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My favorite time of the day to read is early morning.
My favorite time is either on my way to school, because it gets me ready for all the worldly stuff i will face in a public school but it will also help me prepare to lead my teammates to christ..
My other favorite time is night, an hour or so before bed. I do a devotion, read scripture and read a book (at this moment its explicit gospel). night is one of the best times for me becasuse im not busy and i can focous on scripture and really meditate on it.
My favorite time to read God’s Word is the morning, before any distractions pop up, I’m fresh and my mind is gearing up for the day. Cannot think of a better way to start my day than focusing on God and His Word!
My favorite is sometime between 7:00-8:30 am, after I’ve put a couple hours of work in & my brain is working.
Early in the morning. Love waking up with the Lord.
I like to read best in the morning. This is when I have the best clarity of thought
Early morning!
I love reading/studying early in the morning when I can see the birds and squirrels ‘doing their thing’ and just bask in the time God has given me.
My favorite time to read is early in the morning, but I could study all day if life would allow it. Thanks for the giveaway.
I study 5:30-6:00 am
I enjoy reading in the morning. But, during a hectic day at work, God’s word is a great way to spend lunch. Sometimes, only during the busyness of life, with ups and downs, does the Word sink deep into my heart
My favorite time is at night after dinner. I like the idea of doing it in the morning but my brain doesn’t function too well that early!
My favorite time to read is early in the morning. I believe God speaks through His word and He might have something to say that morning that will help me later that day. As a leader, if I’m not speaking the words of God, then what good am I?
My favorite time to read is early morning before my husband and the kids wake up. I love beginning the day with the Lord, a hot cup of coffee, and watching the sunrise outside the window.
In the morning while drinking a few cups of coffee!
With a 16 month old running around, my favorite time to read a grown up book is any time I can get a chance!!
My favorite time is when I need it the most. So it;s fluid and it changes daily.
Another close favorite is reading the bible with my daughter at bed time.
I like to read in the morning, with a cup of coffee at the kitchen table.
My favorite time to read the Word is the early morning. My favorite time to read other books is at night before bed.
My favorite time to read is early morning with right after lunch coming in a close second.
I like to read on the morning
In general, my favorite time to read is before bed. I read my Bible in the afternoon when I come home from work.
My favorite time to read is early morning before I get my day started.
I get up at 5:00 AM to exercise my body and then exercise my spirit while its quiet. This allows me to start my day both physically and spiritually.
My favorite time is 5:45 in the morning. Make coffee at 5:30 and be done reading by the time my family gets up so we can enjoy breakfast together.
Just before lunch and mid afternoon.
I love to read late at night when everyone else is asleep and it’s just me and the Lord.
First thing in the morning while my wife and son are stil sleeping. With a warm cup of coffee and alone with God
all the time.
But morning, then while dinner cooks- (around 5:30) then around 9 pm when the kiddo hits bedtime;)
I prefer to read late at night. It helps put the day in perspective.
Before bedtime. Mind is more focused and less distractions.
I love to read between 4 and 5 o’clock every morning. It is peaceful and my mind is fully alert.
anytime in addition to being a pastor I have 2 kids one plays softball one plays baseball
My favorite time to read the Word of God is early in the morning before I leave for the office. It’s a great way to start the day! I also like to read an hour or so before I go to bed.
My favorite time to study is early morning. The right material going into the mind early changes the entire day!
My favorite time, is when I get home from work at night and my wife and I get to set down and study the Word together.
Morning is my favorite time.
5:45 am – 6:00 am nearly every morning.
I love reading any chance I get, but my favorite time is probably during my mid-day coffee break, shortly after lunch.
Best time to read for me is at night after everyone else has gone to bed.
I prefer to read early in the morning.
I would really, really, REALLY love to win this Bible, ha
My favorite and most productive times to read is in the morning from 8:30am -10:00am and then from 8:30pm – 10pm. Funny how it’s the same time frame, beginning and ending my day with reading Scripture and developmental material.
Morning
Morning
My favorite time is early morning.
I read the Scriptures and heavy material in the morning and light reading at night.
Bible reading-Morning. Other reading-evening.
Between work and two small kids, I can only read after kids’ bedtime, so the answer by default is night time.
Morning but I like to read any time.
I read and write best in the early morning.
My time is in the evening around 11pm….
Morning
My favorite time of the day to read is in the early morning while the rest of the family is still asleep. That’s my quiet time, Bible reading and prayer time.
I read all day! Best time is morning after my wife goes to work and house is quiet except for our two cats!
I love reading late at night – usually after 9pm. The house is quiet and I can kick back and relax with God’s Word and a good book.
Early morning for me!
Definitely enjoy starting the day in the morning by reading the Bible. My parents instilled this within me as a child and it has been a great experience that has followed me throughout my life.
Live to read The Word in the morning!
I love to read my Bible at breakfast! I also love to curl up with a book at night after the kiddos are in bed with my hot chocolate, cozy blanket, and candlelight. Wonderful!
It depends … for several reason, my quiet time reading is best done early in the morning. But my ‘for fun’ or fluff reading is right before bed. Great giveaway — thank you!
