https://blessup.app/blog/ Bible reading, prayer, Christian life and screen time, from the makers of BlessUp. en-us Fri, 16 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://blessup.app/blog/praying-the-psalms https://blessup.app/blog/praying-the-psalms Fri, 16 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Praying the Psalms, step by step: a five-step method, Psalm 13 prayed line by line, and how Benedict, the Orthodox and the Prayer Book pray all 150. https://blessup.app/blog/silence-and-solitude https://blessup.app/blog/silence-and-solitude Fri, 16 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Silence and solitude as a spiritual discipline: how they differ, where Jesus withdrew, why the first minutes are hard, and a two-minute place to begin. https://blessup.app/blog/bible-study-methods-compared https://blessup.app/blog/bible-study-methods-compared Thu, 15 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Bible study methods compared: inductive, SOAP, lectio divina, verse-mapping and topical study, by the question each answers and the time it takes. https://blessup.app/blog/bible-verses-about-temptation https://blessup.app/blog/bible-verses-about-temptation Thu, 15 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Bible verses about temptation, sorted by what they do: what temptation is, what God promises, how Jesus answered, and what to do in the next ten minutes. https://blessup.app/blog/prayer-before-reading-the-bible https://blessup.app/blog/prayer-before-reading-the-bible Wed, 14 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT A short prayer before reading the Bible in Scripture’s own words, plus the prayers five Christian traditions say just before the reading. https://blessup.app/blog/prayer-journal https://blessup.app/blog/prayer-journal Wed, 14 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT How to start a prayer journal that lasts: a one-page read-then-write layout, how often to write, and what the research on journaling does and does not show. https://blessup.app/blog/christian-dopamine-detox https://blessup.app/blog/christian-dopamine-detox Tue, 13 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Is a dopamine detox real, and is there a Christian way to do one? Each popular claim checked against the research, plus the fast the church already keeps. https://blessup.app/blog/how-long-to-read-each-book-of-the-bible https://blessup.app/blog/how-long-to-read-each-book-of-the-bible Tue, 13 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT How long to read each book of the Bible: all 66 timed at a normal pace, plus the Catholic and Orthodox books. 36 take under half an hour. Method shown. https://blessup.app/blog/twelve-days-of-christmas-readings https://blessup.app/blog/twelve-days-of-christmas-readings Mon, 12 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Twelve days of Christmas Bible readings for 2026–27: one chapter a day from December 25 to January 5, matched to each feast and timed at about three minutes. https://blessup.app/blog/year-end-spiritual-review https://blessup.app/blog/year-end-spiritual-review Mon, 12 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT End-of-year reflection questions for Christians: twelve to pray through, plus the one part of the year you can check, what you actually read. https://blessup.app/blog/daniel-fast-for-january https://blessup.app/blog/daniel-fast-for-january Sun, 11 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT What the Daniel Fast is, the two passages in Daniel it comes from, January 2027 dates, what the research measured, and a timed 21-day plan to read Daniel. https://blessup.app/blog/new-year-spiritual-goals https://blessup.app/blog/new-year-spiritual-goals Sun, 11 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Most New Year spiritual goals die in the first month. What the resolution research shows, and a five-question test to size a goal you will keep past February. https://blessup.app/blog/how-to-stay-consistent-in-your-faith https://blessup.app/blog/how-to-stay-consistent-in-your-faith Sat, 10 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT How to stay consistent in your faith over years, not weeks: the three seasons that interrupt a practice, what research shows, and how to come back. https://blessup.app/blog/which-gospel-to-read-first https://blessup.app/blog/which-gospel-to-read-first Sat, 10 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Which Gospel to read first? Mark if you have stalled before, John if you want the big question. All four counted in minutes, with a start and finish date. https://blessup.app/blog/ai-bible-apps-compared https://blessup.app/blog/ai-bible-apps-compared Fri, 09 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Looking for the best AI Bible app? Five apps compared from their own listings: whose tradition answers, what each says about its limits, and who it suits. https://blessup.app/blog/christian-burnout https://blessup.app/blog/christian-burnout Fri, 09 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Christian burnout is not a lack of faith. The WHO’s exact definition, how it differs from depression, what pastors report, and what God said to Elijah. https://blessup.app/blog/prayer-for-phone-addiction https://blessup.app/blog/prayer-for-phone-addiction Thu, 08 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT A prayer for phone addiction to pray right now, plus short prayers for waking, the reach and bedtime, each tied to an NIV verse, and when to get help. https://blessup.app/blog/scripture-vs-scrolling-time https://blessup.app/blog/scripture-vs-scrolling-time Thu, 08 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT How much time do Christians spend on social media? We set the measured data beside the Bible-reading figures and price the gap: about nine minutes a day. https://blessup.app/blog/do-you-have-to-go-to-church https://blessup.app/blog/do-you-have-to-go-to-church Wed, 07 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Do you have to go to church to be a Christian? Attendance does not save you, but here is what six traditions teach and what the Bible assumes. https://blessup.app/blog/how-to-choose-a-bible-reading-plan https://blessup.app/blog/how-to-choose-a-bible-reading-plan Wed, 07 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT How to choose a Bible reading plan from the minutes you really have: days to finish at 5, 9, 15 or 20 minutes a day, by