Al Mohler, president of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, discussed the value of reading today at AlbertMohler.com. Reading is something of a passion for Mohler, as is evidenced by the surprising facts he includes in the post.
Al’s personal library, known as “The Bat Cave of Evangelical Christianity” is home to more than 30,000 volumes. It’s rumored that a person could pick any of those 30,000, hand it to Mohler, and and Al could promptly produce a detailed summary of the book (Need proof? Watch the first few minutes of this video).
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Brian Chesemore, one of the pastors at Covenant Life Church (Gaithersburg, MD), has begun a series on the Family Room Blog called “Building Your Library, One Book At a Time.”
Here’s the purpose behind the series:
Recently a mom of young children asked us for recommendations of theological books to read to strengthen her relationship with God and love for his word. We were so impressed with her desire and convinced of the benefit, that we’re going to build a family room library, one book at a time.
Brian has posted the first two in what should be a rather lengthy series.
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Trevin Wax has posted his “15 Must-Read Books on Worship“—a diverse collection of books that Trevin has found helpful. A brief description is also provided for each book. For those seeking a firmer foundation in biblical worship, these books may be a springboard.
Here is Trevin’s list, but you’ll have to see his post for more information.
- Worship: Adoration and Action (Carson)
- Worship in Spirit and in Truth (Frame)
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FoxNews reports that 25% of US adults didn’t read a single book in 2006. Most of those who did read at least one book were women and senior citizens. The top books were religious works followed by popular fiction.
The survey reveals a nation whose book readers, on the whole, can hardly be called ravenous. The typical person claimed to have read four books in the last year . . . . Excluding those who had not read any, the usual number read was seven.
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Josh Sowin, who blogs at Fire & Knowledge, has a helpful post on reading over at the Desiring God blog.
Christians are people of the book: God purposely chose the medium of typography to deliver his revelation to us. In that book, we are commanded to love God with our hearts and our minds (Matthew 22:34-40). This gives Christians a clear command to use their intellects — to be, in other words, a kind of intellectual.
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