Listening to the Word 

If you get bored with reading the Word, mix it up. One way to do this is to listen to the Word.

Allow me to make a confession: I have never spent a full, uninterrupted hour reading the Word. But, I have spent more than an hour listening to the Word. I have found that listening to a good, professionally produced recording of the Word will really make it come alive.

The recording I have used is the NIV Audio Bible (Dramatized). (Hint: I got it from www.audible.com If you sign up for a monthly subscription, you can get it using one “credit.” This is much less expensive than buying it out right.) It is dramatized so that when Mary speaks there is a female voice and when Jesus speaks there is a male voice. There are even background sound effects. If you would like a FREE copy of the Bible in audio, check out https://www.faithcomesbyhearing.com/