Standfirm

Stand Firm — Encouragement for the daily walk of faith

From reading to studying the text.

“ is and , that .”

2 Tim. 3:16–17

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“Do not be , but be by the , that by testing you may what is the will of God, what is .”

Romans 12:2

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“There is nothing outside a person that by going into him can defile him, but the things that come out of a person are what defile him. For from within, out of the heart of man, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery.”

Mark 7:15, 21

Food for thought

The problem isn't outside you — it's the heart you already carry within. But what you let in through your eyes and ears feeds what grows there. Guard your inputs. Just know that only God can deal with the root.

Further Reading

  • Jeremiah 17:9 — The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately sick; who can understand it?
  • Philippians 4:8 — Think about whatever is true, honourable, just, pure, and lovely.
  • Psalm 101:3 — I will not set before my eyes anything that is worthless.
Find a Bible reading plan

Reading Plans

Make Bible reading a way of life

These plans are designed to cultivate a sustainable, lifelong reading habit. Each plan follows the same rhythm — choose, read, reflect, review — but with different intensity levels to match your season of life.

MiniForming the habit of Bible reading
6 weeks · 2 streams · 15–20 min/daySix weeks. Two streams. That's it. You'll read through Matthew and Mark alongside a daily Psalm or Proverb — enough to feel the rhythm without the weight of a full-Bible plan.
The goal isn't volume; it's showing up. Do this long enough that missing a day feels wrong, and you're ready for Standard.
StandardBuilding depth into the habit
A & B tracks · 3–4 streams · 30–60 min/dayYour first open-ended plan — no finish line, just a rhythm you keep. Three or four streams move you through the Gospels, the Old Testament, the NT Letters, and Wisdom literature simultaneously.
Track A eases you in at 30–45 minutes.
Track Badds a fourth stream when you're ready for more. Move up when it feels like a default, not a discipline.
IntensiveChanging the habit into a way of life
A & B tracks · 5–6 streams · 60–90 min/dayThe full system. The Old Testament is split into dedicated streams for the Pentateuch, History & Prophets, and Wisdom — so nothing gets skipped and nothing gets rushed.
Five streams on Track A, six on Track B. For the reader who has built the habit and wants Scripture to be the foundation of the day, not just a part of it.

How it works

Four steps. Every week.

Every plan follows the same rhythm — choose, read, reflect, review. The only difference between plans is the number of streams.

  1. Choose your plan

    Start with Mini — six weeks, two streams. Move to Standard or Intensive when the habit is solid, not before.

  2. Read daily

    Each day, read one chapter per active stream. Mini takes 15–20 minutes. Intensive takes up to 90.

  3. Reflect on each chapter

    Annotate as you go using SPECS or REAP — a question, an observation, a single sentence. Keep it light.

  4. Review on Saturday

    Saturday is reflection day. Gather your week's notes and sit with them. No new reading — just review.