Making History In 400 Seconds

This is a follow-up to my comments recently about "YouVersion".

On Monday, May 2, the YouVersion community is going to read through the entire King James Bible in 400 seconds. It was on May 2, 1611, that the King James Bible was published by the Church of England under the authority of King James! Thus it has been called the "King James Version" (KJV). Though we now have many more versions to use and enjoy, when it was published, the KJV was revolutionary. It put the Bible into the common man's vernacular of that day, bringing an understanding of the Scriptures to a whole new level. It has endured as one of the most widely read books in human history.

For those of with YouVersion in your smart phones, I urge you to sign up and be part of this vast reading of the Bible on Monday, May 2. When you sign up, they will give you a portion of Scripture to read during those 400 seconds. The simultaneous readings will begin at 9:00 AM our time, Pacific Coast time (or noon, EDT). You are even encouraged to have someone take a picture of you reading your portion aloud…and post it online. If you do, please send me a copy and we’ll post it also.

What a great project to be a part of…for 6 minutes and 40 seconds…400 seconds to make history!!