Reading & remembering truth
I’m a visual learner, so taking notes is what I do while reading anything, especially God’s Word. This way, reading more likely becomes remembering. Our church preaches expositorily through different books of the Bible, and I love using scripture journals for each series.
To have a New Testament version of the Bible that gives me both the scripture and plenty of room for notes is ideal for me. I’m really excited to include this new She Reads Truth Spiral-Bound Notetaking Bible in my regular study. I only have the New Testament portion, but I could see myself buying the rest of the set at some point!
For me, Bible study and journaling go hand in hand, so having this kind of notetaking Bible welcomes my natural ways and gets me excited about diving into God’s Word.
About the Bible
The She Reads Truth Spiral-Bound Notetaking Bible features an inductive layout with generous spacing, spiral-bound, lay-flat binding, wide margins for journaling and notetaking, updated illustrated key verses, full-color maps and charts, detailed book introductions and outlines, and reading logs for each book.
Holman Bible Publishers published this Bible in March 2026. It’s available from Lifeway, Christianbook.com, Amazon, and wherever else you like to buy Bibles. You can buy all five volumes together for about $150 or individual volumes for about $35. Other She Reads Truth resources are also available. (Buy here!)
About the translation
Developed by more than 100 scholars from 17 denominations, the Christian Standard Bible (CSB) captures the Bible’s original meaning without sacrificing clarity, helping you read, understand, and share God’s Word.
About She Reads Truth
Since 2012, the global She Reads Truth community has been opening their Bibles together every day with the desire to know God and His Word. Born out of this same mission, the CSB She Reads Truth Bible seeks to help you read and understand Scripture for yourself. Featuring gospel-centered devotionals and curated reading plans for every book, this Bible invites every woman to count herself among women in the Word.
She Reads Truth was co-founded by Raechel Myers and Amanda Williams.
Raechel Myers loves God’s Word. A reluctant writer but lover of story, she delights in the evidence of God’s beauty, goodness, and truth in everyday life. Co-founder and CEO of She Reads Truth, Raechel has a Bachelor’s degree in housing and environmental design, and is not afraid to paint a whole house over a long weekend. She lives south of Nashville, Tenn., with her husband and two children.
Amanda Bible Williams is the other co-founder of She Reads Truth. She is co-host of the She Reads Truth podcast and a general editor of the She Reads Truth Bible. Raechel and Amanda have also co-authored the Bible study Open Your Bible: God’s Word Is for You and for Now and the book She Reads Truth: Holding Tight to Permanent in a World That’s Passing Away.
When she isn’t writing, editing, or podcasting, Amanda enjoys working crosswords, laughing at sitcoms with her family, and catching up on her reading for seminary, where she is pursuing her lifelong dream of being a professional student. Amanda and her husband David live in Franklin, Tenn., with their four kids. And yes, her maiden name really is Bible.
Giveaway
Lifeway is hosting a giveaway of a five-volume set of the She Reads Truth Spiral-Bound Notetaking Bible, including one copy of each of the Pentateuch, Historical Books, Wisdom & Poetry, Prophets, and New Testament. To enter, fill out this form by 5/6/25.
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