A Bible Study Journal for Your Lifetime: Make Your Own Bible Study Journal

Life and Faith Together

The Lifetime Bible Journal is a place to keep your personal notes as you read and study the Bible. This journal will help you to grow in your faith, year after year. For those who teach or preach from the Bible, this tool is essential for a lifetime of effectiveness. The more attention to give to it, the more likely this journal will become one of most important resources for your ability to grow in faith and in wisdom. Here you can follow your curiosity to study people, places, and events. Here you can leave questions unanswered. Perhaps here you can note the answers to these questions, sometimes years after you first contemplated the mysteries of God.

Building your own Lifetime Bible Journal requires little more than paper and a notebook. Over time you may find it useful to use notebooks and dividers as a system to keep and to use this journal. Or perhaps you will keep a drawer filled with file folders. For some, the convenience of keeping a paperless journal will use a tablet and maybe even a notetaking app. Having used all of these at one time or another, my system is a bit of a hybrid. When studying with focus, I use Bibles in the Olive Tree Bible App. Here it is easy to keep two translations open side-by-side. For me, this is ordinarily an English translation (usually the ESV) next to it original language (Hebrew for the Old Testament, Greek for the New Testament). At the same time, I write with pen and paper to maximize the benefits of the mind-hand relationship. There are important benefits to slowing your thought process by using your hand to write. Some can do this using a paperless system with a tablet and a notetaking app. My point is this: Know which system works best for you. And don’t be afraid to make changes over time. This is your journal. You are both the author and the audience. Do what works for you.

As mentioned in this podcast episode, here is a list of some of the resources that I use. If you use these links to purchase items at Amazon, I might receive a small commission, at no additional cost to you. When you purchase resources from Olive Tree, I do not receive a commission or any other financial benefit. Having used these resources for more 20 years or more, I recommend them without reservation.

Bible Tabs:

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Cardstock (for dividers):

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Notebook Paper:

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Notebooks:

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If your 2024 Goals include studying the Bible, you may be interested in using electronic resources from Olive Tree (www.OliveTree.com). The 15% off coupon code (lifeandfaith15) is valid through February 28, 2024. The coupon code can only be used on OliveTree.com and not in the in-app stores within the app.