canon, and when to switch. https://blessup.app/blog/devotional-vs-bible-reading https://blessup.app/blog/devotional-vs-bible-reading Tue, 06 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Devotional vs Bible reading: we counted six classic devotional entries against the chapters they quote. Same two minutes, different words. Here is the order. https://blessup.app/blog/jesse-tree-readings https://blessup.app/blog/jesse-tree-readings Tue, 06 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT All 25 Jesse Tree readings for December 1 to Christmas, each with a short read-aloud passage, the whole chapter, and how long it takes to read. https://blessup.app/blog/best-bible-app-for-beginners https://blessup.app/blog/best-bible-app-for-beginners Mon, 05 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT The best Bible app for beginners depends on your phone and how you take things in. Five apps compared honestly, including who should not pick ours. https://blessup.app/blog/what-order-to-read-the-bible https://blessup.app/blog/what-order-to-read-the-bible Sun, 04 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT What order to read the Bible in: front to back, chronological, New Testament first, or mixed. What each order is good at, and how to choose the one that fits. https://blessup.app/blog/why-does-god-allow-suffering https://blessup.app/blog/why-does-god-allow-suffering Sun, 04 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Why does God allow suffering? Four answers Christians give, where each runs out, and the books of the Bible that sit with the question: Job, Psalm 88, Romans 8. https://blessup.app/blog/how-many-chapters-a-day-to-read-the-bible https://blessup.app/blog/how-many-chapters-a-day-to-read-the-bible Sat, 03 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT How many chapters a day to read the Bible in a year? About 3.26: three most days, four on two days a week. Plus what that costs in words and minutes. https://blessup.app/blog/how-to-build-spiritual-discipline https://blessup.app/blog/how-to-build-spiritual-discipline Sat, 03 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT How to build spiritual discipline in five steps, without waiting to feel motivated. What the self-control research says, and what Daniel had already set up. https://blessup.app/blog/behind-on-bible-reading-plan https://blessup.app/blog/behind-on-bible-reading-plan Fri, 02 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Behind on your Bible reading plan? Turn days behind into minutes, then choose: move the finish date, spread the gap over a few weeks, or change the pace. https://blessup.app/blog/fixed-hour-prayer-for-beginners https://blessup.app/blog/fixed-hour-prayer-for-beginners Fri, 02 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Fixed-hour prayer for beginners: what the Daily Office and Liturgy of the Hours are, the hours each tradition names, and a two-week plan that starts with one. https://blessup.app/blog/how-to-forgive-someone-who-hurt-you https://blessup.app/blog/how-to-forgive-someone-who-hurt-you Thu, 01 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT How to forgive someone who hurt you: what forgiveness is not, Matthew 18 in context, a five-step process tested on 4,598 people, and when to get help. https://blessup.app/blog/how-to-pray-the-rosary https://blessup.app/blog/how-to-pray-the-rosary Thu, 01 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT How to pray the Rosary step by step: the prayers on the beads in order, which mysteries go with which day, and the Bible passage behind each mystery. https://blessup.app/blog/how-to-go-to-confession https://blessup.app/blog/how-to-go-to-confession Wed, 30 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT How to go to confession after years away: the steps in order, the exact words to say, the Act of Contrition, and a short examination of conscience. https://blessup.app/blog/what-is-a-breath-prayer https://blessup.app/blog/what-is-a-breath-prayer Wed, 30 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT What is a breath prayer? A short prayer said across one breath in and one breath out. Where it comes from, how to write your own, and what the research shows. https://blessup.app/blog/book-of-romans-reading-guide https://blessup.app/blog/book-of-romans-reading-guide Mon, 28 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT A book of Romans summary you can read by: why Paul wrote it, the argument in five movements, five words that unlock it, and a sixteen-day plan. https://blessup.app/blog/book-of-psalms-reading-guide https://blessup.app/blog/book-of-psalms-reading-guide Sun, 27 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT A book of Psalms summary you can use: the five books, the four kinds of psalm, what to do with the angry ones, and a psalm-a-day pace through all 150. https://blessup.app/blog/prayer-before-bed https://blessup.app/blog/prayer-before-bed Sun, 27 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT A night prayer routine that fits a tired five minutes: the church’s old shape for the last hour, how to hand tomorrow to God, and what to do if you doze off. https://blessup.app/blog/why-spiritual-discipline-is-difficult https://blessup.app/blog/why-spiritual-discipline-is-difficult Sat, 26 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT Why is spiritual discipline so difficult? Usually it is one of three separate problems: the daily decision, a missing cue, or the day after a miss. https://blessup.app/blog/how-to-make-time-for-god https://blessup.app/blog/how-to-make-time-for-god Fri, 25 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT How to make time for God when the day is already full: how many minutes it really takes, where they come from, and a slot that holds on a bad day. https://blessup.app/blog/how-to-meditate-on-scripture https://blessup.app/blog/how-to-meditate-on-scripture Fri, 25 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT How to meditate on Scripture using lectio divina, the church’s own four-step method, timed for a real ten minutes, with what to do when nothing comes. https://blessup.app/blog/best-time-of-day-to-read-the-bible https://blessup.app/blog/best-time-of-day-to-read-the-bible Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT The best time of day to read the Bible is the morning, before the phone. Here is why, what sleep inertia costs, the case for evenings, and a nine-minute plan.