what are you reading?

for some reason I bought his book (458 pages) about 5 years ago, and only read the intro.
then yesterday I saw it referenced in something and decided to actually read it - LOL.

O Providence

here's a free online that I didn't know was out there.


Gregory K. Beale
Eden, the Temple, and the Church’s
Mission in the New Creation

http://jbburnett.com/resources/beale_eden-temple-mission.pdf

....

what's everyone else reading?

OOPS - sorry!

the book I bought is this one -


The Temple and the Church's Mission: A Biblical Theology of the Dwelling Place of God (New Studies in Biblical Theology) Paperback – October 17, 2004

by

G. K. Beale (Author)



Conclusion

Despite the few issues above, I’ve not come across a book so paradigm shifting and thoroughly Biblical. It was surprising how enjoyable such a dense theological book could be, but with a Biblical revelation on every other page, I couldn’t put it down.

I wish that I could recommend this book to everyone, but my one reservation is due to the style of writing and format of the book placing a lot of expectations upon the reader. Beale presents so many insights that I believe all would benefit from, but realistically this is not a book that most Christians will persevere through.

Most will likely benefit more from someone else bringing these ideas in a more readable and less exhaustive format. Alexander’s From Eden to the New Jerusalem may be such a book, and I will be reviewing it soon. I’ve heard that Beale is also working on a condensed version of this book. If that is the case I hope it will be one that I can recommend more widely.

However, Bible College and Seminary students, pastors and more academic Christians should all seriously consider reading this book!
G. K. Beale - The Temple and the Church's Mission


uh uh...lol

I just finished reading Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt. It's about his childhood in a poor neighbourhood in Ireland.

I returned it to the library today and borrowed Treasure of Khan by Clive Cussler
(Clive Cussler = Highly unrealistic adventure genre but with lots of cool boats, cars and planes)

I'm reading 30,000 on the Hoof, a western by Zane Gray.

on page 40....very cool
tons of footnotes etc which I love

I saw and read parts of "The Old Man and the Sea" again, by Hemingway. It's been so long i first did.

Right now I am reading this thread.

A quick read by Kurt Vonnegut called Harrison Bergeron is worth a read. One can read it in 10 minutes online. Another good book to read is Flowers for Algernon.

My daily devotional is Morning and Evening by Charles Spurgeon...a Baptist to my shame. It's funny, some passages smack a bit of eisegesis for the sake of being inspirational. But then the next devotional will feel like a somhow enlightening punch to the solar plexus.

My Sunday devotional for the foreseeable future are the collected works of Jonathan Edwards. A sermon or two a week. I then go and mourn the state of the modern church...

Every day I read a poem or a passage of a poem by John Milton. Sometimes I'll mix it up and invite another poet to the party.

My non-routine book right now is The Man in the High Castle by Philip K Dick. I've just started it and have no opinion.

I have time for all of this because I have no dependents or a wife demanding my attention.

Might as well milk it while I still can. 1 Corinthians 7:9 was written for burning types like me.

I just started reading

John Ortberg: Soul keeping: caring for the most important part of you

Just started The 39 Steps ​by John Buchan. I'm looking forward to it, I love the Hitchcock film.

About the only book I ever read is the Bible! I'm currently reading through Philippians.

I did go through a book a while back called "31 Days of Prayer". I thought it was good... Might be something worth looking into if you feel your prayer life needs a shake up.

Reading the Bible from cover to cover. Finished 1 Corinthians two nights a go and had a strange dream so I took a pause. Continuing on to 2 Corinthians tonight.

I'm reading a book about monasticism. I'm finding it very interesting. It's a nice change from all the sci-fi I normally read.

**********Spock would be pleased...

I'm currently reading the book "Attending Upon Without Distraction" written by Nathanael Vincent in the year 1695. It's purpose is to help people understand and beware of the pitfalls of having our service to God "distracted" by things of the world and our own fallen natures.

Here is a quote from the book where Nathanael discusses not only the importance of focusing our service on God, but to rely on God Himself for the very ability to serve Him and to perform our service according to His Word.

"Man must plainly discern his ignorance and impotence to give a right attendance upon God, without the direction and aid of His Word and Spirit. Nay, as man lacks both skill and strength to serve the Lord, so he has no will to do it; there is an indisposition and even an ill disposition in him, which plainly shows that the light and grace of the Word and Spirit are of absolute necessity for an attendance upon God that is acceptable to Him. When man goes off from God and takes himself to himself in matters of religion, he ranges infinitely, like a seafaring man who has lost his compass in a mist, moving swiftly, but to no purpose... We should see our need of instruction and help from the Spirit of the Lord. Both light and liberty, strength and liveliness in all holy duties are from Him."
- Nathanael Vincent, Attending Upon God Without Distraction, Chapter 1, pg 12

*bump*

I just finished reading Story of Scotland by Nigel Tranter

... and now the only book I haven't read (among the ones in my bookshelf) is Snorre (the sagas)
...but I think I'll go to the library and see if I find something bit lighter

I'm in the middle of reading News of a Kidnapping by Gabriel Garcia Marquez (I had to read his Chronicles of a Death Foretold in high school)

It's about a series of kidnappings that happened back in the 90s by Pablo Escobar and his drug cartel.

Romans 14:1 -12 in the New King James Version(NKJV)
4 Who are to judge another's servant? To his own master he stands or falls. Indeed, he will be made to stand, for God is able to make him stand.
5 One person esteems one day above another; another esteems everyday alike. Let each be fully convinced in his own mind.

I'm finishing up the Gospel of Mark, and starting this book called The Imitation Of Christ.. The preface says this book was written over 500 years ago, but surprisingly, I don't know one person thats ever read it .