Reading goals and articles

[jennymae.livejournal.com]

Happy New Year, everyone!

It's been SUCH fun having this community more active these past few days!  I've really enjoyed everyone's posts, so keep it up! :-)

My reading goals for 2009 are fairly simple:

1. To read more books than I did last year.  That's been my goal for the last several years, and this year I squeaked by with 2 more books than last year.  Yay!!  Haha.
2. To read more Christian living/theology/Bibilical studies/church history books.  So far, that list includes Don't Waste Your Life by John Piper, Living the Cross Centered Life by C.J. Mahaney (re-reading some of his other books would be good, too), Did I Kiss Marriage Good-bye? and Radical Womanhood by Carolyn McCulley, to name a few.  Any other ideas/suggestions?

Also, I came across two articles about reading that I thought were interesting which you all might be interested in.  (Sorry, those of you who are my FL got this twice. :-))  I'll link them here:

• 10 Tips to Read More and Read Better is written by Tim Challies of Challies.com.  It might be helpful for helping to develop your reading plan for next year--if you haven't done that already.  I know I've definitely considered following in the footsteps of Dr. Mohler (who reads incredible numbers of books each week/month/year) and reading books in various categories so as to broaden my reading horizon.  I don't think I'm going to do anything formal--this year at least.
• Bush is a Book Lover is an article from The Wall Street Journal written by Karl Rove and talks about the books that President Bush has read the last few years, and the reading competition he and Rove have had.  Not only do I find it fascinating to see what all the president has been reading, but I am amazed at how many he's able to read while in office.  Ha, and I thought I was so busy, but he's managed to read a book (or more) a week.  Crazy.

Anyway, I hope you all have a great New Years!  :-)

Comments

[moredetails.livejournal.com]

I agree that it's been fun to have more posts! I'm afraid it'll go back to almost dead after the drawing, though. :( Anyway, maybe one of my goals should be to not only post my book lists here each month, but to post at least one other post here per month. So two per month from me, at least...that shouldn't be too hard.

I added you to the drawing list!

[jennymae.livejournal.com]

Well, the drawing has certainly encouraged more people to write, but more people have joined the community lately, so that might help.

I, too, should try to write more often...

[augustine.livejournal.com]

Now I really feel bad...if the President of the United States, being as busy as he is, reads more books than me, that's pathetic. :-)

[jennymae.livejournal.com]

Hehe! Yeah, I know. We have no excuse, huh? :-)

[augustine.livejournal.com]

We have no excuse, huh? :-)

Just give me time....I'll think of one. :-)

[beneficient.livejournal.com]

Yay, thanks for the links. That "Radical Womanhood" book sounds pretty good - I may just have to read it for myself!

[jennymae.livejournal.com]

You're quite welcome. :-)

If you do end up reading Radical, be sure to post what you think about it!

[kiwiria.livejournal.com]

Christian living/theology/etc books.
I LOVED I Do Again by Jeff and Cheryl Scruggs as a book about God's influence in a marriage, even after it went sour.

Others I've read and enjoyed include:
Celebration of Discipline by Richard Foster.
Do You Think I'm Beautiful? by Angela Thomas.
The Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman.
Creative Prayer by Chris Tiegreen
Spiritually Single Moms by Nancy Sebastian Meyer
God Has A Dream by Desmond Tutu

[jennymae.livejournal.com]

Yes, I think I added I Do Again to my books to read list after you posted about it the other day. :-)

And thanks for all those other suggestions! I haven't heard of a lot of them except the love language one.

[kiwiria.livejournal.com]

Oh, I'm glad you added it! I'm looking forward to hearing what you think of it.