Comments on: Give Thyself To Reading: A Conversation http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2006/01/give-thyself-to-reading-a-conversation/ reb•e•lu•tion (reb’el lu shen) n. a teenage rebellion against the low expectations of an ungodly culture. Tue, 7 Oct 2008 16:18:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.3 by: Lucy Cole http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2006/01/give-thyself-to-reading-a-conversation/#comment-310378 Sat, 13 Sep 2008 02:14:02 +0000 http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2006/01/give-thyself-to-reading-a-conversation/#comment-310378 Being a lover of good, true, thought provoking books (what a sad lie of our culture that ANY reading is beneficial) I immensely enjoyed the "Conversation". I tend to read mostly classic fiction, so it is an encouragement for me to "do the hard thing" in taking the time to seek our wise, Godly, theologically sound non-fiction. As for which book has influenced my life the most, I think it is hard to put The Bible in a list with any other book no matter how good! The Word alone has changed my life! I also find it interesting that there are relatively few comments on this post as compared to ones on other topics. Is there any correlation here? ~Lucy Being a lover of good, true, thought provoking books (what a sad lie of our culture that ANY reading is beneficial) I immensely enjoyed the “Conversation”.
I tend to read mostly classic fiction, so it is an encouragement for me to “do the hard thing” in taking the time to seek our wise, Godly, theologically sound non-fiction.
As for which book has influenced my life the most, I think it is hard to put The Bible in a list with any other book no matter how good! The Word alone has changed my life!
I also find it interesting that there are relatively few comments on this post as compared to ones on other topics. Is there any correlation here?
~Lucy

]]> by: nick http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2006/01/give-thyself-to-reading-a-conversation/#comment-284784 Mon, 28 Jul 2008 20:58:13 +0000 http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2006/01/give-thyself-to-reading-a-conversation/#comment-284784 RDtr5S hi! hice site! RDtr5S hi! hice site!

]]> by: Barb F http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2006/01/give-thyself-to-reading-a-conversation/#comment-99471 Sun, 08 Jul 2007 23:29:52 +0000 http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2006/01/give-thyself-to-reading-a-conversation/#comment-99471 I forgot the most important item>>>>>> If you are not regularly in God's Word - don't read anything else. That is my all time favorite Book. Dig deep - God wants to reveal to you incredible things about Himself. I forgot the most important item>>>>>> If you are not regularly in God’s Word - don’t read anything else. That is my all time favorite Book. Dig deep - God wants to reveal to you incredible things about Himself.

]]> by: Barb F http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2006/01/give-thyself-to-reading-a-conversation/#comment-99451 Sun, 08 Jul 2007 22:26:51 +0000 http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2006/01/give-thyself-to-reading-a-conversation/#comment-99451 What a great site. Yes read books - I especially like to read the "old dead guys" (this is what we share with our junior highers and then they seem more interested than just saying Puritans.) Do not be intimidated by the old style language, once you begin reading you will get more comfortable with it. I like John Bunyan's writings - I found a web site that posts his sermons. Henry Scougal - The Life of God in the Soul of Man- it was actually a letter that Henry sent to a friend, which the friend turned over to a publisher . Jonathon Edwards, John Owen - The mortification of sin, and Charles Spurgeon. When you read these books you may only be able to read a page or two at a time - but it is well worth it! My favorite alive author is John Piper -his book I have enjoyed the most is Future Grace. AW Tozer is also up there even though he died in 1963. Your youth pastor would be a great start on what authors to read. A little book called the Valley of Vision is a collection a puritan prayers - and it is a great intro to the Puritans and their tremendous insight into God. Have a great summer of reading! What a great site. Yes read books - I especially like to read the “old dead guys” (this is what we share with our junior highers and then they seem more interested than just saying Puritans.) Do not be intimidated by the old style language, once you begin reading you will get more comfortable with it. I like John Bunyan’s writings - I found a web site that posts his sermons. Henry Scougal - The Life of God in the Soul of Man- it was actually a letter that Henry sent to a friend, which the friend turned over to a publisher . Jonathon Edwards, John Owen - The mortification of sin, and Charles Spurgeon. When you read these books you may only be able to read a page or two at a time - but it is well worth it! My favorite alive author is John Piper -his book I have enjoyed the most is Future Grace. AW Tozer is also up there even though he died in 1963. Your youth pastor would be a great start on what authors to read. A little book called the Valley of Vision is a collection a puritan prayers - and it is a great intro to the Puritans and their tremendous insight into God. Have a great summer of reading!

