“As someone who grew up in the church, was raised on the Bible, and taught to read it from cover-to-cover, I struggled as a kid and as an adult to get through parts of the Bible that made no sense or didn’t seem relevant to me. How I wish a book like Alex Goodwin’s the Bible Reset had come along. Whether you love reading the Bible (or wish you did), the Bible Reset will forever change how you read the Bible. You’ll be drawn into the grand story God is telling that centers on Jesus. You may even get a bit of help from Hobbits.”
—Carolyn Custis James
“Goodwin’s insights are practical, digestible, and will go a long way in helping frustrated believers reframe the Bible as a rich and complex grand narrative rather than a collection of bumper-sticker quotes. The faithful will be inspired.”
—Publishers Weekly
The Bible Reset releases October 17, 2023 and is now available for preorder!
Click here to read Chapter 1 for free
After you read Alex’s book (which I hope you will), check out the Institute for Bible Reading’s Immerse initiative which implements recommendation contained in the Bible Reset. Immerse is designed to encourage modern readers to take up and read the Bible for themselves. Immerse republished the Bible in multiple volumes, using the New Living Bible translation, which is based on the most recent scholarship in the theory of translation, and employs the format Alex recommends in his book.
For a closer look, go here.
Growing numbers of individuals and church congregations are re-engaged in Bible reading individually and in small groups. It has already become something of a movement. Goodwin makes a strong case that changing the Bible’s format, common reading practices, and perception of the biblical narrative can unlock Scripture for millions of Christians who struggle to read it.
I’ve never lost my early love of the Scriptures and long to see to see more people “take up and read” this powerful hope-filled story of God’s relentless love for the world he created and that Jesus came to rescue.
Who of us doesn’t need more of this!
Here’s my Advisory Board member statement for the Institute for Bible Reading:
“Like electricity, running water, well-stocked grocery stores, and endless miles of smooth paved roads, easy access to the Bible and the ability to own a copy are privileges we take for granted. We’ve lost sight of what it took to write this much-neglected book and the price many paid to get it into our hands. We’re missing out on the life-transforming wisdom and the hope-filled good news it proclaims. Nothing should hold us back from diving into the grandest and best story ever told and to discover afresh the God who loves us and draws us into his story. I am grateful to be part of a movement that aims to help us do exactly that.”
Carolyn Custis James 