It matters what we read
I love to read. In addition to the Bible, I read mostly Christian non-fiction. But the Bible is always first. I tend to gravitate toward the classic writers and also contemporary writers who write deeply of Christ. I noticed that when I read other contemporary books - those that are popular and all the rage in Christian circles - there is sometimes a different tone about it. They are more me-centered. They get me thinking more about myself than about Christ. I get a nervous or anxious feeling when reading them. I was trying to come up with a good analogy for this. The best I could come up with is this: one is like drinking an empty calorie drink - my flesh likes it, it may taste good, but it is useless to noursih me. The other is like drinking the purest, cleanest, freshest, spring water. Sorry, but that's the best I could come up with. One type of book makes me think of myself (hence, the anxiety and lack of peace), and the other dr...