the simple truth bible

I can't begin to describe how excited and humbled I am to see this project on the shelves.

Nearly a year ago, Nadim Najm invited me to be the general editor of a devotional Bible project that was Biblically solid, relevant to students, and thorough enough to challenge seekers and deeply committed students to deepen their trust in Christ.

Here's the official Group promo stuff:

Imagine empowering your students to spend just a few minutes each day discovering a life-shaping, thought-provoking, Jesus-centered truth that can transform them into the kind of people God crafted them to be.
Sounds like a worthwhile investment, doesn’t it?

The Simple Truth Bible features 366 daily devotionals—each one a tasty, bite-size morsel that powerfully reveals what it means to deeply love and trust God, to lead a Jesus-centered life, and to lean on Scripture for guidance and wisdom. Teenagers will discover how to experience hope in the middle of tough times, how God deeply and passionately loves them, how to build an authentic friendship with Jesus, and how they were created to lead a life of impact in this world and for eternity.
Each devotion includes:

• Thoughts on a specific passage of Scripture and how it relates to students’ lives
• Insights to help teenagers turn their thoughts into prayers as they spend time with God
• Ideas to follow if students want to spend more than a few minutes each day with God
• Perspective on how that day’s passage fits into the big picture of the Bible

The Simple Truth Bible features contributions from some of the leading voices in youth ministry today, including Kurt Johnston, Mark Oestreicher, Tim Levert, and Greg Stier. The writers skillfully connect the dots between the ancient truths of Scripture and the issues teenagers face living in the 21st century.
Help students join a generation of teenagers committed to experiencing God’s constant, daily presence in their lives!

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Now let me share a few reasons why I'm even more excited. This devotional Bible includes a dozen or so articles that I believe will help students continue to grow in their trust in Christ. Articles on "how to read the Bible," "helpful spiritual disciplines," and "why do we have the Bible, anyway?" offer students additional help as they navigate their own faith journeys. Each devotion will take 5-10 minutes (including a guided prayer time), but there's an option for those who want a little something more. Plus, each devotion recognizes the passage of the day as one of four cycles of the overall story of the Bible:

• oneness with God
• sin and separation
• consequences and crying out
• God hears and restores

I believe your students will learn how to read the Bible better by using this daily devotion.

What do you think?