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CSB Bible - Reader's Edition (book review)

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In 1550, Edito Regia was published by Robert Estienne . It featured the chapter and verse numbers we are familiar with in Bibles. I love the idea that if I say "John  3:16 ," it can be easily found in the Bible.  However, I have sometimes found this system limiting in my reading of the Bible. It can make it seem more laborious than it is. "Oh, I've read 2 chapters!" That seems like a lot but two Bible chapters differs from two chapters in Little House on the Prairie or The Hobbit. But my head knows chapters are long, so it seems laborious.  image via Amazon Sometimes verses are split in half and sections are chopped up with headings. It can be difficult to trace a "therefore " back to its original subject.  Much of the New Testament are epistles, letters. They don't look like letters with the chapter and verse numbers.  image via Amazon I have enjoyed the uninterrupted reading in the CSB Reader's Bible  (CSB = Christia...

Faith Builders Bible (book review)

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A long time ago, I bought the Lego Bible. What a joke. There was no graceful, loving God in that Bible. However, I love the idea of mashing the Bible with Legos - our boys are gaga over one of those and I'd love for them to be gaga over the other! I was very excited to receive the Faith Builders Bible! I wrapped it up from Santa Claus and had the boys open it on Christmas Day. They were SO excited about it (mostly Squirt but he's my Lego builder). I'm so glad. The Faith Builders Bible is a full NIrV Bible with 24 pages of full-color illustration. It is made for kids ages 6-10, which is perfect for my boys. There are no study guides or notes so this is a perfect, basic Bible for kids my kids' ages (well, not Princess but she'll get there). It shows Moses getting the 10 Commandments (which Squirt made himself after seeing), David and Goliath, the feeding of the 5000, etc. My boys really enjoyed looking at it and Squirt was very excited to take it to Sund...