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Joe Thorn on the ESV Journaling Bible
Joe has been pestering me with multiple emails, insisting I get an ESV Journaling Bible. Now he's gone public with his love for it in his new post, "How I'm Using the ESV Journaling Bible." I'm ordering this one today. Here's a few words on how he uses the lined, wide margins...
1. Summation, Connection, and Implication.
I often write out a summation of certain truths, arguments, or passages that make things clear for me.
2. Cross references.
Some people won’t like that the ESV Journaling Bible doesn’t have cross refernces, but I like that I get to add my own.
3. Quotes.
I’m even throwing helpful quotes from other writers/theologians when helpful to me or those I may wind up teaching.
Check out the rest of his post. And check out the ESV Journaling Bible (also in black calfskin, natural brown leather, and other editions).
Things I Use
Productivity & Analog Tools - Everyday Carry
UPDATED January 2017
- Baron Fig Confidant Notebook
- Field Notes | Daily pocket notebook, mind-dump, found info, dash/plus. I also use for writing poetry, keeping a daily memorandum, and more.
- DDC Stuff Sheath | For carrying/protecting Field Notes
- Crumpler Horseman 17in Messenger Bag | Brown & orange, love it
- Retro 1951 Orange | My most-used pen
- Muji Pen 0.38
- Waterman Charleston - Fountain Pen
- Noodler's Ahab Fountain Pen
- Opinel No 6 Carbon Knife - I use this daily to hand-sharpen pencils. It's on my desk sitting in an Altoids tin I use to collect and dispose of pencil shavings.
Pencils
- Erasable Podcast | If you want to obsess with me over pencils
- Mitsubishi 9800 HB | Beautiful, dark green and smooth writing
- Palomino Blackwing 602 & Pearl | Best pencils around
- General's Cedar Point | Natural wood & lovely
- Kum Masterpiece | My EDC sharpener
- Kum Two Step Pencil Sharpener
Music
- Sennheiser Momentum 2.0 Over-Ear Headphones | If you see me at a cafe, I'm wearing these
- Beats by Dr. Dre Tour High-Resolution In-Ear Headphones from Monster | My EDC headphones in my Crumpler
- Klipsch ProMedia 2.1 THX Computer Speaker System | Home office music/audio
- Creative Sound Blaster Roar | Bluetooth speaker, for family gametime, firepit, and travel
- Amazon MP3 | I buy almost all of my music at Amazon
Computer
- MacBook Pro
- Rain Design mStand | So I sit right and don't break my neck
- Brother MFC-J870DW | For whole family, Wi-Fi printing anywhere in our house
- Altoids Wintergreen
- Crane's Stationary | Quality personal notes
- Seagate 3TB MacBook Backup
Apple & Kindle & Tech
- iPhone 6s
- iPad Mini 2
- Kindle 3G & Wi-Fi Paperwhite | Use nightly
- Kindle Paperwhite Cover | Persimmon, great color & function
- Echo Dot
Bibles & Devotional
- ESV Reader's Bible
- ESV Reader's Bible - Psalms
- ESV Pitt Minion Reference Brown Goatskin (Cambridge) | everyday carry
- ESV Thinline Heirloom | For preaching
- ESV Study Bible | For study, app, reference
- Reformation Study Bible | Study
- ESV Compact Bible | My EDC, for portability, evangelism
- ESV Four Holy Gospels | Word & art, have used for family devotions
- Valley of Vision | Puritan prayers
Photography
- iPhone 6s
- *Nikon D50 | My dSLR camera
- Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 | Stock lens
- *Nikkor 28-200mm f/3.5-5.6G | Everyday lens
- Moo MiniCards | Photographer business card
- Tamrac Velocity 6 | Camera's compact sling pack
Poetry
- Field Notes | I am using a subscription-only version of their reporter's notebook for poetry writing
- Notes | I write some on-the-go in my Notes app
Apps & Tools
- Apple Music | Family subscription
- Squarespace | personal blog & church website
- Tweetbot | for Twitter
- Pocket | articles and posts archive
- iTunes | for music & iPod sync
- Amazon Prime | mostly for shipping, also for music
- Vimeo & YouTube | family & church videos
- Feedly | Use infrequently to see some blogs
- Trello | Quickly becoming the greatest app ever in my eyes
- Google Docs | So much done here