Why I love Cheap Journaling Bibles, and how I use them. | Dayspring Illustrating Bible NIV 

I’m a woman and I really want to get into Bible journaling but I’m not a doodler at all! I do not really want to color or draw, I primarily want to learn and take notes. Chill but deep. Glad to know others are with me in that. 😂

Thanks. I'm kinda addicted to the Crossway Scripture Journal because there's so much room.. I'm making a watercolour each Sunday for the Song of Songs----yup, I'm a dude who likes colouring books----but those margins with the four gospels in one book is a real temptation. Also, I'm starting some sort of new job called 'urban chaplain' which I have to make up as I go, and I think the focus/method of operation will be to try to encourage folk to look at the world in the light of the gospel--and there's the preaching of Jesus at the middle of everything. Alas/hooray, I have moved into a new place with much more space and you're perhaps a bad influence on my tendency to buy more books.

I am fairly new to bible studying but have been dipping my toes in the bible for a few years via devotionals...that's where multiple bibles come in. I have a bible for each of the devotionals that I go through and a catch all for misc devotionals. I have a bible (The big Illustrating Bible full bible version) that I use for all my Jesus Calling entries and creative art. I have a bible where I write in my Pastor's sermons...one where I write prayers...just this year I got one where I write in long study notes (interleaved)...I have a weight/food themed bible for all the devotionals out there about that since that is a big part of my life....I have more, but I think you get it. I have lots. I am one of those people that needs to compartmentalize things. I also have to have separate planners for work, personal, health etc. Everything in its place and a place for everything. I have The Jesus Bible for when I do my deep Jesus study (maybe next year). I really enjoy knowing what I'm going to find when I pull a bible off my shelf instead of a mish mosh of everything in one place...my brain can't handle that. Ok, longest comment ever award goes to...

It’s refreshing to hear a man talking with so much enthusiasm about studying scripture. Praise God. My go-to is individual book study. I have the ESV set you showed

Hey Chad, I use an ESV Psalms Scripture Journal to teach the Psalms, and I use an ESV Artist Series Journaling Bible to keep track of what I've preached and when, along with opening Scripture readings and such. That Dayspring Journaling Bible has amazing margins! That alone makes it very cool. Thanks for the cool content.

Two years back I picked up a cheaper bible for a similar reason. It wasn't made for journaling or anything but it allowed me to highlight key people/verbs/words in a passage that I was studying. I don't do that _as_ much now as I have the Crossway Digital Scripture Journal so I can mark it up on my iPad. I find the fact that it is just a PDF helps me get over the fear of the thought "what if it's not a big theme" (And sometimes it's not) as I start to go through a passage . It's based on the ESV so I can understand some issues there but there's the remarkable bible which is a free alternative based on an updated ASV (if my memory serves me correctly) so It probably has other translation issues! I'd love for more companies to come out with digital scripture journals in other translations.

You tube suggested this when I was looking for reviews of the spiral bible. Had to stop and opt out when this pastor said "I believe Pastors can be men and women". But the bible is clear about that. As a women I have no issue that God's word says, "women can not" be pastors. Please folks study the Jewish roots of scripture. Highly recommend Dr. Arnold Fruchtenbaum. He digs into the Hebrew and Greek. If more christians studied the Jewish roots of christianity we would be able to avoid so many of these errors.

This was SO informational - I'm new to Bible reading. You gave a LOT of information here. tfs. I liked and subbed.

I look for bibles at thrift stores. I don't have a journaling bible but watched a video on how to add blank pages to a bible and will be doing that for now.

I just recently saw this blog and I am now purchasing a journaling Bible to use as my church bible to take notes in during my Pastor's message. I think it would be a great way to use as a reference since he usually will really highlight a few verses only each week. Love your suggestion on journaling Bible! Thank you for the great information. I am enjoying your channel since finding it!

I’m always afraid of ruining my Bible. The suggestion of using inexpensive ones or the books by themselves for different studies is a great idea. I like the idea of using them later as reference material. The Bible given to me when I was 12 can be saved as a sentimental keepsake and I don’t have to worry about it ruining it with all the study notes. Thank you

The Thompson Chain and the Dake were both made by men. Men generally have an analytical way of looking at information. I would really like more men to start making videos showing how they notate and use their Bibles.

Nailed it! Trying to find bible journaling for dudes... not much out there.

The only issue that I have with the full bible edition of the Dayspring bible is that the font in much smaller than the Gospel Edition one is. The Gospel one has a great size font, but the full version is much much smaller than that.

I use an ESV Journaling Bible and a CSB Journaling Bible for study and note taking. I use a lot of sticky notes in all sizes too. Thanks for sharing 😊💜🙏

I'm purchasing a compact bible to put all the verses of promises, blessings, love, and glory of God and Jesus

You should do an update on the renovation. We just bought a trashed house and did a dull blown renovation over about 14 months, hardest thing I ever did in my life but such a good reward.

I use the individual ESV Illuminated Scripture Journal for each book of the Bible. I will look into the DaySpring journals.

The NIV is missing 55,000 words and has been revised more than 4 times. Cheap is a great word for the NIV.

Hi Chad, I would love to hear your opinion on the new Berean study bible translation? It has no copyright issues and can be printed in a few different formats including I think single column. If the translation is solid it would make a great option for making a customised journaling bibles. With as much journaling space as you need. A trip to the office supply store could have it spiral bound.

Hey Chad! Thanks for this. I don't use a journaling Bible. Haven't gone there...YET! But you have intrigued me. I'm wondering if you can share what the book specific ones were you held up (you had one on John). Also, what is Turkey Buzzard???

At 00:48 I was waiting to hear, "And my office in the nook of a tree, right below the Keebler elves..." But to no avail. ...Hey, you can park a car and change a tire in that margin!

Very helpful, thanks!

My favorite bible for tearing up is the interleaved ones I believe they have an ESV and NKJV might be an option for copious amount of notes 😏 I'm not really a study notes kind of person but I will write out things He has shown me or things that are in need of addressing in my walk not so much prayers but I have a few 😬

Is there a certain translation of the Bible more Methodist Churches use?

I get a journaling Bible for each book of the Bible that I preach through. I need to just break down and get one for every book of the Bible. And if you think Bible journaling is a wasteland for guys (or non-artsy people) trying bullet journaling. Ugh - so much fancy lettering and washi tape. I just want to keep my act together!

Where in Louisiana? I’m a church Secretary in Alexandria.