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What I'm Reading -- How About You?

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I attended a Lutheran Church a while back. Kind of like going to a Methodist Church. No training in Theology. Reading library devoid of any writings by Luther or any other significant reformed biblical writers (self help books by
modern writers). A rather sad state of affairs.
God Bless.
 
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God has me reading Job over and over again this week.
My curiosity is teetering on a bit of fear.
Each time I read it God has me look at it differently. It's almost as if He was having me look at Job from many "angles".

Has anyone else experienced this?
Has God ever "kept" you in one book for a time?
 
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bricklayer said:
Has anyone else experienced this?
Has God ever "kept" you in one book for a time?
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I was in 2nd kings for a long while but I credit it more to my OCD to finish a book in the bible before I move on then any divine leading

Right now I am reading Calvin's commentary on Isaiah.
 
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From the back of the book:

What’s the point in solving murders if we’re all going to die soon, anyway?

Detective Hank Palace has faced this question ever since asteroid 2011GV1 hovered into view. There’s no chance left. No hope. Just six precious months until impact.

The Last Policeman presents a fascinating portrait of a pre-apocalyptic United States. The economy spirals downward while crops rot in the fields. Churches and synagogues are packed. People all over the world are walking off the job—but not Hank Palace. He’s investigating a death by hanging in a city that sees a dozen suicides every week—except this one feels suspicious, and Palace is the only cop who cares.

The first in a trilogy, The Last Policeman offers a mystery set on the brink of an apocalypse. As Palace’s investigation plays out under the shadow of 2011GV1, we’re confronted by hard questions way beyond “whodunit.” What basis does civilization rest upon? What is life worth? What would any of us do, what would we really do, if our days were numbered?
 
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I really enjoyed the audio book of Atlas Shrugged. I listened to it when running and it kept my mind off the run and focused on economics and the implications of robbing people through taxation.

Have you seen the movie? Part 2 was recently released.

John Piper on reading and getting wisdom:

Most of us don’t aspire very high in our reading because we don’t feel like there is any hope. But listen to this. Suppose you read about 250 words a minute and that you resolve to devote just 15 minutes a day to serious theological reading to deepen your grasp of biblical truth. In one year (365 days) you would read for 5,475 minutes. Multiply that times 250 words per minute and you get 1,368,750 words per year. Now most books have between 300 and 400 words per page. So if we take 350 words per page and divide that into 1,368,750 words per year, we get 3,910 pages per year.
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