My mother gave me my old report cards from elementary school the other day. I have to admit they were a little amusing. There were comments like; Alan does not play well with others, Alan needs to stay on task, Alan needs to improve in citizenship, etc. After reading the comments I felt like I needed to look up my former grade school teachers and apologize. There was one comment I found extremely interesting; Alan does not like to read. Wow, if my former teachers could see me now. I am an avid reader today. I read books for sermon preparation, inspiration and at times for entertainment. I have a personal library of over 1,200 books and I am always adding to my collection. While studying for the ministry at Florida Christian College, I remember one of my professors challenged our class to be a lifelong readers. One of my seminary professors at Kentucky Christian University told us you can tell when a minister's mind died by the age of his library. That statement has always haunted me. If we are going to serve fresh bread to our congregations we must be avid readers. Listed below are a few books I am currently reading...
Killing Cockroaches by Tony Morgan
Fearless by Max Lucado
Forgotten God by Francis Chan
Books I will be reading next...
Eats with Sinners by Arron Chambers
Counterfeit Gods by Timothy Keller
Tomorrow I will share how I keep notes on what I read.
Bt the way, what are you reading right now that I should know about?
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