#NTx12 - Bible Reading Challenge

Last year my friend Randy Bohlender started posting comments on FB and Twitter about an ambitious Bible reading plan which he called #B90x.  Of course I had heard of the work out program P90x and at first I thought it was a typo in his post, but then I began to realize that there was no typo...he had committed to read through the entire Bible in 90 days!  WOW!  That is an amazing undertaking.  I watched and read his posts throughout the 90 days to see what would happen.  Randy and his wife Kelsey have 7 kids...4 of them under the age of 5...how on earth would he find the time to actually accomplish this goal? Not only did he accomplish it, when he was finished...he started again!

I was challenged.  I have never really been the daily devotional type...it has always been my struggle.  I loved being in Bible College and having to study out the Scripture for an assignment, but to sit down and just read...i really rarely ever do that (just being honest).  So, I felt challenged and I sensed and invitation from the Lord.  My thought was, "I don't know if I can (or will) actually do this, but anything I do is more than I'm doing now.  My spirit will be better for it!  So, I jumped on board.  Unlike Randy, I didn't finish, BUT, to be totally honest, I spent more time reading the Bible in the 45 or so days I participated than I had in the entire previous year!  I felt good about that!  I may even go back and finish at some point.

So, when in mid-December Randy posted that he and his buddies were starting a different Bible reading program for 2011, I got excited.  It wasn't a 90 day commitment...it's a 30 day at a time commitment.  Read the entire New Testament in 30 days, rinse, and repeat every month.  At the end of the year, you will have immersed your spirit in the gospels, the epistles, and the prophetic book of Revelation 12 times!  That is a GREAT goal!  And it's easier than B90x.  As it turns out, you have a certain number of chapters (around 12 or so) to read each day for 5 days then you get 2 days off...so if you get behind (which is what threw me off of B90x), you have two days to catch up.  EASY...I can do this!

So, I'm on board...Wanna join us?  Randy posted some very simple instructions on his blog which you can read by clicking HERE.  You can also join our facebook group HERE.

Nothing but good can come from it so why not?

"Southwestern Chicken Corn Chowder"

"Southwestern Chicken Corn Chowder"
Compliments of: Daniel and Marie Hunt

Prep Time: 30 Minutes
Cook Time: 1 Hour
Ready In: 1.5 Hours
Yields: 8 servings

INGREDIENTS:
3 pounds - Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts
1 cup - Chopped White Onion
4 cloves - Minced Garlic
6 table spoons - Butter
4 cubes - Chicken Bullion
2 cups - Hot Water
2 tsp - Ground Cumin
4 cups - Half and Half
4 cups - Shredded Monterey Jack Cheese
32 oz - Cream-style Corn
7 oz - Fire Roasted Diced Green Chilies

DIRECTIONS:
Boil chicken breasts until fully cooked, remove and let cool; using your fingers pull the chicken into shreds
In a 4 Quart Pot combine hot water and chicken bullion over medium heat until a broth is formed
Add the cooked chicken, butter, cumin, corn, onions, garlic and chillies and let simmer for about 15 minutes
Add half and half and bring to serving temp
Stir in Monterey Jack cheese 5 minutes before serving
Top with crumbled tortilla chips, cilantro, and diced tomatoes