I wasn't raised in the church, so I am just learning about the Bible now.
Interesting! Well the New Testament is  collection of writings by early Christians, you might start there! 
I tried to just sit down and start reading... then I got to some part in Old Testament that was just a list of Kings.  I like your idea better.
Well you have to look at it as a relationship between God and humans. The psalms are a good quick read.
I don't know anything the Psalms.  I did hear that in New Testament, Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John are personal accounts of the same thing?
Yes! Different authors contributed views of the same gospel account.
Maybe I should start there, and keep a journal about the things that are the same and different.  Would this benefit me at all?
Yes! I would also study the holy days  which are observed by early Christians in the New Testament!
oh.  So not just Easter and Christmas?
No. Actually the scriptures don't mention those holidays anywhere in the collection of scared texts.