Five reasons why Christians read so few good books
With a room full of bargain books at low, low prices, that will be heading to CU meetings over the next fortnight, here's a thought. Five reasons why Christians read so few good books, according to Neil Richards:
- Sheer worldliness.
- Lack of conviction that such reading strengthens faith and increases joy.
- A disorderly life that cannot find time for the best things.
- Preaching that does little to stimulate the mind or make us want to know more.
- A diet of poor Christian books.
3 comments:
...could be that we don't read any books, Christian or otherwise... if we don't read literature, and we only read the bible for holy-info, why read a Christian book?
Thanks for this post, it made me think and then I knee-jerk reacted with a blog post about why Christians should read books. Namely, to steal a DG catchphrase, "for our joy"
Dave - think you've hit on something there, but would reckon that this roots from a form of laziness and a gospel that is too small?
Larry - thanks for stopping by. I like your post.
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