{"id":24734,"date":"2026-04-01T22:08:52","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T22:08:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/?p=24734"},"modified":"2026-04-01T22:08:53","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T22:08:53","slug":"day-1-in-the-beginning-the-bible-in-a-year-with-fr-mike-schmitz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/?p=24734","title":{"rendered":"Day 1: In the Beginning \u2014 The Bible in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe  width=\"580\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BW0gXbEVYgA?autoplay=1&#038;modestbranding=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<br \/>\ud83d\udcd6 Follow along with the official Bible in a Year Reading Plan:  https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/yhjpj5my<\/p>\n<p>Welcome to Day 1 of The Bible in a Year! Today we start our year-long journey by reading Genesis 1-2 and Psalm 19. Fr. 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