In the beginning...

...seems as good a title as any for the first post in a blog at least nominally about the Bible. I am no true believer. But I have always wanted to read the Bible in full, and frequent (if not quite daily) scripture reading and commentary posting seems a good means to this end. I'll be reading from the Revised Standard Version, and using this reading schedule as a guide along the way. Obviously I won't be following the dates given by the schedule, just the order of the books.

Other thoughts and observations may sneak in from time to time in between Bible-oriented postings. But for the most part I'll stick to my own sort of Bible-thumping, which will entail a reasonably close reading of the Book itself. At no time will the Bible be used as a moral cudgel, except upon smug, sanctimonious pricks like Pat Robertson and Jerry Falwell, who, sadly, won't notice in the least.