%PDF-1.7 1 0 obj << /Type /Catalog /Outlines 2 0 R /Pages 3 0 R >> endobj 2 0 obj << /Type /Outlines /Count 0 >> endobj 3 0 obj << /Type /Pages /Kids [6 0 R ] /Count 1 /Resources << /ProcSet 4 0 R /Font << /F1 8 0 R /F2 9 0 R /F3 10 0 R /F4 11 0 R /F5 12 0 R /F6 14 0 R >> /ExtGState << /GS1 15 0 R /GS2 16 0 R /GS3 17 0 R /GS4 18 0 R >> >> /MediaBox [0.000 0.000 612.000 792.000] >> endobj 4 0 obj [/PDF /Text ] endobj 5 0 obj << /Producer (dompdf 3.1.0 + CPDF) /CreationDate (D:20250910040006+00'00') /ModDate (D:20250910040006+00'00') >> endobj 6 0 obj << /Type /Page /MediaBox [0.000 0.000 612.000 792.000] /Parent 3 0 R /Contents 7 0 R >> endobj 7 0 obj << /Filter /FlateDecode /Length 1663 >> stream xXn6WE `z]q6l.8GR-S3S{.y8f"s%= 0 W׳;J2AtWŋ"nEתW #ZZ--eזvdÎځ0̟Aw7AƏf$QdxJ( qfx] `@RԈ^ÊQN Klj3aֲ>RToW݈a#YT69Բ}"YֲLg@CGarbT1> dCxQc+1$&r+=Ls VkeY2xPo&\nm/(Z)9C+ѼڐeCC[7Jo6d>rNJu>W a/ Mk< bmS9ck=7A̼#[ ;`ML4PJއ/\xFߖ8,ÑH4R7zJ ycҐ0VuU #VU+ѥKʮڌ^SqjH2[t>1Z`W@BgJZK+{+k|K0ZU=ȅ|@iCBK ṉdo9Z"' @ oQ+=(kÈ 'f/|2[+I@WHԮ;XkꕖN*kį|hLv h (ɒs-leq +‚1?gX Н-Vragy!؇URhRV=>@PETｔ[Ψ0WJ퍐x`ʵ*/CTw?m'P EU{d#8 73*"BKV+wo;u:fh9PuFJlඛ sʈ7EVK?5khח"TDQ44Rs<ï8kpqL]l4jJƥ+J"}SY|]f&Z pwc}ڼHg?NOgZ6_\`w tN!N WQ4dA T7NtL:Q=G3FS?D!ٛ> endstream endobj 8 0 obj << /Type /Font /Subtype /Type1 /Name /F1 /BaseFont /Helvetica /Encoding /WinAnsiEncoding >> endobj 9 0 obj << /Type /Font /Subtype /Type1 /Name /F2 /BaseFont /Times-Bold /Encoding /WinAnsiEncoding >> endobj 10 0 obj << /Type /Font /Subtype /Type1 /Name /F3 /BaseFont /Times-Roman /Encoding /WinAnsiEncoding >> endobj 11 0 obj << /Type /Font /Subtype /Type1 /Name /F4 /BaseFont /Helvetica-Bold /Encoding /WinAnsiEncoding >> endobj 12 0 obj << /Type /Font /Subtype /Type1 /Name /F5 /BaseFont /Helvetica-Oblique /Encoding /WinAnsiEncoding >> endobj 13 0 obj [6 0 R /Fit] endobj 14 0 obj << /Type /Font /Subtype /Type1 /Name /F6 /BaseFont /Times-Roman /Encoding /WinAnsiEncoding >> endobj 15 0 obj << /Type /ExtGState /BM /Normal /CA 1 >> endobj 16 0 obj << /Type /ExtGState /BM /Normal /ca 1 >> endobj 17 0 obj << /Type /ExtGState /BM /Normal /CA 0.3 >> endobj 18 0 obj << /Type /ExtGState /BM /Normal /ca 0.3 >> endobj 19 0 obj [6 0 R /Fit] endobj xref 0 20 0000000000 65535 f 0000000009 00000 n 0000000074 00000 n 0000000120 00000 n 0000000394 00000 n 0000000423 00000 n 0000000572 00000 n 0000000675 00000 n 0000002411 00000 n 0000002518 00000 n 0000002626 00000 n 0000002736 00000 n 0000002849 00000 n 0000002965 00000 n 0000002994 00000 n 0000003104 00000 n 0000003161 00000 n 0000003218 00000 n 0000003277 00000 n 0000003336 00000 n trailer << /Size 20 /Root 1 0 R /Info 5 0 R /ID[<10277b40c3409b4b1463c0a40bc416b1><10277b40c3409b4b1463c0a40bc416b1>] >> startxref 3365 %%EOF Pomona sets goal to grow biblically savvy in 2006 | Caring Magazine
Read Caring Magazine Volume 29

Vol. #29

Hope in Action

Read Issue

Latest Impact StoriesView All

Popular Topics

PopularView All

Pomona sets goal to grow biblically savvy in 2006

February 1, 2006
2 minute read
Total
0
Shares
0
0
0
Listen to this article

Reading program takes corps through the Bible in one year.

by Jennifer Perine, Captain – 

A new year brings with it new resolutions—and 2006 is no different. Or is it? This year, the Pomona Corps, Calif., resolves to do the same thing it did last year, at least in one aspect.
In January 2005 Captain Ken Perine challenged the congregation to read the Bible in a year. This year the challenge (resolution) remains the same. The weekly Bible reading plan is published in the Sunday bulletin—three to four chapters each night—for the congregation to follow along. It begins in Genesis and goes straight through the Bible, taking one year to get through Revelation. Perine then draws from each week’s text for his Sunday sermons.

As any soldier or attendee of the corps can tell you, the captain’s goal for the congregation is to make them “the most Biblically literate people in the Pomona Valley.” And it’s working. People young and old are reading the Bible. Some made it entirely through the Bible last year; others may have read portions. But all agree they read they read the Bible more in 2005 than any previous year. Seven-year-old Carrie Sparrow reported to her mother that “her day goes much better when we do our Bible reading in the morning.”

Perine is keenly aware that the people walking through our doors each day may have little or no knowledge of the Bible. In addition to his challenge to read the Bible he also offers incentives for the young people. Junior and senior high school students who are new to the corps have the opportunity to earn a brand new NIV Student Bible simply by attending church four consecutive Sundays. In 2005 Perine gave away a dozen Bibles in this fashion.

Additionally, any young person under the age of 18 can earn a $15.00 gift certificate to Family Christian Store by reciting the books of the Bible to captain on two consecutive Sundays, telling him how many books are in the Bible, and how many authors wrote the Bible. There is fierce, but friendly competition among the young people to learn the books of the Bible

Download this page as a PDF

You May Also Like