Reading

The Pastor and His Books

Pastors are people of the Book and people of many books. It is unavoidable. But what of these books of ours? How should we approach our reading? As a person who loves books and spends great a great amount of time and money investing in books, here are a few rules by which I try …

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The Daily Docket 6/9/2014

The Fault in our Stars— I had no idea about this book or the movie until the teenage girls in our church started talking about it.  Here’s a review of the book by Tim Challies. Build a Pastor’s Theological Library— LifeWay gives you the chance to build a “fantasy library” and be registered to win …

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Fantastic Four

By Grace Alone is a great book by Sinclair Ferguson.  It’s on sale for $5 today through Ligonier Ministries, if you don’t have it, this is a great deal. In By Grace Alone: How the Grace of God Amazes Me, Dr. Sinclair B. Ferguson laments that “we have lost the joy and energy that is …

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The Dangers of Reading

On this site, we have often lauded the values of reading and books.  In fact, in my own life, I would definitely consider books and reading to be one of my great and favorite pastimes.  With summer comes time for many of us to dig in and read on vacation and at other times.  In …

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Reading On Purpose

What are you reading? Do you have a plan? I used to read very indiscriminately (which is better than not reading at all) until I was challenged on this issue. I now try to read a little more widely and to read with particular focus in mind. I read leadership, theology, history, and even fiction. …

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Reading Old Books

   In his classic collection of essays, God in the Dock, C.S. Lewis emphasized the importance of reading old books.  He compared reading only new or recent books to joining a conversation at 11:00 pm that actually started at 8:00 pm.  I do not know about you, but I have embarrassed myself numerous times walking up …

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Pastors, Read & Study!

“What has exceedingly hurt you in time past, nay, and I fear, to this day, is lack of reading. I scarce ever knew a preacher who read so little. And perhaps, by neglecting it, you have lost the taste for it. Hence your talent in preaching does not increase. It is just the same as …

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Read the Institutes This Year

Of course, we are not alone on this crusade, but we at P4P are encouraging others to join us in reading through Calvin’s Institutes this year. I know it’s already January 9th, but you can still catch up if you get started today. The folks at Reformation21 are giving alot of press to this event …

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