Bible

I've created some bible reading checklists for anyone who might find them useful to track progress reading through the bible:

Old Testament

New Testament

I figured I'd just start putting random things in here as sort of a means of keeping track of what I've read.

Genesis
Exodus
Leviticus
Ever time I read through Leviticus, I'm always amazed. Although the Law of the Old Testament might seem like dull at first glance, it's actually rather incredible. Looking at it from a modern perspective, the Law was an incredibly advanced health-care system. Considering that it's only been within the past few decades that people have realized just how beneficial it is to eat a lean diet and avoid fats, principles such as setting aside the fat of an animal to give as a burnt offering to God look astonishingly advanced for their time. With effective systems for quarantine to halt the spread of disease and dietary regulations that make a lot of sense given the Israelites lack of refridgeration, it's not wonder that God's people would appear blessed.
Numbers
Deuteronomy
Joshua
Judges
Ruth
1 Samuel
2 Samuel
1 Kings
2 Kings
1 Chronicles
2 Chronicles
Ezra
Nehemiah
Esther
Job
Psalms
The more I read through Psalms the more respect I have for David. I'm always amazed that he could be both such a capable military leader and such a capable writer. Beyond his talent as a writer, David captured an incredible range of emotions and gave a good example of turning to God in just about any type of situation.
Proverbs
A lot of good advice.
Ecclesiastes
Quite possibly one of my favorite books of the Old Testament. Although a little on the cynical side, I can think of little else that expresses just how unfulfilling all the trivial things we pursue really are. Plus, as a runner (and not always the swiftest), I've always taken a bit of inspiration in "The race is not to the swift... but time and chance happen to them all" (ECC 9:11).
Song of Solomon
Song of Solomon is one of those things that I wish more people would read, since it goes very much against the general assumption that Christians are prudish and have nothing to do with sex. In trying to preserve the purity of marriage it seems like maybe our efforts have obscured that abstinence is more about only wanting the very best for a spouse than it is about rules and restrictions.
Isaiah
Jeremiah
Lamentations
Ezekiel
Daniel
Hosea
Joel
Amos
Obadiah
Jonah
I started reading Jonah a little more closely the other day after going to see the new VeggieTales movie. After seeing the relatively unsatisfactory conclusion to the story of Jonah and the big song at the end, I wanted to double-check for myself to see if Jonah "really didn't get it." Although I'd remembered what God had told him about caring for the Ninivites, I never really thought about the fact that he didn't really seem to have learned his lesson.
Micah
Nahum
Habakkuk
Zephaniah
Haggai
Zechariah
Malachi
Matthew
Mark
Luke
John
The introduction to the book of John is possibly one of my favorite pieces of writing ever. It also stands as possibly the largest proof to me of divine influence over scripture -- it's almost incomprehensible to imagine it having been writen by a relatively uneducated fisherman. Yet the beauty of the language surpasses even Luke, a well-educated doctor, and Paul, an extremely educated student of the Law and eloquent writer.
Acts
In looking at Acts 2, I've always wondered just how we got from there to where we are now in America. Considering the life that the early Church lived out and much of what Christ taught about giving and finances, it all sounds much closer to Socialism than Capitalism to me. Then again, I often question myself what would happen if Christians went back to trying to live such that: "All the believers were together and had everything in common. Selling their possessions and goods, they gave to anyone as he had need" (Acts 2:44-45).
Romans
1 Corinthians
2 Corinthians
Galatians
Ephesians
Philippians
Colossians
1 Thessalonians
2 Thessalonians
1 Timothy
Of course I have to at least make a little comment on my namesake. I've always respected Timothy -- he may not have done anything incredibly impressive, but he served to the best of his ability and helped Paul whenever he could. I still refuse to take 1 Timothy 5:23 to heart, though -- given the improvements to sanitation and water quality, my stomach should be just fine with a water purifier.
2 Timothy
Titus
Philemon
Hebrews
James
1 Peter
2 Peter
1 John
2 John
3 John
Jude
Revelation