A West African entrepreneur is launching a new Bible journal employing the science of “if-then planning” to help busy Christians in a culture of distractions solidify their Bible-reading habits and quiet times.
Yed Anikpo, a 38-year old Ivory Coast native and father of three who is now based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, told The Christian Post on Wednesday that as a serial entrepreneur and creative type, he’s always looking for ways to be more productive.
“About a year ago I stumbled across Dr. Peter Gollwitzer’s work on implementation intentions, or “if-then” planning. Over 100 studies have shown that deciding in advance when and where one will take specific actions to reach one’s goal can double or triple their chances of success,” he said.
Around the same time, Anikpo asked his approximately 20,000 Christian email subscribers what was their No.1 frustration when it comes to their engagement with Scripture. An overwhelming majority responded that they did not have enough time to read and meditate on God’s Word every day because life is so busy, which comports with a 2017 Barna survey on the subject.
“So I thought: Why not apply this science of “if-then” planning to the most important goal anyone can have, namely, reading and meditating on Scripture.”
Together with his audience they decided to create a journal, called the SCRIBE journal, to make it easy for people to internalize the Bible. The journal comes with a two-year Bible reading plan and offers a daily layout of features, which is a modified version of the SOAP (Scripture,…
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