During Lent 2006 I gave up TV and the internet (except for E-mail and the rare occasion I needed to get on-line for work) and did nothing but read. The four books I read are #6 and #1 on this list. That was a lot of reading if you’re keeping count. My wife was pretty happy even though I only distracted my attention from digital entertainment to paper entertainment. (I might be revealing too much of myself by counting N.T. Wright as ‘entertainment’.)
This year, I’m going to do the same thing except that instead of reading a set list of books I’m going to read the Bible from beginning to end.
I will be giving up TV and internet again but I will be posting on my progress since I use a blog client called ecto. I don’t have to use an internet browser to do my blogging so I’ll consider this a journal of my journey through the Bible.
Anyone want to join me? Respond by Tuesday at midnight 
(I’m cross posting here and at my other blog)
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February 18, 2007 at 6:17 pm
Fiona
That will be some going! I’m just over half way on a bible-in-a-year programme. I’m not sure that using tv/internet time would even get me through the other half. I’ll be following your progress!
February 20, 2007 at 11:22 pm
Matthew
Thanks! I won’t be able to respond to comments on here, but go ahead and leave them and they’ll show up in my E-mail.