reading longer chunks of the Bible than I normally do.

I carry around a copy of Romans from The Message, which my sister printed from BibleGateway.com for me.  I usually read from the New International Version or the English Standard Version, so using The Message puts a fresh spin on the words.  While I prefer to sit down and read it in one long sitting, I’ll keep it in my bag to read when I’m waiting for someone, or at a coffee shop, while sitting outside, or riding in the car.  Whenever I have a few minutes, I read a few paragraphs or pages.

Each day something different “sticks” to me from my reading in Romans.  A lot of it has been from Chapters 1, 8 and 9.