Over at the Desiring God blog, Josh Sowin has written a great post on the importance of reading in the life of the believer. I completely agree with Josh when he says, “Our culture has become aliterate. We have the ability to read but not the desire.” He goes on to write:
Reading is one of the best ways to develop our minds. It can help us to know God and ourselves, gain vicarious experience, increase our perception and imagination, train our minds to think critically and logically, and teach us self-discipline.
I encourage you to read this post, and apply the principles presented to your everyday life. At the end of the post, Josh provides some great links to list of books that would be great for any believer to read. Reading isn’t just for pastors and theologians, I see it as an excerise for every believer so that we may better “love the Lord with all our…mind.” Check out the full post here.
July 17, 2007 at 7:48 pm
Thanks for the kind comments, Cameron! Glad you enjoyed the post.
July 17, 2007 at 10:34 pm
We also have a lower level of comprehension. As I teacher I see it often that when a person reads something they fail to have the ability to take it in. Then as Christians we also have the responsibility to ask the Holy Ghost to help us take it in - but we have to act first and simply pick up a book.
Thanks Cam. Hope things are well.
Mark