Lunchtime – feed the body, feed the mind.
I can read any time I have the time to do it.
I take time to read in the morning. Quiet moments are usually the best for me. I need God’s word like a car needs fuel!
My favorite time is late evening. It gives me a chance to wind down, reflect, and pray before bed.
My favorite time is generally lunchtime.
The earlier the better is best for me
Early Afternoon.
My favorite time to read is early in the morning before anyone else in the house is up, and right before I go to bed
5:15 am before the rest of my family is wake.
I read early in the morning in front of my sliding glass door. Love to see God’s creation as He talks to me.
I like to read after 10pm. Everything is calm & quiet, can really focus in.
My favorite time to read is first thing in the morning with a cup of coffee.
My favorite time is early morning!
My favorite time to read is in the middle if the day. It’s when I’m the most alert and can really focus on my reading.
My favorite time to read is shortly before lunch. That way I am awake enough for the day to enjoy what I’m reading and not feel tired. Not tired from just waking up, not tired from just eating, and not tired in the evening or the natural afternoon nap time. My second favorite time to read is between 7-8 pm; after dinner but before bed time. Thank you.
I love to read in the evenings after all 5 children are in the bed!!! It settles the mind, calms the heart, washes over me and prepares me for a good night rest and a blessed morning!!
21:13pm
Anytime between 9AM and midnight.
Morning, right after coffee!
Morning… For sure!
I prefer later in the evening, but that’s also the hardest time to make time.
The best time to read for me is early morning, but if I don’t make it up by then, right before sleep is the second best.
Anytime after a cup of coffee!
In the morning, before work!
Either 7:30am when I arrive at the office or 10:30pm when I start winding down for the evening.
I like to read early morning and late night. Not sure why yet.
My favorite time to read God’s word is with my kids at bedtime. I love watching them soak it all in. After they are all tucked in I get to enjoy a little time to myself reading and clearing my mind.
I like to read/study first thing in the morning.
I try to set an hour before bedtime to do my reading.
My favorite time for Bible study is 7pm – 8pm every day
I love to read morning and evening most of the time. Usually before 7 am or after 9 pm. But, I have an affinity
Early in the morning, 5-7am.
I prefer lucnch time for study.morning works great for simply reading. Like a devotion but deeper study is bezt for me with my lunch,11am – 1 pm.
Morning for reading. Mid-morning for study.
As a pastor, does all day long count?
I generally read in the afternoons for studying. Then in the evenings for personal.
I love early morning reading, but late at night is my favorite time because I can relax fully and concentrate completely without the looming activities of the day ahead competing for my attention. For me, the joy of reading is most fully experienced at night.
My favorite time is 6:30am, before the house is awake.
Usually I read early morning prior to work, but sometimes after the children are in bed at night.
I have two times. I like to bookend my day so I like to read first thing in the morning to start my day with the right frame of mind and then end my day reading to see what God has to speak to me about where I could have improved.
Well, for reading Scripture it is in the early morning. But, for reading books it is about 9:30 pm.
I have 2 times actually: noontime hour as a break from work and 9:30-10:30 PM as a way to close out the day.
I like to read at lunchtime, but lately I have started to read after dinner and I find it relaxing and engaging.
My favorite time to read is in the morning and then do devotion with my wife before I begin my day workig with some 20 pastors in my area as their Director of Missions.
Early morning, from 5-8.
Early morning to help me “set my mind on things above”.
Early morning for Scripture, and fiction (usually historical fiction) before bed.
For me the time after lunch and before supper is best for reading. Most of my necesaaey tasks are taken care of and I aam able to focus better.
Early in the morning! Mind is fresh and thinking clearest then.
I love going to bed reading through God’s Word (or listening to “Word of Promise). It’s exciting, but peaceful all at the same time… and I find that I wake up thinking about what I read the night before. LOVE it!!
Unlike most of the earlier entries, I do most of my reading in the afternoon, after the morning’s disciplines and duties are finished and before a relaxing evening. But this kind of schedule only began when, at age 72, I retired!
My favorite time to read is around lunch time or a little after. It helps me to refocus on God halfway through the day and to remind me of why I am here on Earth.
Early morning (weekends) or late evening (during the week)
Evening, after the 4.5 year old goes to bed and my brain is able to process being inspired by words, instead of haveing to answer 15,000 questions. He is a blessing but he can tire me out.
I usually read with my wife at about 6:45 in the morning. We like to use the Tyndale One Year format.
Early morning before the kids get up.
My favorite time to ready and study is early in the morning.
My favorite time is late at night in the midst of the stillness of a quiet house. I’m a night owl.
I like to get up early in the morning and get a fresh cup of coffee, sit down and read my Bible as I study for my sermons. I like to ready my Bible again at night just for my own personal time with God.
My favorite time to read the Word is in the morning, before everyone else in the family wakes up. Oh, and strong coffee is required!
Morning time.
I usually read at night before bed… occasionally I will read early Wednesday mornings.
4:30 am to 5:30am -
I enjoy studying God’s word in the stillness of the morning.
