Let me stress at the outset that I don’t think reading many books is important - not for the average person anyway. Now, where should you start? Someone recently asked me to make a list of some of the books I have in mind that are substance, not suds. This means that at 250 words a minute, 15 minutes a day, you could read about 20 average-sized books a year! Read Well, Not (Necessarily) Much So, if we take 350 words per page and divide that into 1,368,750 words per year, we get 3,910 pages per year. Now most books have between 300 and 400 words per page. Multiply that times 250 words per minute and you get 1,368,750 words per year. In one year (365 days) you would read for 5,475 minutes. Suppose you read about 250 words a minute and that you resolve to devote just 15 minutes a day to serious theological reading to deepen your grasp of biblical truth. Most of us don’t aspire very high in our reading because we don’t feel like there is any hope. When this was shown to me, it changed my life. So, I want to show you something really encouraging. Now, I know what you are thinking: I don’t have the time or the ability to get anywhere in books like that. Read rich doctrinal books about the one who called you to his glory and excellence (2 Peter 1:3). I have said many times, Read! Read! Read! But beware of wasting your time on theological foam and suds. I love encouraging people to read weighty, worthy, readable Christian books.
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