Are you reading? My list of books to read over the last 12 to 18 months has been a unique and fascinating assortment of subjects. In January, I finished reading through a special commemorative edition of the King James Bible.
As I read through the Old Testament and the New Testament, consistently God's Word addressed the very issues of our day and the issues in the books I was reading. Now, March 2025 is National Reading Month, and as I finished that procession of incredible, even shocking books, along with God's Word as the light shining on these critical subjects, I thought, "Reading is a gift." Reading is a precious, powerful gift that God has given each of us.
What are we reading? Now, my list consists of:
Blood Money by Peter Schweitzer,
Follow the Science by Cheryl Atkinson, and
So Help Me God by Mike Pence.
Also, in that assortment of reading was the -
Narrative of a life of Frederick Douglass,
Not one Jot or Tittle by Dr. Peter Putney,
Why Don't I Listen to Contemporary Music by Shelley Hamilton
Keeping the Balance in Christian Music by Dr. Jeff Fugate.
Here is something to think about. "Standards are not the goal of the Christian life. They aren't proof of spirituality, but they are crucial in helping us stay true to God's Word, and will aid us in remaining spiritual. Spiritually-minded people will have standards. But standards don't make people spiritual. Standards with the right motive will draw us away from carnality and closer to Christ." That was a quote from a Biblical Approach to Music by Caleb and Katie Garraway.
Now, the Apostle Paul thought reading and studying was important. 2 Timothy 4, Paul says, The cloak that I left at Troas with Carpus, when thou comest bring with thee, and the books, but especially the parchments. Keep in mind, the cold prison the Apostle Paul was confined. He wanted a cloak to fend off that cold, dark, damp prison, Soon thereafter there would be no more cold for Paul, no more need of a cloak, for the Apostle Paul would receive the crown. But even in this hour of persecution and execution, he wanted to keep reading and studying. Why? Because he was going to preach another sermon or teach another Bible class? No. He read, he studies, he learned in preparation for meeting his Lord and Saviour?
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