Fr. Mike Schmitz

God bless.

Hey everyone, before we get started today, I want to let you know the Bible in a Year has brought the Word of God to so many people.

As you know, you're part of this community, changing lives in so many incredible ways.

We're humbled to play this role in God's plan and consider it our ongoing mission to keep bringing the Word of God to as many people as possible.

So what I'm saying is the end of this year is not going to be the end of Bible in a Year.

So far, Ascension has been able to add the podcast to YouTube.

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And also, we're working on translating it into different languages so you could have the Bible in a year in other languages than English.

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Hi, my name is Father Mike Schmitz, and you're listening to the Bible in a Year podcast, where we encounter God's voice and live life through the lens of Scripture.

The Bible in a Year podcast is brought to you by Ascension.

Using the Great Adventure Bible Timeline, we'll read all the way from Genesis to Revelation, discovering how the story of salvation unfolds and how we fit into that story today.

It is day 355.

We're beginning the first letter of St.

John, chapters 1, 2, and 3, as well as concluding