Bible Reading #15

Sunday, April 5, 2026

NKJV Wide Margin Sovereign

2 Samuel 4-5; Isaiah 40-41; Hebrews 7-8

ESV Women's Study Bible

Luke 20-22; 

KJV Chronological Life Application

Matthew 15, Matthew 16:1-20; Mark 7-8; Luke 9:18-21

NASB 95 Large Print Compact Bible 

2 Chronicles 10-20

Monday, April 6, 2026

NKJV Wide Margin Sovereign

2 Samuel 6-13; Isaiah 42-44; Hebrews 9-13;

ESV Women's Study Bible

Luke 23-24;

KJV Chronological Life Application

Matthew 16:21-28; Matthew 17-18:1-11; Mark 8:31; Mark 9; Luke 9:22-50;

NASB 95 Large Print Compact Bible 

2 Chronicles 21-25

Tuesday, April 7, 2026

NKJV Wide Margin Sovereign

2 Samuel 14-24; Isaiah 45-50; James;

ESV Women's Study Bible

Acts 1-3; 

KJV Chronological Life Application

Matthew 18:12-22; Matthew 19:1-2; John 7-8; Mark 10:1, Luke 9:51-62; Luke 10; Luke 11; 

NASB 95 Large Print Compact Bible 

2 Chronicles 26-36

Wednesday, April 8, 2026

NKJV Wide Margin Sovereign

1 Kings 1-4; Isaiah 51-55; 1 Peter;

ESV Women's Study Bible

Acts 4-7;

KJV Chronological Life Application

Luke 12-14; John 9-10; Matthew 23:37-39

NASB 95 Large Print Compact Bible 

Ezra

Thursday, April 9, 2026

NKJV Wide Margin Sovereign

1 Kings 5-11; Isaiah 56-61; 2 Peter;

ESV Women's Study Bible

Acts 8-11;

KJV Chronological Life Application

Luke 15-17; Luke 18:1-30; John 11, Matthew 19:3-30; Mark 10:2-31;

NASB 95 Large Print Compact Bible 

Nehemiah 1-7;

Friday, April 10, 2026

NKJV Wide Margin Sovereign

1 Kings 12-16; Isaiah 62-66; Ezekiel 1-5;

ESV Women's Study Bible

Acts 12-15; 

KJV Chronological Life Application

Matthew 20, Matthew 26:6-13; Mark 10:32-52; Mark 14:3-9; Luke 18:31-43; Luke 19:1-27; John 12:1-11;

NASB 95 Large Print Compact Bible 

Nehemiah

Saturday, April 11, 2026

NKJV Wide Margin Sovereign

1 Kings 17-22; Ezekiel 6-11;

ESV Women's Study Bible

Acts 16-18;

KJV Chronological Life Application

Matthew 21, Mark 11-12:1-12; Luke 19:28-48; Luke 20:1-19; John 12:12-50;

NASB 95 Large Print Compact Bible 

Esther

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Bible Reading #14

Sunday, March 29, 2026

NKJV Wide Margin Sovereign

1 Samuel 3-6; Song of Solomon; Philippians

ESV Women's Study Bible

Luke 1

KJV Chronological Life Application Study Bible

Matthew 12:9-21; Mark 3:1-19; Luke 6:6-19

NASB 95 Large Print Compact Bible 

2 Kings 1-9

Monday, March 30, 2026

NKJV Wide Margin Sovereign

1 Samuel 7-15; Isaiah 1-3; Colossians

ESV Women's Study Bible

Luke 2-3;

KJV Chronological Life Application Study Bible

Matthew 5-7; 8:5-13; Luke 6:20-49; Luke 7:1-10

NASB 95 Large Print Compact Bible 

2 Kings 10-20

Tuesday, March 31, 2026

NKJV Wide Margin Sovereign

1 Samuel 16-18; Isaiah 4-5; 1 Timothy 

ESV Women's Study Bible

Luke 4-6

KJV Chronological Life Application Study Bible

Luke 7:11-50; Matthew 11:1-30; Matthew 12:22-45; Luke 8:1-3; 19-21; Luke 11:14-32; Mark 3:20-35; Matthew 12:46-50

NASB 95 Large Print Compact Bible 

2 Kings 21-25

Wednesday, April 1, 2026

NKJV Wide Margin Sovereign

1 Samuel 19-23; Isaiah 6-10; 2 Timothy

ESV Women's Study Bible

Luke 7-9

KJV Chronological Life Application Study Bible

Matthew 13; Mark 4:1-34; Luke 8:4-21

NASB 95 Large Print Compact Bible 

1 Chronicles 1-12

Thursday, April 2, 2026

NKJV Wide Margin Sovereign

1 Samuel 24-27; Isaiah 11-14; Titus; Philemon;

ESV Women's Study Bible

Luke 10-12;

