Finally, this week, a third use for this superb resource or, for that matter, any decent audio Bible.

3. Use it in your church

We’ve just finished a Bible study series on Numbers using this resource – highly commended ;0

I had a lovely email from a mature Christian lady in our congregation who confided that, as we started out, she felt overwhelmed by the prospect of 36 chapters of counting. She wrote to tell me what a surprise and delight it had been. Good result.

Nevertheless, she has a point. The first study was spread over four intense chapters. How do you manage that? Add to the length the complication of names and it does become overwhelming. How did we do it? We listened to the passage being read by someone else. Here’s a really great use for an audio Bible. You wouldn’t want to do this all the time, as I think we ought to get real live people reading the Bible. Nevertheless, at times like this, what a resource to call upon!

And for those in your congregations with failing eyesight or reading difficulties or time pressure, recommending an audio Bible is a great release. They are not disenfranchised from the church’s commitment to the word. Quite the opposite.

You will gather I’m a great fan. Correct. And not ashamed to be. This is how the word of God first came to the people of God – as they listened to it being read. And it’s no bad thing to reclaim some of that lost ground.