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“ Secondly, although they often struggled to

understand it, nearly half (47%) found the Bible
significant in their journey. For one fifth, it was
one of the two most important things. For those
Donny described how
people of all ages and demographics described
he read the entire who were older, it was twice as likely to be so, but
Bible, starting with feeling the urge to pick up a Bible and read it.
Genesis: “By the time Whether they had a Christian background or not,
I was at Exodus, I’m a most participants had very little knowledge about
full believer, and by the the Bible in the early days of their journeys. They
time I got to the New weren’t quite sure what it was, or how to read or
Testament, it just broke apply it. They didn’t know that there were different
my heart. When I got to versions of the Bible, or what the differences were
the true story of Jesus, I between the Old and New Testaments.
was a broken man. Just Despite this, and often with some pointers from
an absolute love for a Christian or study tool, they became avid Bible
what He’s done.” readers. They talked about the amazing impact
it had on them, and how they wanted to keep
reading. Many described experiencing feelings of
peace and joy as they read.

The main things that helped them get
the most out of the Bible were:

• Knowing where to start. (For most, this
meant starting by reading one or more of the
Gospels.)
• Getting a sense of the big story the Bible tells.
• Finding a modern translation they could
understand.
• Understanding a little bit about the context of
the writers and who they were writing to.
• Learning how they could make connections
between the Bible and their everyday lives.

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