From time to time I have had the privilege of looking through a preacher’s Bible. I am referring to that Bible which has been used by a preacher for many years. They are often easy to pick out among others. One of the first things noticeable is the Duck Tape holding the cover together or the rubber bands around the outside to keep notes, bookmarks and even pages from falling out. Speaking of pages, they are stained along the edges from many years of fingers seeking knowledge of God. You will not hear the crinkle of a new Bible here. This Bible has circles and arrows pointing out one verse from another. Some places are underlined and others are highlighted. CIA code breakers would have a hard time figuring out the pattern of how verses are marked and referenced. Greek words are scattered everywhere. So many notes can be found in the margins that you might think a whole book could be written from them alone. In fact, some have; Wayne Jackson wrote a book titled Notes from the Margin of My Bible. Thumbing through a Bible such as this is humbling. It becomes a diary and testament to one man’s love for his God. The weight and responsibility of a teacher of God’s Word can be felt within the lovingly worn pages. I asked once, “How do you decide what verses to highlight? Are they just special to you or do you have some other pattern?” You see, I was interested so I