MURFREESBORO, TN — Greg Hollis, 52, an insurance adjuster and twelve-year member of Cornerstone Fellowship, completed his annual read-the-Bible-in-a-year plan at approximately 11:47 PM on December 31, sources confirmed, closing his Bible, sitting in silence for what witnesses described as a “contemplative but also slightly winded” thirteen minutes, and then reopening it to Genesis 1:1.

Hollis, who received a new ESV Discipleship Study Bible as a Christmas gift specifically for this purpose, reportedly did not inform his wife before restarting, a decision she described as “on brand.”

“I’ve learned something new every single year,” Hollis told reporters from his recliner. “Last year it was Leviticus. The year before, also Leviticus. But I feel like I’m getting closer.”

Members of his small group say they have watched Hollis complete the plan seven consecutive times, a streak he tracks in a spreadsheet he calls “The Scroll.” His accountability partner, Denny Marsh, 49, confirmed he has never once asked Denny to hold him accountable.

“He doesn’t need accountability. He needs someone to celebrate with. Which is me. Every January 1st. For seven years.” — Denny Marsh, 49, accountability partner

Hollis says he has no plans to stop, noting that he feels “a general momentum” and that Revelation “hits different when you know Genesis is waiting.”

At press time, Hollis was already four days ahead of schedule and had emailed the small group a suggested reading plan, which Denny opened, starred, and has not looked at since.