I ordered some books by N.T. Wright tonight. I hope that they are interesting reads. I got the whole series Books 1,2, and 3. The third book on the resurrection - interests me very much. I have so many books on my to read list and I guess these will join them. I do read them - it just takes awhile to finish them when you are reading 5 at one time. I am such a nerd that I am starting to make out a reading schedule like I have in seminary for my personal reading - so that I will crank out the 2 books a week again. I am a student - so I am able to read more. But blogging has also made reading more of a challenge - blogging is fun!!! And also very time consuming. So now I must limit my time with it as well. My wife has finally realized that because I am a pastor and student that my reading is not excessive - it is my job. The people that go to our fellowship are an intelligent bunch - but with the exception of two guys - they read probably one book every 3 or 4 months. I believe that is good because I am sure for the average congregation reads far less. My dad who is a Warren Buffet disciple (yeah Jimmy's brother - very rich brother J/K) says that he is going to start reading 2 every month because that is what the world's "richest people" do. I cannot convince him that reading does not make one rich. (Ha Ha my dad says) But part of being a "pastor" is to devote time to "prayer and to the Word" which I do with Bible reading both devotionally and in study taking up a large percent of my time. I feel sometimes - pardon the analogy- like a momma bird who chews up the food and gives it to her chicks. I see that changing. I do not want to be everyone's "Moses" - I want people to learn to hear and seek God for themselves. It is tough to do though when you come from a system that spoonfeeds you everything that you need to know about "Christian Theology in 5 Minutes a Day". What a culture we live in.
Posted by bran at August 26, 2003 11:45 PM | TrackBack