Public Scripture reading data set

Please create a data set of recommended passages of Scripture to read publicly in the service that correspond to the theme of the service and/or the passage or topic of the sermon.

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MJ. Smith

This may sound snarky but I am serious. Have you looked at how much data we currently have based on topic/theme/passage? You need to be extremely careful in how you add even more data to this complex. It would be very easy to look like (a) you're trying again because you messed up the first time, (b) that you think your users are too stupid to be able to select a passage among those offered them, or (c) that you are doing something easy and familiar rather than tackling some of the hard problems needed to truly expand Logos.

However, if you have a clear set of themes that meet a need not currently covered, a clear set of guidelines for selecting passages, and some serious thought into what is required for a passage to be oral/aural, then you could make the data set useful.

In addition, you might run through some hymnals and look at passages/collations useful for responsorial readings in a thematic context.

Phil Gons (Logos)

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/1333974#Comment_1333974

@mjespuiva-86 This seems to be one area we haven't currently addressed. Right now, many churches who don't follow a predefined liturgy either read the passage the preacher will preach on or choose a passage that thematically ties into it. It seems like we could serve this last scenario by providing a short curated list of the most commonly read or most fitting passages with estimated reading times so assist them in their service planning process.

We could do some special things in this section, like give a heavy emphasis on definition, pronunciation, and oration. We could help the reader know what they're reading, how to pronounce the words, and even give some suggestions on how to read publicly for maximum clarity and impact.

MJ. Smith

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/1333974#Comment_1333974

@phil-gons Okay, if you do things like break it into sense lines, indicate words to emphasize, show correct pronunciation, it makes sense. I immediately think of https://lectorprep.org/baptism_of_the_lord_yrABC.html "Proclaiming it" as a decent example of what can be done.