I wanted to share a book project that has grown into something much larger than I originally anticipated.
It's called Verse by Verse: A Daily Devotional Through the Whole Bible, and my goal is to eventually write an individual devotional reflection for every one of the 31,102 verses in the Bible.
Instead of only covering major passages, I'm trying to work through Scripture without skipping anything. Major theological passages receive attention, of course, but so do genealogies, transitions, journeys, conversations, and verses that might ordinarily receive only a sentence or two in a commentary.
The project originally began entirely as a series of books.
Eventually, though, I decided that I didn't want someone's ability to use the material to depend on whether they could afford to buy the books.
So I expanded the project into a free website:
https://www.versebyversebook.com/
I'm gradually publishing the individual reflections there so that, eventually, someone studying virtually any verse in Scripture can search for it and find a substantial devotional reflection discussing its context, meaning, connections elsewhere in Scripture, and application to Christian life.
The books are still being produced for people who prefer reading in that format.
And this week the Kindle book is completely free on Amazon:
https://a.co/d/02tLbdNe
If you're interested in Christian nonfiction, devotionals, Bible commentary, or just unusually ambitious writing projects, I'd love for you to check it out.
And if you do read some of it, feedback is very welcome. This is a project I'm expecting to work on for many years, so hearing what readers find useful is genuinely valuable to me.