Hey fam, if we're honest, reading the Bible consistently can be a challenge.

But it's never too late to start, and we're in this together.

Thanks for journeying with us, and here's your host, Emma Daughter.

Thanks for joining.

You may have noticed that we're not reading Mark's gospel next, because, well, if we're

honest, reading all four gospels back to back

can be challenging for many. We've decided to spread our reading of the gospels out throughout the

year. So if you're looking at the reading plan and wondering what in the world we did, the plan goes

as follows. Matthew, Pauline Epistles. Epistles is, it's just a fancy way to say letters, letters that were written by Paul.

Pauline epistles.

Mark. Then the general epistles. That's letters that were written by somebody other than Paul, most likely anyway.

Luke and Axe and then John in Revelation.

From now on, anytime we start reading through a new book, we'll release a bonus episode in which we'll talk through big ideas

that can help us contextually understand that book more accurately. Things like the author,

the audience, the book outline, important themes, and more. And next week, we're starting a new book,

the book of Romans, which is actually a letter to the church in Rome and was written by a guy named

Paul. Romans chapter 1, verse 1 reads Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle,

set apart for the gospel of God. And anytime I start studying my Bible,

I start with observation, answering the question, what do I notice through the who, what,

when, where, and why questions. So, who wrote this letter? Paul. I might circle his name. And then I think,

what do I know about Paul? In the book of Acts,

we learned Paul's name hasn't always been Paul. He used to be called Saul. And he had a reputation

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