Pastor John, my name is Jeremy, and I am a college student living in Arlington, Texas.

I love the word of God, and it often takes me a long time for me to read through a book

of the Bible.

In episode number 127, you mentioned slowing down in the Rose Garden, which has been so

beneficial and wonderful, however, as a Christian who did not grow up in the church, I'm not familiar

with all the Bible.

So how do I both stop and enjoy God's truth, one verse at a time, but also satisfy this

desire to know the Bible as a whole?

Pastor John, what would you say?

I love the desire, amen, amen, amen.

I have something to suggest to Jeremy, but first let me say a word about depth and breadth,

because we all struggle with this, the balancing, if that's even the right word, between

going deep with the Bible and going broad with the Bible, what do we even mean by that?

I want to just say a word about that and give a concrete piece of advice.

Take depth.

What do I mean by depth?

Give an example.

Here's second Thessalon.

So you're reading along, pretty good clip, trying to get through a chapter or two in the

morning and you read, second Thessalonians 212, which says, they did not believe the truth

but had pleasure in unrighteousness.

And as you're moving along real quick, what registers is, okay, those are two things to

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