Read a good book lately? I love to read, and often have 3-4 different books that I’m in the middle of reading. The only problem is that I often get so involved in a book, everything else gets put aside while I devour each delicious page. But when I close the book for the final time, I have days of work I have put aside and ignored while I enjoyed the latest great read. And consequently, reading gets put on the back burner until I get caught up again.
Two years ago at the 2009 Willow Creek Leadership Summit, Pastor Bill Hybels encouraged all leaders to read just 30 minutes a day. He said that by so doing, it would place you among the most well-read in your field. That’s hard to believe, but a quick google search confirmed this in several different places. According to Mr. Cheap at MoneySmartsblog.com, by reading just 30 minutes a day in any topic, you can become an expert in that field. I’m not too interested in becoming an expert in a field, but being well-read definitely is important to me.
So, at the advent of 2011, I am committing myself to reading a book at least 30 minutes a day (in addition to the many books I read for seminary and sermon prep). Some will be fiction. Most will be non-fiction. They’ll be from a variety of authors – some I agree with, others I don’t, and even more I don’t know enough about to know whether I agree or disagree! As I read, learn, grow and discover new things in the pages of a book, I’ll take a few minutes to share them here.
The first two books on my bedside table that I’ll be digging into are these:
Paul: A Novel by Walter Wangerin
Radical: Taking Back your Faith from the American Dream by David Platt.
Marble Musings about Hope for Today 