or many of us, reading the Bible came with pressure. Bible in a year plans. Daily quotas. Guilt when we fell behind. Shame when we stopped altogether. Over time, the Bible became less about wisdom and more about obligation. In this episode of Whiskey in the Writings, I want to offer a different starting point. Instead of reading the Bible like a rulebook or an answer key, we explore what it means to read Scripture thematically. Not rushing to finish chapters. Not hunting for verses to solve our problems. But slowing down enough to see the larger story the Bible is telling.