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KANSAS CITY, Kan.?From the very first verse of Genesis to the very last verse of Revelation, the Bible is the story of God’s love for mankind. However, many who read the Word don’t connect the dots to see how the story fits together.
That’s where scripturestoryline.com comes in. The website, developed by The Master’s Community Church in Kansas City and Pastor Todd Chipman, a Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary grad, helps Christians connect the dots through daily Bible readings and commentary. Users of scripturestoryline.com can sign up to have daily devotionals and commentaries sent directly to their e-mail inboxes.
“We are trying to help folks see the big picture of the Bible and see how each book and chapter relates to the coming of Christ,” Chipman said.
The idea for scripturestoryline.com started in 2000 at Chipman’s kitchen table during breakfast. He and his wife were discussing the Bible reading program they were using with their family. The program included daily readings in the Old Testament, New Testament, Psalms, and Proverbs.
“You are in so many places that it is hard to appreciate the context,” Chipman said.
“I said to my wife, ‘Somebody needs to put together a reading calendar that puts together the bigger picture. She looked at me and said ‘Why don’t you do it?'”
Chipman said he began to toy with the idea of what this kind of reading calendar might look like and decided that people should be reading in one place each day, but in bigger chunks. He also said the commentary on each day’s reading would be important to what he was trying to achieve. “The commentary gives an overview of the day’s reading passage and how it fits with the coming of Christ,” Chipman said.
In addition to daily readings and commentary, the site takes a unique approach to Psalms and Proverbs. “The poetry of the Old Testament is situational and prompted by events,” Chipman said. “A unique feature of this reading plan is that the Psalms and Proverbs are not read individually, but (as much as possible) in accord with the situation that prompted their composition. Where we are unsure as to the original situation of a Psalm/chapter of Proverbs, it is placed thematically in the reading plan.”
Since its premiere online in January 2007, scripturestoryline.com not only features the daily Bible reading calendar, but also has a more in-depth curriculum for those who want to do slower, more-targeted studies. Studies available include: Pentateuch, Minor Prophets, Major Prophets, Wisdom, Gospels, Epistles, Narrative, and Apocalytic. These studies can be used individually or for small group meetings.
For more information or to sign up for daily devotionals, visit scripturestoryline.com.
