Resources to Begin 2011

If you are looking for some good ways to plan for 2011, here’s your one-stop-shop.

• Michael Hyatt has a great post on Seven Questions to Ask About Last Year (btw, this is a great blog with lots of helpful insights).
• Biblical Counselor David Powlison addresses the topic of New Year’s Resolutions.
• Donald Whitney has 10 Questions to Ask in the New Year.
• Sam Storms’s top 10 books of 2010
• Kevin DeYoung’s top 13 books published in 2010
• The Gospel Coalition staff, Collin Hansen, Andy Naselli, and John Starke, give their recommended books from 2010.
• Here’s an assortment of Bible Reading Plans:
  • YouVersion has 20+ plans available, all of which are accessible by iPhone or mobile phone and have lots of customizable options
  • Crossway has about 10 plans available.
  • Ransom Fellowship’s “Bible Reading Plan for Shirkers and Slackers” (here’s an explanation)
  • Discipleship Journal has the following reading plans:
    • Discipleship Journal Book at a Time
    • Discipleship Journal Original (here are bookmarks for the 1st half and 2nd half of the year)
  • The ESV Study Bible Plan
  • The M’Cheyne One-Year Reading Plan

Here are the devotional resources I’m using this year:

• Matthias Media’s Daily Reading Bibles.
• Face to Face: Praying the Scriptures for Spiritual Growth by Kenneth Boa. This is simply the best tool I’ve found for launching me into rich prayer.

 

Resources for the New Year

Though I do not intend to make any New Year’s Resolutions this year, I do think that the end of a year and beginning of a new one is an ideal time to take inventory of our lives and make any course corrections that are necessary. So, here are some helpful resources for approaching the new year of 2010.

• Michael Hyatt has a great post on Seven Questions to Ask About Last Year (btw, this is a great blog with lots of helpful insights).
• Biblical Counselor David Powlison addresses the topic of New Year’s Resolutions.
• Donald Whitney has 10 Questions to Ask in the New Year.
• Justin Taylor has a helpful post on Resolutions and Regret.
• Igniter Media has a creative video related to the New Year.
• Sam Storms Top 10 Books of 2009.
• Tim Challies Top 9 Books of 2009.
• Here’s an assortment of Bible Reading Plans:
  • YouVersion has 20+ plans available, all of which are accessible by iPhone or mobile phone and have lots of customizable options
  • Crossway has about 10 plans available.
  • Ransom Fellowship’s “Bible Reading Plan for Shirkers and Slackers” (here’s an explanation)
  • Discipleship Journal has the following reading plans:
    • Discipleship Journal Book at a Time
    • Discipleship Journal Original (here are bookmarks for the 1st half and 2nd half of the year)
  • The ESV Study Bible Plan
  • The M’Cheyne One-Year Reading Plan
  • The Journey Engage Plan (with accompanying online media)

What resources have you come across that have helped you prepare for 2010?