Hey Bible readers, I'm Tara Lee Cobble, and I'm your host for the Bible Recap.

If you're brand new here, we want to welcome you to the Bible Recap. We're glad you're joining

us as we read through the New Testament. We'll be starting on October 1st, and there are just a few things we want you to know in advance. In this episode, I'll give you six things you'll want to do to prepare. Number one, we want to make sure you're on the same reading plan we're on. There are lots of reading plans out there, so to avoid confusion, we've linked directly to the one we're using on our website, thebibyl recap.com.

Just click the start link. We've also put a direct link in the show notes of today's

episode. If you're new to podcast, you may not know what show notes are or how to find them,

so we'll explain more about that in a second. Once you're on our website, we encourage you

to either download or print out the reading plan. That way,

you can check the days off as we go. Number two, we not only have a plan for you to use,

but we also have a weekly discussion guide to help you move through the plan in community.

This guide has roughly 10 questions per week. The discussions are designed to help foster a good

group conversation around what we've

learned that week, even if that group is just you and one other person. You can order a copy of the

weekly discussion guide at bakerbookhouse.com, Amazon.com, or at our web store. In addition to the

weekly discussion guide, we also recommend two unique daily guides for you to use at home. We have the daily study guide

and the daily journal. The daily study guide is just for you to do at home by yourself, and there are

roughly five questions a day to help you dig into the text and learn more on your own while you're

reading. The Daily Journal has three repeated prompts and space to write down what you're learning. They both work hand in hand to help you get the most out of your study and reflection time each day. If you've been with us for a while, you're most likely already familiar with the journal and the Daily Study Guide, and you may even have one or both. We think you're going to want fresh copies of both of these things for next year,

and here's why. Every year that you read the Bible, you're going to learn more about God and his character. That means your answers and your thoughts are going to evolve as well. So having

upgraded versions of the study guide or the journal gives you the space to record these new ideas

and your new God shots. Both the Daily Study Guide and the Daily Journal are available

in our store at thebibyl recap.com. Number three, I want to say a bit about show notes, especially

for those of you who are new to podcast or just new to show notes. The Bible is dense, and there is

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