When The Blog Spot over at The Blythe Daniel Agency offered a chance to review the KJV Journal the Word Bible, I thought, “Ooo, what fun!”

KJV Journal the Word Bible

Full disclosure: I received two copies of this book (one to keep, one to give away) for my honest review. My opinions are my own. I also use affiliate links in this post.

My intro thoughts

I’ve always been a journaler. I have quite a few journals to show for my years on this earth, but funny enough, I rarely have written in books.

It seems like desecration! And yet, over time, I’ve begun to really appreciate notes in the margins of books and scribbles of thoughts twining through the lines of printed words.

Once upon a time, I passed a copy of a favorite book around to a couple of friends to read in. And I told them, “Write in it. Please. It’ll be a gift to me when I go and reread.”

If that’s not romantic, I don’t know what is.

And the little that I understand about the Bible is that it’s meant to be God’s word to us. His love letter to us. Sometimes, it doesn’t feel very loving, but the purpose behind it definitely is.

My Thoughts On The KJV Journal the Word Bible

It’s been ages since I’ve read the KJV, and I’ve enjoyed pairing this “uptight” version of the Bible with The Message. Both versions require a lot of brain power to understand what I’m reading. And that’s good.

As winner of the Miss Sunday School pageant (kidding, I don’t think this exists), I know my Bible speak inside and out. So sometimes, the words don’t sink in like they used to.

Therefore, I’m reading The Message and the KJV Journal the Word Bible.

Pros

Large Print
Hardback with an elastic to shut it
Plenty of space for writing, coloring, or doodling
one column of text on each page (rather than two)

Cons

slippery paper (pencils don’t work well)

I really, really, really like having the extra writing space side by side the text. Not only does it feel uncrowded, but it’s easier to focus on the words on the page. I was a bit bummed to struggle to use color pencils (my medium of choice) for doodles because of the smoothness of the paper, but I’ll just adapt.