Books, books, books

Bit by bit during the last few days I’ve been re-arranging my study. As I needed to move two book cases to better accommodate my computer it involved completely emptying the book cases. Then with difficultly I moved the empty pieces of furniture and moved the computer table about twelve inches along the wall. On replacing the books back on their shelves I was amazed how many spiritual books I had. Many were written by people I knew.

I realised that they weren’t doing me any good on the shelves. So I’ve decided to use them to enrich my Christian life. Some are by well-known authors, Tim Chester, Christopher Wright, Peter Maiden, Pete Grieg and many more. Others are by authors who have probably written only one book. Many are study books on various books of the Bible or important topics. Some of those I have read recently and they have aided me in my Christian writing. I thought about the many hours, days and years the authors have spent to produce these books, including the many hours of prayer.

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