Comments on: Reading books that are not the Bible.

By: fred bear

fred bear — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 11:33:09 +0000

You are an enormously pathetic moron, go cut off your leg and pray that god heals you, oh thats right, god doesn’t heal amputees, hates the bastards he does…

By: joanna

joanna — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 08:08:02 +0000

I wanted to start singing when i read the Kelly clarkson lyric!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 04:30:59 +0000

All you need is the Bible. God provided everything you need to know. This whole "I need other books to help me in my walk" is just deception. Granted, some books may offer a fresh perspective, but the Bible is more than capable of doing that. I wouldn't be surprised if it was in fact a sin to read anything else besides the Bible. I know I will be criticized for this, but I'm concerned with God's opinion, and searching to see that I am completely obeying His Word in everything. Also, I can't see how it would be justifiable when you do not know the Bible word for word. Can any of you meditate on His law while reading? If you can, then so be it, but I'm willing to bet you can't, since you're picturing the story. So you've been led into sin by not even knowing it.

By: Colleen

Colleen — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 00:45:29 +0000

I'm cracking up here. Too funny. I am enjoying reading your blog. Especially since reading is my passion. Sure the bible is great and I read it. But I can't not read another book….fiction, non fiction, whatever. I will read it. How else are you going to know what you believe in. Recently I was told I couldn't share a curriculum at a homeschool meeting because it was a Christian group and this curriculum was based on a book that had *gasp* "Magic" in it. The book? Chronicles of Narnia. My response is… unless you have read it and formed your own opinions you have no right to censor my reading/sharing.

By: lagot

lagot — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 07:17:47 +0000

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By: Hottie

Hottie — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 16:58:31 +0000

Oh... and on another note, there's a quote my pastor (Isaac Hunter, Summit Church, Orlando, FL) uses a lot that I really appreciate concerning the Bible:

"The Bible was not written to us, but it was definitely written for us. And to understand what it means, you have to understand what it meant."

- As in, the Bible is obviously applicable to everyone's life and God speaks through it, but I'd agree that there are other God inspired authors who also speak God's truth. And we have to understand that though the Bible is God's holy word, it was written to a culture, in a context, that can be (and is repeatedly) lost to today's generations.

By: Hottie

Hottie — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 16:53:23 +0000

I'm reading "A Return to Modesty" by Wendy Shalit. Rob Bell recommended it in one of his sub-notes in the back of one of his books. Yes, I'm that avid of a reader that I like to read the books my favorite authors read.

But I wonder if you would do a blog post on this subject. In her book, Wendy has a lot of case studies, statistics, and stories about how our culture has become overly sexualized and the affects it's having both on men and women.

One thing I really reprove is when "Christian" ladies dress like they are going to the beach at church (I've lived in Florida my whole life). It kind of aggravates me that Christians aren't more subject to the counterculture that is trying to promote modesty, and not in a prudish way, but in a way that promotes respect and integrity.

What exactly is appropriate clothing in church anymore? When I was young... there was certain "look", but now in all these hip/non-denominational churches... it's like you are planning on going clubbing afterwards.

What gives?

Girls (and guys) are still using sex appeal to win over the other gender... and is that what church should be about?

By: Holly Brennan

Holly Brennan — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 14:48:26 +0000

I think that my favorite part is how people feel that if they aren't reading the Bible, they need to be reading some hyper-spiritual sounding title. You know, Tuesday night book club meetings have to be great. Folks are stiffly sitting in the circle clutching their KJVs, C.S. Lewis, and Strobel, and wouldn't DREAM of touching Amy Tan, Steven King, Jodi Picoult, or *GOD FORBID* Harry Potter!

Though I do have a confession: I'm not in the middle of a secular guilty pleasure book right now; I'm reading "Crazy Love: Overwhelmed by a Relentless God by Francis Chan." And thoroughly enjoying it.

By: Shawn G

Shawn G — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 14:17:29 +0000

Like many who have posted before, I am able to read quite a bit. It is a perk of my job - I get to keep up on what's popular (and not so popular). The books I'm reading right now are "The Company of Preachers: Wisdom on Preaching" edited by Richard Lischer. I'm also reading "Noah's Garden: Restoring the Ecology of Our Own Backyards" by Sara Stein.

I have not read The Shack, but would like to get to it one of these days (I'm on the waiting list at my local library). It's interesting to hear people's opinions on this book, and I'm looking forward to reading it.

Also on the Holy Spirit. The Hebrew word we translate as Spirit is Ruah which is feminine. The Greek word we translate as Spirit is Pneuma and is gender neutral. Whenever you see "He" in reference to the Holy Spirit in the New Testament it is typically because the adjectives are masculine.

By: Hucklebuck

Hucklebuck — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 12:18:44 +0000

Brannon,

I left you a comment, then realized that I must have had the WV wrong and not noticed, because the comment isn't there.

What I said was...I loved your chart last time. Sorry for the delay in commenting. And the book that I am reading (when I do read) right now is an old Puritan book called "The Doctrine of Repentance". Very challenging book!