Reading

I really enjoy reading a good book. I read some fiction, but sometimes, I struggle finding a good story. I have to be in the right mood to really get into a good story. However, I do read a lot for ministry and personal edification. So far this year, I completed enough books to take my total pages to nearly 3,000. When I finish the Pursuit of Holiness I will be over that mark. This does not count magazines and internet articles and newspapers read.

When I left for OBU in the fall of 1995 I did not read much. But after taking Introduction to Ministry Formation, now retitled, I have been reading almost nonstop. In-between college and seminary, I read The Cross of Christ for personal pleasure. In fact, one day I was late for work because at 4:35 am I sat down to read a couple of pages and kept going.

Some sites that are from magazines I read are: World Magazine and Christianity Today. Some sites I visit for reading are: Jim Elliff and iMonk.

Next year I plan to focus my reading on preaching. I hope to make a large purchase of preaching books and organize my reading plan to alternate between a preaching, theology and fiction. I need to read more fiction. It's good to get lost in a good story.

Reading keeps the mind young and the brain exercised. What do you exercise with?

At the end of the year, I will post a list of the books & pamphlets I have read this year.