Is it the unforgivable sin - to not have a quiet time? Is there any flexability in the way we read the Bible, or is it best to have a set time each day when we read a portion of the Bible?

I have found that variety is just as necessary as discipline. Sometimes we focus only on the need for the latter! This leads to a lot of guilt and frustration when Bible reading is not coming along well, but is not often part of a solution. The goal of reading the Bible each day is to feed and sustain us in our relationship with God. I have, at different times, found various methods of reading more or less helpful in pursuing that aim. That this is so, is a recognition of the nature of the written revelation and the way it impacts us as creatures who read in the context of real lives.

Sometimes using study notes, sometimes spending a week or a month on a single book, sometimes scan reading the whole Bible over a few months, sometimes (rarely as I'm not very good at it!) memorising a verse or two. Having just been on holiday for a week, my wife and I read through Romans together - three chapters a night. We were struck by the many ways God shows his power through the Gospel  - in dealing with his wrath, sin, death, the Law and lovelessness - and we enjoyed the extra time a holiday gives to chat about these things.

Are you struggling to read the Bible? Don't just feel guilty about your lack of discipline - try reading it in a fresh way, try reading it any way. Just try reading it - as the Psalmist sings, 'Taste and see!'