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 draws me closer to Christ, helps me feel H