2012 READS
2012 BOOKS READ As every year comes to a close, I list out the books read for that year. Since finishing grad school I am averaging close to 30 books a year. This year I read 29 (not counting tons of children’s books read to Ethan and Owen). I’m not sure if that is good or...
Reading the Classics
Over at the Gospel Coalition site, you can read the classics with Wheaton English proff, Leland Ryken. The first book Dr. Ryken will be guiding readers through is Albert Camus’ The Stranger. I got my copy of Camus’ classic yesterday. If you would like to read the classics with others – or your interested in...
The Hunger Games: A Call to Think
Because of all the buzz about The Hunger Games with the movie release this weekend, a friend of mine asked me to blog about it. I have read the trilogy, and literarily I could write a tome on the subject. But I don’t think that would be helpful here. There is something you must know...
Critical Thinking
We believe in the inerrancy of scripture. To explain why is not the purpose of my post, but the inerrancy of scripture is an important foundation to understand in light of what I am going to say about the discipline of critical thinking. We should read the Bible historico-grammatically; that is, to say, within view...
What I’m Reading: Oct. 14, 2011
I don’t have anything profound or provocative to share today (not that that’s my prerogative). But I do have alliteration! Books I recently finished: The Purity Principle by Randy Alcorn Understanding Assurance and Salvation by Robert Picirilli Books I’m currently reading: How Can I Be Sure I’m a Christian? by Donald Whitney Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life...
4 Things a Non-Reader Has Learned About Reading
I am not a reader. But I know I need to be. The Bible is entirely made up of words, after all. So if I want to preach and teach it, it seems reading is a bit necessary. That being said, I’m learning a few things about reading. Here they are. Reading Is a Discipline...
A Bit of Good Advice
I was recently given a bit of advice which I immediately put into practice. It’s good advice, so I’m passing it on to you. At Cumberland Camp a couple weeks ago, during one of our adult Bible studies covering portraits of Christ, my childhood pastor mentioned something in passing that really stuck with me. His...
Advice for Bible Reading
Reading the Bible is crucial for our growth in Christ. If you’re languishing in your spiritual life, then chances are it’s due to malnourishment. The Scriptures teach us that they themselves are the only thing profitable for our growth in Christ. Since this is true, then it stands to reason that we as Christians should...
B90X
An average reader can read the entire Bible in 72 hours… that’s about 45 minutes per day for 90 days. On June 16, 2011, about 30 of us began the Bible in 90 days. Some are using a paper plan (see links below) and others are using youversion‘s reading plan – the app is available...
Be a Reader
Christians should be readers. After all, the God we serve chose to reveal himself articulately, and He has preserved His Word for us. Since God has revealed Himself through Word, our faith then behooves us to be readers. We, of all peoples, have no excuse for being illiterate. Our nation has one of the highest...
Just Read One Verse.
If you struggle with beginning to read or study the Bible, I recently got some advice that could be helpful to you. One of the most fit trainers at the gym I go to whose name is Butch (yes, that’s really his name), told me, “I started out by committing to do just one push...
Consequences
Consequences: Part One of Two (Exodus 33:1-11) Consequences – a concept that keeps smacking us in the face. Take the United States for example. When I started college, America was involved in no major wars. Today we are engaged in three. When I started college, the Democratic President and Republican Congress negotiated the country into...
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