Early morning. But my special time is Saturday morning after my long run. That is my in depth study time for the week.
Early Morning!
i love reading after my collegr classes in the early evening around 5
Love reading in the mornings! A great start to the day!
I usually choose one of two times to read:
1. At lunch if I have a quiet place.
2. In the evening with my wife.
I like to read during my lunchbreak. I’ve been up long enough that my mind is awake and working well but it is not so late in the day that I have begun to slow down.
I LOVE early morning reading time!
I enjoy reading in the evenings when the day is done.
Mid morning.
Love to read late at night before I go to bed
Night time
I love to read in the afternoon in my office.
Definitely morning. I get up before the rest of my family and just sit in God’s presence for as long as I can. It doesn’t take long before the baby is awake or one of my older children are ready for breakfast, but those precious moments are needed for me to make it through the day. I save my lunch for some study time
Most definitely at night. After the kids are in bed…no interruptions that way. Sometimes I do fail to take the time to read, but surely do enjoy the quiet times that I get to!!!
I read at night, after my mind has had time to rest from processing the day’s events. After reading and prayer, I lie in bed and let His Word stir in my heart. It is great preparation to start the next day.
At the end of the day, when all is done and the house is quiet.
Fav time to read the word…midday it helps me to take a break from the daily grind … To help me See the sins i have already committed that morning and then help me to strive to do better the rest of the day
In the morning
I’m a night owl, so give me good reading material late in the evening and I’m good to go until the ol’ bod needs to sleep.
I suppose I do the bulk of my reading at night. It would be great if reading replaced sleep.
I prefer to read God’s word first thing in the morning, then I focus on serious study of His word after lunch. I spend the day pondering what I have read & studied and apply what I’ve learned to my life. I desire to be a doer of His word and not a hearer only. =)
I like reading in the morning, but really anytime, I have time, evenings though I tend to dose off.
The quietest time is in the evening, but I’ll grab any opportunity to read that I can. I LOVE the Word of God.
(btw, Dr. Rainer, I will shortly begin reading your work: “The Unchurched Next Door”. I’m especially looking forward to gaining any insight you can offer into the U5 crowd. Thanks for writing it.) Shalom.
My favorite time to read God’s Word is between 6:30 and 7:00am.
I like to read my Bible first thing in the morning and read books at meal times when I’m alone.
Reading in the morning and studying in the night or over free time as studying needs more time.
Early in the morning, between 7:30-8:30. Sometimes right after lunch.
Mid day, when I am able…
Anytime/place it’s quiet, which is usually in the early morning. But it’s also nice when I’m home in the afternoon while my son is taking his nap.
Totally in the morning. By the end of the day, I no longer concentrate.
I enjoy reading at night before bed.
I like reading in the afternoon or at night.
Bible reading first thing in the morning and anything else in the evening.
My favorite time to read the Word of God is somewhere between 8 and 9 o’clock in the morning and I’m awake and fresh, before I’ve gotten to any business for the day.
In the morning, when I first get up!
My favorite time of day to read is mornings. I’m nice and fresh and have a clear head!
In the morning. The earlier the better.
6am
Favorite time is in the morning before “other” things take over.
Mid morning is my favorite time to read, then again later at night.
Mid day and then again at night.
My best times are at night during the week and in the morning on the weekends.
My favorite time to read is early in the day because I am able to absorb and understand the most at that time. Although, I read all day long. I spend a great portion of my day reading.
Early morning in may favorite time to read.
I like reading the scripture early in the morning.
I usually read the Bible at lunch and in the evening.
Has to be the morning for reading Scripture before I lose control of the day
I try to read in the morning if I can get up before he kids. Otherwise, my wife and I both read in the evening just before bed.
Definitely morning! Each day is so crazy Im too tired to think about reading at night!
My favorite time to read the Scriptures is in the morning. Favorite time to study the Scriptures is just before lunch – get my best teaching prep time then!
I read the Bible in the early morning to prepare for the day.
Evening
I read my Bible every morning around 5 AM. Love to get into the Word early so I’ll have it in me all day!
My favorite time to read is at night right before I go to bed
My favorite time to read is first thing in the morning. And I read biblically-related blogs and articles throughout the day.
I like to read the bible in the morning when i wake up and at night before i go to bed.
Right after I wake up in the morning before I do anything else. …Well, I try to do all of that, doesn’t work perfectly every day.
I read at night, just enforce Ed. Calming and restful. I also read God word during the mornings!! Support and encouragement!
I like to read at night, after my daughter goes to sleep and while my husband exercises. The house is quiet!
Evenings…
Late at night when the day is done and I can turn off all distractions and really concentrate on my reading and study.
I like to read right after breakfast.
I like to read first thing in the morning…gives perspective from the Lord as I start the day.
Mid-afternoon is good for me for focused reading and study. Then late night I can re-read and draw out implications and application.
My favorite time is in the evening when I am unwinding from my day, but also at work when I have a break or take lunch.
Love reading in the evening time.
This week’s winner is Kenan. Congratulations!