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Shorter Editions of the Bible for my Teen please?

Don't shorten it but rather emphasize on the purpose of reading -- not completing the Bible for the sake of completing it. But to receive the Rhema (alive and relevant for the day) word of God, and not just the Logos (unalive). We need to read with revelation but most importantly, we need to read with our hearts, not our head. 


The Holy Spirit speaks to us, and He speaks to our hearts, when we read. Ask her to close her eyes and ask God to speak to her about an issue in her life that she needs help with. Then, ask God for a book, chapter and verse. And wait for it. This can take a while the first few times. Patience is key but she'll get the hang of it after a few days. Once she receives that, ask her to read that chapter and ask God to speak to her about it.


It's so important not to water down the Word of God. My kindergarten had us all bring our NKJV bibles to class everyday. I was 5+ when I learned to read it.


My daughter and I took turns to read that same Bible. She was 5+ too when we started alternating verses from Genesis 1:1 onwards. We stop whenever we have to and continue whenever we can. She has a ton of questions and I answer them every one or two verses. And that's fine by me.

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