Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Reading

I'm excited to share with you that you can now subscribe to "Striving for 31" by Kindle! The Amazon Kindle has accepted my blog for its Kindle blog subscriptions. You can subscribe here.

Speaking of the Kindle, I thought I would share with you what I'm currently reading. Are any of you big readers? If you have read any of these books, let me know what you thought of them.



1. As Young as We Feel
by Melody Carlson

This is a fiction book about 4 childhood friends who reunite in their fifties and reflect on life. This was a free one for download on my Kindle. A lot of authors provide free downloadable copies for Kindle readers to sample their books. I've only read a couple of chapters so far, but I'm enjoying it. I always have at least one fiction book going. Fiction is my literature of choice for bath tub reading!!


2. What Difference Do It Make?
by Ron Hall, Denver Moore, and Lynn Vincent

This is the sequel to "Same Kind of Different As Me" and I highly recommend both! This book is a short compilation of inspiring stories of people who were impacted by the first book. It also gives more information about the authors and their stories. The publisher sent me this book and asked me to review it, so you will see my write more when I finish it. I've been reading this one little chapter at a time when I have a few spare minutes.

3. The Dream Giver
by Bruce Wilkinson

This is the newest book on my reading list. I haven't started it yet, but I'm looking forward to it. I eyed this book dozens of times in the past, but just felt led to read it after seeing a quote from it online. You might have noticed that quote in yesterday's post.


4. Think Orange
by Reggie Joiner

This book is so rich in information that I want to highlight almost every single word. It is about the intersection between ministry and family and how to reach the current generation. It challenges us as believers to find new ways to engage the culture around us so that we don't lose the current generation while we are busy following tradition.

5. Crazy Love
by Francis Chan

You've heard me mention it already, but READ THIS BOOK. Seriously! It is life changing. I'm nearly finished with it, but I'm going to go through it a second time. If you are in close proximity to Caldwell County, we are going to have a small group study on "Crazy Love". It will be on Wednesday nights beginning in April. Email me for more information.

6. Forgotten God by Francis Chan
This is another new book that I haven't started, but I plan to start on it this weekend. It was written to follow "Crazy Love" and is about the Holy Spirit. It looks incredible!

So what are you reading right now?



P.S. Just a friendly reminder... Never let any book take the place of reading God's Word. The Bible should be a part of our daily lives... we need to drink it in constantly!

Take a minute and really think about it.

Tuesday, March 9, 2010

The girl knows what she's talking about.

Yesterday morning, Ally informed me that she didn't need any help with her shoes. She said, "I can do it all myself cause I'm indeeesendant (independent)."

Overhearing her, the Rev. quickly asked, "What did you say?"

Ally's response was priceless. "I"m an indeeesendant woman. I don't need no man for nothin'. Well 'cept my daddy for hugs."

Where DO they get this stuff? I just love it!