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This Friday (January 12th) is the first Full Cup Cafe of 2007! The theme for this year has been “Who on Earth was Jesus?” I’ll be the speaker, and my topic is Jesus: Religious Reformer. I’ll basically be talking about the teachings of Jesus vs. the teachings of the religious leaders of his time. Join us for music, coffee, and fun!

One of my New Year’s resolutions is to cut back on television and be more disciplined in reading. I actually don’t watch that much TV, but I’ve decided that I did spend a little too much time in front of “the tube” in ’06.

Many of the pastors that I admire have a common characteristic–they are avid
readers. They go through books faster than I go through slurpees (well, not that fast, but you get my point). The writers that I admire have this same quality–they quote numerous authors, which tells me they read all the time.

I do read, but I want to be more disciplined about it. I plan to do more Bible reading as well as other Christian books.

Right now I’m reading through The Jesus I Never Knew by Yancey (great book so far). I’m also re-reading Prayer: Finding The Heart’s True Home by Richard Foster. This may be the best book about prayer that I’ve ever read and I need to go through it again (I originally read this a few years back). About a chapter a day is all I can “handle” with Foster’s book–I’m afraid I will not absorb it well if I go any faster. Foster is one of my all-time favorites–his depth is incredible.

So anyone else made New Year’s resolutions? Feel free to post and tell us about it.