Grant Horner's Bible Reading Plan in Logos

I knew about Horner some time back, and I've decided to give it go.The only thing you really need is the list of ten book sets and just have at it. I think it's splendid so far. 

I'll give it a shot.

Hi Brad:

I was able to get to it fairly quickly. I think I figured out how to share the final reading plan, so I won't bore anyone with the details for creating it, other than to note I created a 10-year plan from the 100-year (!) PDF linked above. So, if you want a shorter plan, just abandon it when you're done.

Try this to get it:  Open this link:  https://fl.vu/d94pa7 (you need to be signed in). When you get to that page, see the 'Action' drop-down in the upper-right corner. Click the drop-down arrow and choose 'Get copy'. I think once you've done that you should see it in your Docs list in L8 (after it syncs). It's set to start 8/7/19 out of the box, but you can click Edit and change the start date by clicking the 'Wednesday' (or the date, if you try some days later).

I hope I didn't goof anything up.

Brad I have this setup as reading plans. One plan for each list. I have a slight adjustment in that I pull Ps 119 out of Psalms list and have it in its own list where I read 8 verses each day. I’ll share when I am home tonight (6-8hrs from now).

I have now shared the 10+1 Reading lists.  The +1 simply takes Ps 119 out of the main Psalms reading list and assigns 8 verses per day as the reading, the natural segmentation of this Psalm based on its structure. That way you don't end up on Day 119 of the Psalms reading list having to read all 176 verses in that chapter.

When you first use the lists simply set the start date for each list. When you have completed a list, simply adjust the start date of that list and you are good to continue reading that list form the beginning again. For example When you complete Day 28 of the Acts list simply change its start date to the next days date and you will be ready for your second pass through the Acts list to begin the next day.

The downside of having 10 lists is more than offset the flexibility it offers.  To try an make a single reading plan, while it can be done if you really want to go there, it is complicated to create and maintain and offers no flexibility.

Having a separate plan of reach list allows you to change things up.  For instance, take List 10 again, you could change it so that you only read it Saturdays and Sundays and instead of setting it for 28 sessions you set it for 7 sessions so that you still complete that list in the same time frame but read 4 chapters twice a week instead of 1 each day.  At another point in time you might want to read larger chunks of text from the Pentateuch for a given pass through that list so you adjust the settings for that list.

The reading lists will show up in the public list as follows:

Here is a spreadsheet I created to help me put together a 935 day modified Horner plan, which I use for Morning, Lunch, Afternoon and Evening readings a day of 3 chapters (Poetry/Wisdom/Other - OT - NT). I chose 4 readings sets as I did not like too many cards on Home Page, less overwhelming.

935 was multiple of Pentateuch that worked in the mobile app.

The numbers were used for checking I had the correct number of chapters (Total in M Column), usually I had to manually calculate the last block, which I did not make entirely easy as a few of the groups are multiples eg "Ro-Col, Ro-Col" = 130  just so the sheet was a little narrower.

B37 and below are the cells to copy and paste into the reading plan in Logos.

Might be useful for someone to play with.

4403.935Horner Bible Plan Modified.xlsx

Edit - I shared the plans also now for inspection

Morning https://fl.vu/t89iq

Lunch https://fl.vu/z79eq

Afternoon https://fl.vu/a35kc

Evening https://fl.vu/t39rz

I would be interested!  I’ve been using YV app (Prof Horner’s Reading Plan) for years but I’d like access to my study notes & inductive highlights, etc at the same time. [Y]

I have taken the 500 day Horners plan that I found on the internet (it is pdf), converted it to a Word docx and imported it as a personal book. The links work. I just highlight the day after I finish it, or the chapters I have finished. More than willing to share the docx but not sure the best way to do that. Admittedly this will repeat in 500 days, but I can live with that.

OH...I want to add... this plan has the preference to click on a scripture for your reading and automatically go to the Logos app and open your scripture for you. I was standing line at Costco doing my Bible reading and browsing a commentary yesterday. Again, great app!

I was going to work on something through Filemaker Pro. However, I came across ReadingPlan by Jim Price. It's amazing. Search the reading plans for Horner by using the "find" feature in your browser (He doesn't list the plans alphabetically). You download a plan or plans from his website then load them into the app. He's got the year by year reading schedules available for Horner.

The app is flexible in that it can accommodate any reading plan. You can download any plan onto your computer and modify it then load it back into the app via iTunes. Here are the details for creating your own plan. I actually created a plan that includes a checkbox for Morning & Evening by Spurgeon.

NOTE: this is for iOS users only

I've been using ReadingPlan on iOS for years. The hardest part is finding Horner's Reading plan. You load it by year, and there are 100 years' worth of lists. Simply add whichever year you're on and go for it. As one of the posts says, you can set up the app to open up any bible on your iOS device, including a website like BibleGateway if you'd like.

My setup:

If your default Bible is ESV, there are some neat things you can do. For Horner's plan, because the goal is a broad overview, not in-depth reading, I used to turn off all headings and verse/chapter numbers using visual filters. This took away all distractions, and the Bible was much different (and pleasurable) to read!

But two problems arose:

1. whenever I actually wanted to study a passage in Logos, I would have to go back and turn on visual filters. (tedious)
2. the visual filters took away all chapter markings with the verse numbers, so I didn't know when the chapter ended

Hack for the ESV: Download the ESV Bible app (free). Set that as your default app for ReadingPlan to open in. In the ESV Bible app, go to the Settings and turn off headings, verse numbers, footnotes, and crossrefs. The chapter numbers are preserved, and voila! You can now read chapters at a time.

Pro Tip #1: When reading on my iPad, I love using the Split Screen view. On one half is ReadingPlan, and on the other half is my Bible (you pick, Logos or the ESV app or another app). You can also use Slide Over for ReadingPlan if you want to use the entire screen for just the Bible, then slide it away so you can read. Simply click on the passage, and your Bible goes straight to the passage.

Pro tip #2: When you just can't get yourself to read, listen to the audio version. In the ESV Bible app, it's as easy as hitting the speaker icon at the bottom and hitting play. You just have to stop it when it gets to the next chapter. You can also do this in the Logos app, but it's more clicks/taps to get it to read your audio bible for just that passage.

Thanks!!!

I still like doing this in a regular Bible, but I might switch when the LSB gets into Logos.