I just picked up The ESV Study Bible.

It's thick.

It is also wonderfully literal. I'm typically a fan of paraphrase translations because you can really feel the text and immerse yourself into it. Literal translations are typically so choppy that its hard to put yourself into it. Fortunately, the ESV isn't too intense that way.

So far, I've only read the New Living Translation in its entirety and about 90-95% of The Message. While I've read tons and tons of other literal translations, I've never read any the whole way through (though I've tried with the NASB).

Anyway, I just wanted you guys to know that I plan to read the whole Bible by the end of the year (which amounts to about 4 chapters a day). This is a lot of reading.

I'm a slow reader, so this probably won't be very easy for me at all.

And, I'll be chronicling my journey through the Text. So expect me to share a lot more of the straight stuff that God speaks to me as I go through.

And of course, you'll be able to get plenty of my commentary (opinion) in there, too!

:)