I have a t-shirt that reads: “Books and Jesus, The Perfect Day”. I also have a sticker that reads “It’s not hoarding if it’s books”. I believe both statements to be true. I love reading. I have several people including my kids and grandkids that part of our conversation will be “what have you read lately” or “what are you reading now”. Elisha told me he was reading Great Expectations by Charles Dickens. I think this is his third Dickens’ book. I was in high school before I read my first one and Elisha is 12.
Libraries and bookstores have been favorite places for my family. There is nothing quite like the smell of books. When we moved to a new town one of the first things we did was visit the library and get a card. I haven’t visited the library here much in recent years because I could probably open my own library and I have a good selection of books on my e-reader. I will never run out of books to read. John’s philosophy for books is “why borrow a book, when you can own it?” Michael’s new house, built in 1870, has an actual library room with built-in bookshelves, and we got to sleep in it! A dream come true! In the past I have had dreams of owning an old library and turning it into my house.
Now that you all know our family book obsession, did you know the church has a library? Rhonda has just spent several weeks organizing it. The Church had received books from several retired preachers and others wishing to share over the last 10+ years. The books just got shelved except for fiction, which is easy to organize. Anyway, all the non-fiction books have been sorted into their groupings. The library has devotional books, Bibles in different translations, Church history, biographies, family relationships, Church leadership, eschatology books, inspirational, Bible studies, commentaries and much more.
Come and explore the Church library. Check out a book. All the books are available for check out. We also have Biblical Archaeology Review magazine available. Need some help finding something to read? Rhonda and I can give some recommendations. There is a clipboard on the bulletin board to write down the book you are borrowing and a box to place the book when returning. There is no time limit to how long you can borrow the book.
Happy Reading!
Robin
Ladies: Have you ever prayed for wisdom? Join our Thursday morning Bible Study at 10am as we begin Discovering Wisdom in Proverbs. Books can be purchased through Amazon, Christian Book or Baker Book House.
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