A common question: what do you read?
A rare question: what do you re-read?
I read books that I expect to be good.
I re-read books that I know to be excellent.
I read new books to be introduced to new thoughts.
I re-read books to remember the old thoughts.
I've heard it said that you can tell a lot about a man by what he reads.
I would simply add that you can tell even more about him by what he re-reads.
good stuff. Oh and Happy birthday. :-)
ReplyDeleteInsightful. And well put--very poetic. The Repeating contrasts of parallel ideas is very effective.
ReplyDeleteSo, may I ask, what do you re-read? ;)
Great insight and very profound. I should re-read more than I do.
ReplyDelete~Monica
Thanks Megan!
ReplyDeleteAnd thanks Monica and DeAnna as well... I don't recall being called poetic before.
Since you ask about specifics, mostly:
-The Bible (on a reading plan that I modify every year or two)
-Don't Waste Your Life (every summer!)
Those are the only non-fiction books I've re-read with regularity. I also want to make it a point to read Randy Alcorn's The Treasure Principle every year. And there's a number of other books that I'd like to re-read often as well.
Of the books I'm reading right now, the re-reads are A Praying Life (Paul Miller) and When People Are Big and God Is Small (Ed Welch).
Jason, unfortunately I find the older I get the more re-reading I do. I say unfortunately because typically I re-read the book only because I had forgotten I read it once before. Case in point: I'm currently reading a book about a young gentleman who has a very bad allergic reaction after eating at a Chinese restaurant. To add insult to injury, he then smashes his face on the ice playing broomball. Unfortunately, I cannot remember the ending. Maybe you have read this book and can help me out.
ReplyDeleteUncle Mark
Uncle Mark,
ReplyDeleteYes, I remember that book! I don't know how the whole book ends, but I think the chapter you're referring to ended with the guy holed up in his office under a pile of homework--much less memorable than hives and split lips, to be sure, so I can see why you couldn't recall it.