KJV Chronological Life Application Study Bible

Mt. 8:23-34; 9:18-26; Mark 4:35-41; Mark 5:1-43; Luke 8:22-56;

NASB 95 Large Print Compact Bible 

1 Chronicles 13-17

Friday, April 3, 2026

NKJV Wide Margin Sovereign

1 Samuel 28-31; Isaiah 15-29; Hebrews 1-3; 

ESV Women's Study Bible

Luke 13-15;

KJV Chronological Life Application Study Bible

Matthew 9:27-38; 13:53-58; 10:1-42; Mark 6:1-29; Luke 4:16-30; 9:1-9;

NASB 95 Large Print Compact Bible 

1 Chronicles 18-29

Saturday, April 4, 2026

NKJV Wide Margin Sovereign

2 Samuel 1-3; Isaiah 30-39; Hebrews 4-6;

ESV Women's Study Bible

Luke 16-19;

KJV Chronological Life Application Study Bible

Matthew 14:36; Mark 6:30-56; John 6; Luke 9:10-17; 

NASB 95 Large Print Compact Bible 

2 Chronicles 1-9

© Becky Laney of Operation Actually Read Bible

11. Mists Over the Channel Islands

11. Mists Over the Channel Islands. Sarah Sundin. 2026. 368 pages. [Source: Library] [world war II, historical fiction, historical romance, christian fiction, 5 stars]

First sentence: Words failed Dr. Ivy Picot, so she sketched her father with gray-flecked hair, packing to go to war. 

Mists Over the Channel Island depicts a family torn apart by war. Half of the family goes to England--either to fight for Britain OR for refuge. Ivy and her sister, Fern, remain behind. Ivy is a doctor and she's needed. Fern chooses to stay than to go with her husband who will soon be fighting for the Allies. 

Gerrit van der Zee (and his friend Bernadus Kroon) are Dutch and have joined the Nazis. Not because they're actually actually Nazis--in any way. But because they want to be spies and work with the Resistance. They are assigned to Jersey (one of the Channel Islands). They soon befriend, Charlie, Ivy and Fern's younger brother. Ivy doesn't want to like--let alone like-like- the enemy. But she soon seems there's more to Gerrit than what it seems. HE is a good guy though technically 'an enemy' 'an outsider' to the islanders. Meanwhile, Fern begins working FOR the Nazis--after a fall out with her sister--and soon finds herself having an affair with a Nazi soldier. She even begins to view the Allies as enemies and the Nazis as the good guys. 

Tensions are high. Lives are at stake. Family loyalty is tested....

I enjoyed this historical romance GREATLY. It was a great read. Highly recommend. 

© Becky Laney of Operation Actually Read Bible

Bible Reading #13

Sunday, March 22, 2026

NKJV Wide Margin Sovereign

Joshua 7-10; Job 11-14; Acts 8-11;

ESV Women's Study Bible

Mark 4-5;

KJV Chronological Life Application Bible

Esther; Ezra 4-10; Nehemiah; 1 Chronicles 1-9; Joel; Malachi;

NASB Large Print Compact Bible

1 Samuel 21-31

Monday, March 23, 2026

NKJV Wide Margin Sovereign

Joshua 11-24; Job 15-19; Acts 12-15;

ESV Women's Study Bible

Mark 6-7; 

KJV Chronological Life Application Bible

John 1:1-18; Matthew 1-2; Luke 1-2; Luke 3:23-38;

NASB Large Print Compact Bible

2 Samuel 1-7

Tuesday, March 24, 2026

NKJV Wide Margin Sovereign

Judges 1-5; Job 20-28; Acts 16-18

ESV Women's Study Bible

Mark 8-10;

KJV Chronological Life Application Bible

Matthew 3:1-17; Mark 1:1-11; Luke 3:1-22; John 1:19-28

NASB Large Print Compact Bible

2 Samuel 8-12;

Wednesday, March 25, 2026

NKJV Wide Margin Sovereign

Judges 6-16; Job 29-31; Acts 19-23

ESV Women's Study Bible

Mark 11-13;

KJV Chronological Life Application Bible

Matthew 4:1-11; Mark 1:12-13; Luke 4:13; John 1:29-51; 2:1-12

NASB Large Print Compact Bible

2 Samuel 13-24

Thursday, March 26, 2026

NKJV Wide Margin Sovereign

Judges 17-21; Job 32-42; Acts 24-28;