]]> by: Brian Whalen http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2006/01/give-thyself-to-reading-a-conversation/#comment-1234 Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 +0000 http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2006/01/give-thyself-to-reading-a-conversation/#comment-1234 I've been following this series of posts on Together for the Gospel as well, and have been very encouraged by the example of diligence in reading these men demonstrate. I absolutely love to read, whether fiction or nonfiction (I realize this conversation is primarily about nonfiction), but the bigger problem for me is how much reading my schedule allows. I am also somehat of a book junkie, so I collect as well as read. It pains me to write all over books as Mr. Mohler encouraged, but I do it when I must. I actually prefer to keep a notebook with me and write my notes in there, but I know it is just more convenient to have it in the book. As far as most influential books on my life... hard to say for sure... I definitely can't list them in order so I'll just mention a few. - "Humility: True Greatness" by C.J. Mahaney - "Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life" by Donald Whitney - "A Godward Life" by John Piper - "Life As A Vapor" by John Piper - "Don't Waste Your Life" by John Piper - "i am not but i know I AM" by Louie Giglio - "Not Even a Hint" by Josh Harris =) - "Passion & Purity" by Elizabeth Elliott - 10-volume compilation Spurgeon sermons ;) I’ve been following this series of posts on Together for the Gospel as well, and have been very encouraged by the example of diligence in reading these men demonstrate. I absolutely love to read, whether fiction or nonfiction (I realize this conversation is primarily about nonfiction), but the bigger problem for me is how much reading my schedule allows. I am also somehat of a book junkie, so I collect as well as read. It pains me to write all over books as Mr. Mohler encouraged, but I do it when I must. I actually prefer to keep a notebook with me and write my notes in there, but I know it is just more convenient to have it in the book.

As far as most influential books on my life… hard to say for sure… I definitely can’t list them in order so I’ll just mention a few.

- “Humility: True Greatness” by C.J. Mahaney
- “Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life” by Donald Whitney
- “A Godward Life” by John Piper
- “Life As A Vapor” by John Piper
- “Don’t Waste Your Life” by John Piper
- “i am not but i know I AM” by Louie Giglio
- “Not Even a Hint” by Josh Harris =)
- “Passion & Purity” by Elizabeth Elliott
- 10-volume compilation Spurgeon sermons ;)

]]> by: Michelle Knisley http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2006/01/give-thyself-to-reading-a-conversation/#comment-1235 Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 +0000 http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2006/01/give-thyself-to-reading-a-conversation/#comment-1235 I enjoyed your blog about reading but please don't be too harsh about blogging. I live in Ukraine and am a missionary and have no access to Christian literature in the English language and find that I must use the internet/blogging as part of my spiritual food as well as use it to communicate my ministry! I enjoy reading your blog as it is very interesting and informative. Keep up the good work! I believe someday you will both be called to live out your faith in an even more dramatic way than you are now! God Bless! I enjoyed your blog about reading but please don’t be too harsh about blogging.

I live in Ukraine and am a missionary and have no access to Christian literature in the English language and find that I must use the internet/blogging as part of my spiritual food as well as use it to communicate my ministry!

I enjoy reading your blog as it is very interesting and informative. Keep up the good work! I believe someday you will both be called to live out your faith in an even more dramatic way than you are now!

God Bless!

