My thought is like me you read books for different reasons.
- You heard a particular book was good from 4 different people you trust
- You had 5 minutes to kill, picked it up, now you’re hooked
- You have a splinter of the mind and a certain book promises to scratch the itch
- The cover looked interesting (come on, admit it)
- Like a bad movie you stay engaged waiting for it to get good (the secret = it never does)
The last couple weeks I’ve picked up 3 books AGAIN.
My thought is, certain books deserve a re-read.
The average brain forgets.
Going back, re-reading the parts you underlined and remembering why you thought a quote was worthy of starring or a particular page was profound enough to dog-ear…that my friend is worth the price of admission.
Here’s the 3 I am re-reading and why:
- Waking the Dead by John Eldredge. His Alert and Oriented illustration has shaped the way I see myself and my new target audience. http://bit.ly/6P2cwR
- Now, Discover Your Strengths by Marcus Buckingham. Clarity on our strengths is the first step to liberate ourselves and the first step to empower those we influence. http://bit.ly/6zzJdH
- Who Stole my Church by Gordon MacDonald. Our elder board is brave enough to look in the mirror and dialogue concerning these epic issues which affect us all. http://bit.ly/4Ud8bU
I ask you, which book are you re-reading and why?
I hate it when I’m reading more than one book at a time! But it happens all the time. Of your reasons above, 1 and 4 resonate with me!
Of the three books you are currently reading, I have read one (and highly recommend it – Now Discover Your Strengths) – our entire church staff did this and it was very insightful. We still refer to it regularly. I have a copy of Waking the Dead but I haven’t read it yet – it just got bumped up a couple notches. And I have never heard of Who Stole My Church, but it sounds intriguing (just added to my wish list).
Right now I’m finishing up a Tim Keller book, The Reason for God. And I just received in the mail (because I won it for leaving a comment on a blog…) Everybody Wants To Go To Heaven, But Nobody Wants To Die, by David Crowder & Mike Hogan.
Thanks for the recommendations. BTW The Fine Line is on my list to read this year, too!
Cindy and Bill…I love the hints at the yellow fine line book. I think you both will love Your Secret Name even more. Thanks for the great suggestions. And Jim…free book….thanks for the tip. You have to love that.
I read Wild at Heart at least 4 times-2 personal and 2 for a class I taught. WTD had a profound impact on me when I read it. may need to do that again. recently I read “Next Generation Leader” again. It was good for me since i am in a totally different ministry now. I also found myself reading No Perfect People Allowed by John Burke twice. I can see myself reading “It” again as well as Unfashionable and some yellow book called The Fine Line. Is that latter one worth reading again?
There are several others I can see reading again as well.
Good question – fun.
Just re-read Jack London’s ‘Call of the Wild’ because I got a Kindle for Christmas and they have a bunch of classics listed at $0.00.
Am going through Tyndale’s One Year Bible again. Haven’t done the structured plan for a couple of years and it feels good.
I’m a certified strengths trainer for Marcus, so I guess you can say I’ve read NDYS about 100 times over the years and it continues to be helpful