Is it abnormal to read ten books at a time? I’ve always been this way because:
a) I love reading
b) I’m a fast reader (took a speed reading course in 8th grade–thanks, Mom!)
c) there are so many books I want to read!
As an affiliate for Amazon, they make it easy to share these books with you however I can’t figure out how to make them smaller!
Emotionally Healthy Spirituality Day by Day
I love this book! Have you heard of The Daily Office? It’s a way to find time twice a day to sit and meditate on Scripture and reconnect to God.
Each day you start with silence, stillness, and centering before God; then read Scripture, a devotion, a call-to-action question to consider, a prayer and you’re encouraged to sit still again for 2 minutes.
Then you do the same thing (different Scripture/devotion) midday or in the evening.
It’s part of my morning routine and evening routine. I think I’ll just reread it because I have benefitted from having this structure.
The Bait of Satan
Started this a long time ago and just finishing up.
Satan wants us to be offended and stay offended. What I didn’t love is all of the testimony’s (of people that have liked the book).
I have a post that I’ll share next week on the topic of offense (and will share a book that I would recommend over this one).
Women of the Word
Women of the Word is a beautiful book for learning the importance of reading Scripture and then sitting in the discomfort of not understanding it before reaching for commentaries.
I’ve done a couple of her bible studies, and they are much the same way. We’re so used to having answers at our fingertips thanks to Google, so this exercise in using your brain first is hard (for me at least!).
Little Fires Everywhere
My 20-year-old son read this book over the break and could not put it down. I’m super excited to get into this book and report back next month.
Misreading Scripture with Western Eyes
Wow. This book, so far, is mind-blowing.
One example is that one hundred seminary students were told to read and retell as accurately as possible the story of Luke 15:14.
After he had spent everything, there was a severe famine in that whole country, and he began to be in need.
Out of that one hundred, six missed the part about the famine. The only common thread amongst that six is that they were from the United States.
“Wait, there was a famine?”
I too focused on the “he had spent everything part” and missed the word famine.
Traction
This book was super helpful in giving us a structure for our meetings and helping define vision/goals for beLydia.
If you have a business, this is incredibly helpful for getting your team on the same page.
God and Money
The book is written by two Harvard MBAs who share their incredible story about how God turned their world upside down inspiring them to give the majority of their money away.
Just started this and had a feeling it will take me a while to read it because it’s very wordy. I want to be Kingdom focused in my giving and have read several books that speak on that topic, and this book is harder for me to get into for some reason.
The Emotionally Healthy Leader
In December, after our gala, I knew my number one priority was to figure out how to be a better leader. For whatever reason, God put me in this position, and I’ve been hanging on tightly to the fact that I have no idea how to lead.
I’ve used it as an excuse.
Well, beLydia is not going away, we are getting bigger and doing BIG and essential things, so I need to get over myself and learn how to lead. This book, for me, was transformative.
The biggest takeaway is taking a Sabbath is a MUST for me (I shared this in my January Goals).
Also, I now require everyone that works for me to take a Sabbath during the week if they can’t do it on the weekend.
I want my people saturated in the Holy Spirit and then help beLydia.
Anonymous
Haven’t started this yet.
Man’s Search for Meaning
An incredible story! Man’s Search for Meaning should be required reading for everyone on the planet.
Viktor Frankl was a psychiatrist and shares his experience of life in Nazi death camps. Having gone to Auschwitz this past summer makes his story even more meaningful to me, but anyone would benefit from reading Frankl’s memoir.
In conclusion, I am grateful for the Kindle app so I can read all of these incredible books!
Are you a reader? If so, what are you reading now?