ESV Women's Study Bible

Mark 14-16;

KJV Chronological Life Application Bible

John 2:13-25; John 3-4; Luke 3:19-20; Matthew 4:12-22; Mark 1:14-20; Luke 4:14-15; Luke 5:1-11; 

NASB Large Print Compact Bible

1 Kings 1-11

Friday, March 27, 2026

NKJV Wide Margin Sovereign

Ecclesiastes 1-5; Ruth; Ephesians 1-3;

ESV Women's Study Bible

1 Peter 1-3;

KJV Chronological Life Application Bible

Mark 1:21-45; 2:1-17; Luke 4:31-44; Luke 5:12-32; Matthew 4:23-25; Matthew 8:1-4; Matthew 8:14-17; Matthew 9:1-13; 

NASB Large Print Compact Bible

Saturday, March 28, 2026

NKJV Wide Margin Sovereign

1 Samuel 1-2; Ecclesiastes 6-12; Ephesians 4-6;

ESV Women's Study Bible

1 Peter 4-5; 2 Peter;

KJV Chronological Life Application Bible

Matthew 9:14-17; Mark 2:18-28; Luke 5:33-39; Matthew 12:1-8; John 5; Luke 6:1-5;

NASB Large Print Compact Bible

1 Kings 16-22; 

© Becky Laney of Operation Actually Read Bible

Bible Reading #12

Sunday, March 15, 2026

NKJV Wide Margin Sovereign

Deuteronomy 1-3, Ezra 1-5; Luke 15-16

ESV Women's Study Bible

Matthew 19

KJV Chronological Life Application Bible

Ezekiel 5-15

NASB 95 Large Print Compact Bible

Joshua 1-10

Monday, March 16, 2026

NKJV Wide Margin Sovereign

Deuteronomy 4-8; Ezra 6-10; Luke 17-18

ESV Women's Study Bible

Matthew 20-22

KJV Chronological Life Application Bible

Ezekiel 14-22

NASB 95 Large Print Compact Bible

Joshua 11-24

Tuesday, March 17, 2026

NKJV Wide Margin Sovereign

Deuteronomy 9-12; Luke 19-20; Nehemiah 1-5;

ESV Women's Study Bible

Matthew 23-24

KJV Chronological Life Application Bible

Ezekiel 23-27; 20, 29, 30-31; Jeremiah 34, 21, 32, 33, 39, 52; 2 Kings 25; 2 Chronicles 36;

NASB 95 Large Print Compact Bible

Judges 1-5

Wednesday, March 18, 2026

NKJV Wide Margin Sovereign

Deuteronomy 13-19; Nehemiah 6-13; Luke 21-24

ESV Women's Study Bible

Matthew 25-26

KJV Chronological Life Application Bible

Lamentations; Obadiah; 2 Kings 25, Jeremiah 40-44; Ezekiel 33-39, 32

NASB 95 Large Print Compact Bible

Judges 6-21

Thursday, March 19, 2026

NKJV Wide Margin Sovereign

Deuteronomy 20-25; Esther; Acts 1-2

ESV Women's Study Bible

Matthew 27-28; James 1;

KJV Chronological Life Application Bible

Daniel 4, 7, 8, 5, 6, 9; Ezekiel 40-48, 29-30; 2 Kings 25

NASB 95 Large Print Compact Bible

Ruth; 1 Samuel 1-3

Friday, March 20, 2026

NKJV Wide Margin Sovereign

Deuteronomy 26-34; Job 1-2; Acts 3-4

ESV Women's Study Bible

James 2-5;

KJV Chronological Life Application Bible

Ezra 1-4; Psalms 126, 147; Daniel 10-12;

NASB 95 Large Print Compact Bible

1 Samuel 4-15

Saturday, March 21, 2026

NKJV Wide Margin Sovereign

Joshua 1-6; Job 3-10; Acts 5-7;

ESV Women's Study Bible

Mark 1-3;

KJV Chronological Life Application Bible

Haggai; Zechariah

NASB 95 Large Print Compact Bible

1 Samuel 16-20

© Becky Laney of Operation Actually Read Bible

10. The French Kitchen

10. The French Kitchen. Kristy Cambron. 2025. 384 pages. [Source: Review copy] [3 stars, historical fiction, Christian fiction]

First sentence: What would a French glamour girl wear to stash weapons in the dead of winter besides a haute couture gown? Kat Harris wished she knew.

The description of French Kitchen sounds great, interesting, intriguing. However, for me at least, the book failed to match the description. 

The French Kitchen has dual timelines. 

