F. LaGard Smith
Author of The Daily Bible: New International Version: With Devotional Insights to Guide You Through God's Word
About the Author
F. LaGard Smith, Scholar-in-Residence for Christian Studies at Lipscomb University
Works by F. LaGard Smith
The Daily Bible: New International Version: With Devotional Insights to Guide You Through God's Word (1984) 826 copies, 9 reviews
30 Days Through the Bible: Understanding the Whole Story of God's Word (The Daily Bible®) (2004) 31 copies
The Daily Bible® Devotional Journal: A Companion for Reading Through the Bible in One Year (2006) 9 copies
Circles of Fellowship - Responding to the Crisis of Christian Identity - A Reprise of "Who Is My Brother" (2013) 3 copies
The Gospel According to Shakespeare : 40 Inspiring Devotionals from the Bible and the Bard (2023) 2 copies
daily Bible (The) 1 copy
The New Age Movement 1 copy
The Narrated Bible 1 copy
Tanz ins Dunkel 1 copy
The Daily Bible® Experience: 365 Life-Changing Interactive Readings to Make God's Word Personal (2020) 1 copy
Hnutí homosexuálů 1 copy
Tagged
Common Knowledge
- Other names
- Smith, Frank LaGard
- Birthdate
- 1944-12-06
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Houston, Texas, USA
Members
Reviews
With devotional insights to guide you through God's Word.
Too confusing from the traditional bible I grew up with.
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Statistics
- Works
- 47
- Members
- 2,541
- Popularity
- #10,106
- Rating
- 3.9
- Reviews
- 15
- ISBNs
- 75
- Languages
- 3
When I found this one at a thrift store, I was super excited because I misread the copyright of the narrated notes by F. Lagard Smith for the copyright of the translation. For most of the world, "which" year for the NIV is a non-issue. There is a percentage for which it matters a great deal. NIV 84 forever! I partly jest. Still the NIV 84 is what I first read and loved. It is ALL the comfort and nostalgia I need. Have I moved on? Yes. Mostly. But don't ask me to gush about the NIV 2011.
This one is arranged into daily dated readings. It is single columns. Each day's reading is marked with a symbol. It is black letter. The font size was decent. It is, of course, chronological, that is what sets this one apart from other Bibles.
I first read the NARRATED BIBLE in 1997 or 1998. It was the second Bible I read cover to cover. I read the NARRATED Bible in three weeks--in between Christmas and the start of the next college semester--so mid January. I absolutely fell in love with F. Lagard Smith's narration. It was just a great experience all around. So I was happy to try to recreate that with this one. Same notes or narrations, different translation. It wasn't the same experience.… (more)