St. James Daily Devotional Guide

If you're looking for a daily devotional guide for 2009, I highly recommend St. James Daily Devotional Guide. Here's their ad and subscription info: An invaluable worship aid . . . • For private or family devotions. • A practical way to get into the habit of Bible reading. • Ideal for students, chaplains, pastors, laymen, counselors, and churches. Each guide includes . . . • Extensive notes on the books of the Bible, biblical figures, and the saints, with seasonal, weekly, and holy day themes, written by Patrick Henry Reardon. An Orthodox priest, Reardon is a former professor of Holy Scripture at two Episcopal seminaries, and an alumnus of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome. • A program of daily chapter readings covering the entire Bible in two years, a manageable pace. • Morning and evening Psalms, with general and intercessory prayers, plus informative notes, instructions, and commentary on the church's lectionary and liturgical life. The Readings in the Daily Devotional Guide are arranged with these goals in mind: • That some section of the Gospels be read every day. • That every part of the New Testament be read at least once every year. • That the entire Old Testament be read over each two-year period. • That certain readings of the Holy Scriptures occasionally be juxtaposed in order for them to throw light on one another. • That a certain respect be shown to the ancient lectionary traditions of the churches, according to which certain parts of Holy Scripture are normally read during certain seasons. • That special consideration be given to the Book of Psalms as a normal component of daily Christian prayer. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Daily Devotional Guide Subscription Services: Guaranteed savings, no risk. Subscribe today!