Living Life Through the Lens of Scripture

We all see the world through our own lens. The media we partake
of—the news we read, the podcasts we listen to, the videos we
watch—shapes that lens. But Fr. Mike says there’s one thing that
should be shaping our lens more than anything else: scripture. Fr.
Mike has read The Fulfillment of All Desire by Ralph Martin many
times, and one point that Mr. Martin makes that has stuck with Fr.
Mike is that every saint had a Biblical worldview. The lens through
which they saw the world was the Bible, and that changed
everything. We read, watch, and listen to a lot of things. But what
are those books, articles, shows, and podcasts leaving us with? How
are they shaping us? Fr. Mike makes sure to only spend time with
media that will give him insight, media that’s worth his time. But
more and more, perhaps like you, he’s been yearning for more of a
Biblical worldview, and that seems to be scarce. That’s when Father
decided to make the change he wanted to see. In the Bible in a Year
podcast, Fr. Mike Schmitz walks you through the entire Bible in 365
episodes, providing commentary, reflection, and prayer along the
way. Unlike any other Bible podcast, Ascension’s Bible in a Year
Podcast follows a reading plan inspired by The Great Adventure
Bible Timeline, a ground-breaking approach to understanding
salvation history developed by renowned Catholic Bible teacher Jeff
Cavins. With this podcast, you won’t just read the Bible in a year
… you’ll finally understand how all the pieces of the Bible fit
together to tell an amazing story that continues in your life
today! The more you read the Bible, the more you realize that the
story of salvation is your story. As the author of Ecclesiastes
reminds us, “there is nothing new under the sun.” The rise and fall
of kings, the struggle between good and evil, the fight to be
faithful in a broken world. The deeper you dive, the more familiar
you’ll find it. This is the perspective that the saints had: a
Biblical worldview. You can sign up to get updates on the podcast
as the release date approaches (January 1st, 2021) as well as
download the reading plan so that you can follow along
(https://tinyurl.com/yyhc2pcj). If you don’t already have The Great
Adventure Bible, you can get one at Ascension
(https://tinyurl.com/y56z8l9l) so that you’re reading the same
translation as Fr. Mike. It’s also the only Bible with The Great
Adventure Bible Timeline built in—the same system that Father will
be using for the podcast. If you prefer to read in Spanish,
Ascension just released The Great Adventure Bible en Español as
well (https://tinyurl.com/yyonobmf). You can find The Bible in a
Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz) on Apple Podcasts
(https://tinyurl.com/y6n6ectu), Spotify
(https://tinyurl.com/yylr9r3x), or anywhere else you listen to
podcasts. God bless you!