]]> by: jacqui http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2006/01/give-thyself-to-reading-a-conversation/#comment-1236 Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 +0000 http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2006/01/give-thyself-to-reading-a-conversation/#comment-1236 wow! great stuff! How about you guys? i'd love to see what's in your library. i never can find enough GOOD books to read. :-) wow! great stuff! How about you guys? i’d love to see what’s in your library. i never can find enough GOOD books to read. :-)

]]> by: Alex Jordan Harris http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2006/01/give-thyself-to-reading-a-conversation/#comment-1237 Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 +0000 http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2006/01/give-thyself-to-reading-a-conversation/#comment-1237 <b>Brian:</b> Great man! Thanks for sharing. <b>Miss Knisley:</b> We do not mean to put down blogging or the Internet. Obviously, we have a blog and we read a great many. Our purpose was to remind of the incredible wealth of godly wisdom that has gone before us... Much of which, I might add, is now available for free on the Internet. <b>Jacqui:</b> We'll put a list together and share it with you all this weekend, okay? Brian: Great man! Thanks for sharing.

Miss Knisley: We do not mean to put down blogging or the Internet. Obviously, we have a blog and we read a great many. Our purpose was to remind of the incredible wealth of godly wisdom that has gone before us… Much of which, I might add, is now available for free on the Internet.

Jacqui: We’ll put a list together and share it with you all this weekend, okay?

]]> by: J http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2006/01/give-thyself-to-reading-a-conversation/#comment-1238 Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 +0000 http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2006/01/give-thyself-to-reading-a-conversation/#comment-1238 Oooh, Alex, I would love to see your reading list! I'll be looking forward to your post on that. I found it interesting to see how much Dever, et al, emphasized reading authors from the past. Most of my life, I've only read relatively recent authors, and it's only now that I am starting to read authors from earlier eras (like Augustine, Thomas Aquinas, Jonathan Edwards). I would never want to become overly focused on these authors from the past, because I think too much focus on them can lead to glorifying the past more than it deserves. Also, getting stuck in past modes of thinking can also make us somewhat irrelevant in the present. That said, I have found it highly enriching to dig into history and particpate in theological/philosophical conversations that happened across multiple centuries. Although there are differences between their worlds and ours, it's amazing how much things have remained the same over time. And because the issues dealt with centuries ago are much the same as the ones we deal with today, it's amazing how relevant these authors can be, even if they wrote several centuries ago. Oooh, Alex, I would love to see your reading list! I’ll be looking forward to your post on that.

I found it interesting to see how much Dever, et al, emphasized reading authors from the past. Most of my life, I’ve only read relatively recent authors, and it’s only now that I am starting to read authors from earlier eras (like Augustine, Thomas Aquinas, Jonathan Edwards).

I would never want to become overly focused on these authors from the past, because I think too much focus on them can lead to glorifying the past more than it deserves. Also, getting stuck in past modes of thinking can also make us somewhat irrelevant in the present.

That said, I have found it highly enriching to dig into history and particpate in theological/philosophical conversations that happened across multiple centuries. Although there are differences between their worlds and ours, it’s amazing how much things have remained the same over time. And because the issues dealt with centuries ago are much the same as the ones we deal with today, it’s amazing how relevant these authors can be, even if they wrote several centuries ago.

]]> by: Janna http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2006/01/give-thyself-to-reading-a-conversation/#comment-1239 Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 +0000 http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2006/01/give-thyself-to-reading-a-conversation/#comment-1239 I too love to read anything I get my hands on and have enjoyed stopping by this blog. I especially could relate to Tim Challies comment in this post regarding how his blog postings are "almost always connected to times of spiritual edification". My blog is inspired by the same concept as my writings are direct reflections of my daily quite time with God in His word. Finally, I admire you two guys for your love for reading and totally agree that the way to write better is to read quality material. Keep up the good work! I too love to read anything I get my hands on and have enjoyed stopping by this blog.

I especially could relate to Tim Challies comment in this post regarding how his blog postings are “almost always connected to times of spiritual edification”. My blog is inspired by the same concept as my writings are direct reflections of my daily quite time with God in His word.

Finally, I admire you two guys for your love for reading and totally agree that the way to write better is to read quality material. Keep up the good work!

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