As pastor of a small, midwestern church plant I often use the public library as a place for study and work. Even as I type these words, I’m sitting by myself in a “quiet room”; the walls are lined with towering bookcases. In this one room, there’s 2,740 books. I counted them. The spines stare …
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Why and How Reading Shapes Your Soul
I remember a seminary professor of mine saying once, “The biggest problem most preachers have is they don’t read enough fiction.” I’ll admit, at the time, with all the problems I could list that most churches and pastors experience, a lack of novels was not near the top of my list. In time, though, I …