Last year David Mathis outlined several good plans for people wanting to read through the Bible in a year. They're worth mentioning again, so I have reproduced the list (with minor updates) below.
Of course, there are tons of other plans out there. Just google "Bible reading plan" and you'll get pages of results of all different kinds, for personalities and lifestyles and needs of all different kinds.
[Update: Justin Taylor's post today brings together some great content on Bible reading plans and offers more detail on a few of them in particular.]
Bible Reading Plans
Discipleship Journal
NavPress’s Discipleship Journal plan has been the most used at Bethlehem for years. There are four daily readings (the year starts with Genesis, Psalms, Matthew, and Acts), but it’s only 25 days each month—which leaves some margin for missing here and there when life gets busy.
For Shirkers and Slackers
If “margin for missing” is what you know you need, then this plan from Ransom Fellowship might be right for you. Maybe you’ve tried the other plans in the past and stalled out again and again. This plan assigns certain genres to certain days of the week and breaks biblical books up into sections you can read in one sitting—so without reading everyday, you can still make measurable headway. Pace yourself well and do some extra reading, and you might even finish long before 2011 is over.
M’Cheyne
This is the classic plan, designed by Robert Murray M’Cheyne (1813–1843), the well-remembered Scottish minister who died before his 30th birthday. The plan has readings for every day of the year and will take you once through the Old Testament and twice through the Psalms and the New Testament. (Don Carson’s daily devotionals called For the Love of God are based on the M’Cheyne plan.)
ESV Study Bible
Like the Discipleship Journal plan, the ESV Study Bible plan has you reading in four places: 1) Psalms and wisdom lit, 2) Pentateuch and Israel’s history, 3) Chronicles and prophets, and 4) Gospels and epistles.
Chronological
With a reading for each day of the year, this plan from Back to the Bible aims to take you through Scripture in chronological order.
The Old Testament in Hebrew Order
This plan was produced by Treasuring Christ Church in Raleigh, NC, and has you read the Old Testament in the Hebrew order (see the front page of the plan to learn why).
