Hi Everyone!
I was just curious as to what all of you have been reading, what you've enjoyed, and what you haven't. Since most of us here in the Singles Forum hope to find our God-given spouse, I am also looking for recommendations of reading material that you all feel have really helped prepare you to both accept and serve your future spouse.
As for my own reading right now... well, when it comes to books, I have a tendency to want to run a marathon when I can really only go at a snail's pace of understanding. I just finished reading 5 books by John Bevere (borrowed from a friend, so I felt I really had to put the pedal to the medal because I don't like to borrow something for too long), of which, "The Bait of Satan," "The Voice of One Crying," and "Driven by Eternity" really struck some tough chords in my heart. I was particularly convicted by his lessons about the importance of forgiveness (and the fact that God cannot forgive us if we don't forgive), as well as his observation that the church often waters down the message of God and neglects to tell people that true faith also means turning from our old ways, putting on the New Man, and walking in our faith through actions.
As far as my current Bible reading, I have just entered the book of Judges (who could forget the story of Samson?!) Regarding subjects to research, I've currently been trying to study the history of Auschwitz (concentration camps during WWII), after watching a heart-wrenching documentary that included the stories of several survivors.
And, my other current "attempted conquests" include "Chef MD's Big Book of Culinary Medicine" (trying to take better care of the life God has given me), and "Personal Finance for Dummies."
What they REALLY need to come out with is "Personal Finance for DUMBER DUMMIES." I would be first in line. I just read the sections on taxes and am trying to slug through the chapter on various types of mortgages... and all I can say is, "Lord, please increase my depth of understanding... because right now, I can't even get out of the bathtub, let alone the kiddie pool!" (Before attempting this, I read Howard Dayton's "Your Money Map", which is MUCH easier to start with.)
And, to keep my brain from exploding (I'm only about 5 pages away), I occasionally peruse the pages of something nice and fluffy, such as "Lucky" (a completely mindless women's fashion magazine that happens to be a lot of fun to read.)
Any other fellow bookworms out there, and is there anything you can recommend to the rest of us? (Any topic is welcome, not just relationships.)
Oh, and I suppose ONE of these days I will become a convert to "e-readers" (grumbles), but not QUITE just yet. (Actually... does anyone have any good recommendations, pros and cons, for the different types of "electronic book readers" out there as well?) I may consider converting to this "denomination" of reading in the future...
I was just curious as to what all of you have been reading, what you've enjoyed, and what you haven't. Since most of us here in the Singles Forum hope to find our God-given spouse, I am also looking for recommendations of reading material that you all feel have really helped prepare you to both accept and serve your future spouse.
As for my own reading right now... well, when it comes to books, I have a tendency to want to run a marathon when I can really only go at a snail's pace of understanding. I just finished reading 5 books by John Bevere (borrowed from a friend, so I felt I really had to put the pedal to the medal because I don't like to borrow something for too long), of which, "The Bait of Satan," "The Voice of One Crying," and "Driven by Eternity" really struck some tough chords in my heart. I was particularly convicted by his lessons about the importance of forgiveness (and the fact that God cannot forgive us if we don't forgive), as well as his observation that the church often waters down the message of God and neglects to tell people that true faith also means turning from our old ways, putting on the New Man, and walking in our faith through actions.
As far as my current Bible reading, I have just entered the book of Judges (who could forget the story of Samson?!) Regarding subjects to research, I've currently been trying to study the history of Auschwitz (concentration camps during WWII), after watching a heart-wrenching documentary that included the stories of several survivors.
And, my other current "attempted conquests" include "Chef MD's Big Book of Culinary Medicine" (trying to take better care of the life God has given me), and "Personal Finance for Dummies."
What they REALLY need to come out with is "Personal Finance for DUMBER DUMMIES." I would be first in line. I just read the sections on taxes and am trying to slug through the chapter on various types of mortgages... and all I can say is, "Lord, please increase my depth of understanding... because right now, I can't even get out of the bathtub, let alone the kiddie pool!" (Before attempting this, I read Howard Dayton's "Your Money Map", which is MUCH easier to start with.)
And, to keep my brain from exploding (I'm only about 5 pages away), I occasionally peruse the pages of something nice and fluffy, such as "Lucky" (a completely mindless women's fashion magazine that happens to be a lot of fun to read.)
Any other fellow bookworms out there, and is there anything you can recommend to the rest of us? (Any topic is welcome, not just relationships.)
Oh, and I suppose ONE of these days I will become a convert to "e-readers" (grumbles), but not QUITE just yet. (Actually... does anyone have any good recommendations, pros and cons, for the different types of "electronic book readers" out there as well?) I may consider converting to this "denomination" of reading in the future...
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I come and go like the wind... ANYWAY!! Sorry to get off topic for a minute... 
