I don’t know much about Protestant translations of the bible, so I consulted with a friend of mine who is a devout Baptist, very spiritual, and who’s opinion I value. The Inspire Bible is the NLT translation. □ However, given that the King James Version was translated to be the most beautiful rather than the most accurate when it comes to Bible verses, I do try to avoid it when I can. My mom always told me that even though they took some books out of their bible, we still believe everything that’s in theirs, and that if I was ever trapped on a desert island with only a Protestant bible, I should read it. Join now for instant access to October's 150+ pages of printables and resources!Īs most of you know, my dad was Baptist, so we had plenty of King James Bibles floating around my house that I did read from time to time. (Go ahead and leave the hate in the comments- I can take it) □ Until then, I think Bible Journaling is going to reach out to Lydia in a way that captures her love and imagination, and draws her closer to the word of God, and I think it’s going to be very mutually rewarding for us to share in this hobby together. So that’s the decision I made as her mother. By then, hopefully the Catholics will have one available. It also has over 400 images already in it that are adult coloring style, which she loves! I’m thinking that long term, if Bible Journaling really turns out to be her thing, she’ll get another one and start again when she’s a bit older. So I ordered her the Inspire Bible, which is Protestant. I knew that Lydia (my 10 year old daughter) would also love Bible Journaling with me (it’s the kind of thing that’s totally up her creek) and I wanted it to be easy for her. Now I’m going to go ahead and disclose something that I’m probably going to take some flack for. Just stick white label stickers over the notes section, and voila- space to journal without covering actual scripture! You can also paste white paper over the notes, tape with a “lift-the-flap” style, or paint the notes white before journaling! I wrote a whole post about Bible Journaling with the Catholic Study Bible here. There’s plenty of space on the pages because the bible comes already full of notes. Here’s a picture of the inside pages.Ī less convenient but more affordable option is the use the Catholic Study Bible. So I decided it was worth the money to me at this stage of my life. This is the one I opted to get because it’s all that was available, and I mean for my Journaling Bible to be special, one of a kind, and last a lifetime. It includes the Apocrypha, which has the books that the Protestants removed from the Bible, but they’re not in the same order as they would be in our regular bibles. It’s a NRSV (which I’ll just say is not my favorite translation) but it is a Catholic translation. There is one, but it’s not in print anymore, and the used versions are pricey. There’s one little problem when it comes to Bible Journaling for Catholics… finding a Bible to do it in. Is there a Journaling Bible for Catholics? Well…īibles that are good for journaling can be called a notetaker’s bible, journaling bible, or wide-margin bible… and Catholics don’t have any of these available right now. It goes by many names (bible journaling, illustrated faith, bible art, documented faith.) but it matters not what you call it- once I saw it, I knew it was for me!!! (Go to my Bible Journaling Pinterest Board to see some examples) I’ve been seeing a trend on Pinterest and Instagram when it comes to reflecting on your Bible. UPDATE! They now sell an actual Catholic Journaling Bible! I wrote about it here.
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