I rarely read one book at a time. I find that even with good books I need a break occasionally. Thought you might like a glimpse at what I am currently reading.
Fiction: I have a fluff mystery that I am reading on Joe's kindle. I don't remember the name of the book or the author and, since it is Joe's kindle, I let him take it with him on his fishing trip. How kind of me, right? ;) I just finished an Agatha Christie....I can't remember the name of that one either. It was good, but not one of her famous Miss Marple or Inspector books. It took place just after the Lusitania sinking. Good read. I love Agatha Christie.
Non-Fiction:
The Unofficial Guide: Walt Disney World 2012 Yes, we are headed to see the Mouse this summer. I got this book before Christmas and looked through it then. Last week (and this is the complete truth) I had a nightmare that we were at Disney World and I had decided to "wing it" and didn't plan anything. It was awful. I woke up in a cold sweat. I got the book out the next day and am prepping for our trip. (Joe thinks I may have a problem...supposedly most people don't have nightmares about Disney World)
Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy by Eric Metaxas I found this book in Joe's truck on my way to the doctor's office. One of the dear women in our church had loaned it to him. She has a rich German heritage. I am really enjoying it and it is working my brain. When you spend most of your days with babies, you need something that will work the brain. I am only about an eighth of the way through it and it is a thick one, so I will be reading this one for awhile. It gives a lot of his personal history and you get to see how his upbringing impacted the direction he went theologically. And then those beliefs are what lead him to his actions. I am in the late 1920s and looking forward to getting to the point where he confronts the evil of his time.
The Good News We almost Forgot: Rediscovering the Gospel in a 16th Century Catechism by Kevin DeYoung This book is not nearly as "heavy" as it sounds. Pastor DeYoung spent a year writing devotionals based on the Heidelberg Catechism for his church. This is a compilation of those devotionals. He writes his thoughts on each of the "Lord's Day" questions. I am thoroughly enjoying it. I have developed an appreciation for the catechisms as my children have been growing up. I enjoy going through Big Truths for Little Kids with them and it has been a great tool for teaching them some theological truths. And while I don't agree with all the teaching in the catechisms, they are designed so that it is easy to skip the ones I don't believe. The Heidelberg Catechism is much longer and I have enjoyed reading Kevin DeYoung's thoughts on it.
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