There is a timeline set in France during World War II where the heroine, Kat Harris, is masquerading as Celine a woman part of the Resistance. The real Celine never arrived at her assignment. Kat Harris took her place and assumed her name. She's going undercover as a pastry chef, I think??? Regardless, she's going undercover in a French kitchen. France is occupied. The book opens with a cliff hanger, though since you have no investment in the characters much of the intensity and suspense is wasted. 

The second timeline is France in the 1950s. Kat Harris has received a telegram that may or may not be concerning her dead or not dead brother who was also a spy working with the Resistance. For whatever reason she feels the best way to find her possibly-not-dead brother is to find a man she may or may not be able to trust, Gerard, and marry him. For whatever reason he says yes. (At this point, readers are most likely as clueless as I was as to why he would say yes and why she would propose and what the point is). 

The chapters alternate between the past and present. In the 'present' story line Kat is once again become interested in cooking and meets Julia Child. This is what the description emphasizes. This is what the author's note emphasizes. This supposedly is the whole reason the book exists--to create fictional characters to interact with a fictional Julia Child. She's also searching for her possibly-not-dead brother. 

There are characters--friends, enemies, frenemies--in both timelines. But the way this story unfolds...at least to me...is not as effective as it could be if the author had chosen a timeline and kept things chronological. I am not opposed to dual timelines IF the story flows well and most importantly if it makes sense with little to no confusion. 

The description seems like it was written by someone who only heard a summary of the book and didn't actually read it. 

© Becky Laney of Operation Actually Read Bible

Bible Reading #11

Sunday, March 8, 2026

NKJV Wide Margin Sovereign

Leviticus 16-20; 2 Chronicles 1-5; Mark 7-9;

RSV Sovereign

Isaiah 40-43; Jeremiah 32-36;

ESV Women's Study Bible

Proverbs 12-17

KJV Chronological Life Application Study Bible

Isaiah 49-59

NASB 95 Large Print Compact Bible

Exodus 31-40 

Monday, March 9, 2026

NKJV Wide Margin Sovereign

Leviticus 21-27; 2 Chronicles 6-9; Mark 10-13;

RSV Sovereign

Isaiah 44-66; Jeremiah 37-52

ESV Women's Study Bible

Proverbs 18-26

KJV Chronological Life Application Study Bible

Isaiah 60-66; 2 Kings 21, 2 Chronicles 33, 34, 2 Kings 22:1-2

NASB 95 Large Print Compact Bible 

Leviticus 1-11;

Tuesday, March 10, 2026

NKJV Wide Margin Sovereign

Numbers 1-8; 2 Chronicles 10-13; Mark 14-16

ESV Women's Study Bible

Proverbs 27-31; Matthew 1

KJV Chronological Life Application Study Bible

Jeremiah 1-6, 22, 26, 47, 48, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah

NASB 95 Large Print Compact Bible 

Leviticus 12-27

Wednesday, March 11, 2026

NKJV Wide Margin Sovereign

Numbers 9-15; 2 Chronicles 14-20; Luke 1-6

ESV Women's Study Bible

Matthew 2-4

KJV Chronological Life Application Study Bible

2 Kings 24:1-4; Jeremiah 25, 36, 45, 46, 19, 20, Daniel 1-3;

NASB 95 Large Print Compact Bible 

Numbers 1-36

Thursday, March 12, 2026

NKJV Wide Margin Sovereign

Numbers 16-21; 2 Chronicles 21-26; Luke 7-8

ESV Women's Study Bible

Matthew 5-9

KJV Chronological Life Application Study Bible

Jeremiah 7-18, 35, 49

NASB 95 Large Print Compact Bible 

Deuteronomy 1-5

Friday, March 13, 2026

NKJV Wide Margin Sovereign

Numbers 22-26; 2 Chronicles 27-32; Luke 9-11; 

ESV Women's Study Bible

Matthew 10-14;

KJV Chronological Life Application Study Bible

Jeremiah 22-24; 29-31; 37-38, 50-51, 2 Kings 24:5-19; 2 Chronicles 36:1-14;

NASB 95 Large Print Compact Bible 

Deuteronomy 6-16;

Saturday, March 14, 2026

NKJV Wide Margin Sovereign

2 Chronicles 33-36; Numbers 27-36; Luke 12-14;

ESV Women's Study Bible

Matthew 15-18;

KJV Chronological Life Application Study Bible

Ezekiel 1-4; Jeremiah 27-28

NASB 95 Large Print Compact Bible 

Deuteronomy 17-34

© Becky Laney of Operation Actually Read Bible