All right now, 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.

This is the Join the Journey podcast.

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Today, we're reading Genesis 1, 1, 2, and 1, 26 through 28, as well as Genesis 3, 1 through 15. But before we jump in, I have two quick

announcements. The first, as we've talked about on the podcast before, is the Join the Journey

Training Day event coming up on Saturday, December 7th at 9 a.m. If you haven't already heard

in 2025, Join the Journey, we'll be walking through the whole Bible,

cover to cover, and this training day is designed to help you make the most of your first or 50th

time reading through the Bible. We'll have breakouts covering all sorts of topics like the stuff we

skip, a breakout covering the Law and Leviticus, tackling the tough ones, a breakout teaching you how to

tackle interpretive challenges and introducing you to some of the first interpretive challenges

we'll encounter at the beginning of the year. Start here, a breakout centered around Bible study

tools and encouragement for the newbie. So if you've never read the Bible cover to cover,

I'd highly encourage you to

attend that one. And that's just a few. We'll also be talking through an Old Testament overview,

as well as how did we get the Bible, as is commonly asked. Or how do we know we can trust the Bible?

There will be even more information covered at Training Day, and you'll get to pick what

breakouts you attend so you

can cater to your needs. What do you want to learn? Where do you want to grow? We don't want you to miss out,

so use the link in the episode description to register and reserve your spot. My second announcement

is another way you can get ready for 2025 as we read the whole Bible together as a church.

If you're looking to dive deeper into the Bible as a family in 2025, we read the whole Bible together as a church. If you're looking to dive deeper into

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