Last night I read a brief story about a pastor in Rockwood, TN that made a commitment to read more. Consequently, he read 68 books in a year. Think about that, 68 books! Five books a month minimum. Plus, he read the Bible through several times.
When did he have time to watch television!
This twelve month period, I've managed nine and have three more sitting in the "waiting" stack before my year ends in September.
The question I have is how does a 57 year old pastor process or retain all that information? That does not mean I am doubting his feat. It is simply the shear magnitude of that kind of reading must certainly bear a consequence of some kind - Like ignoring his wife maybe!
I had one year where I committed to reading a book a month. I managed a bit more at eighteen. When I was getting my masters it seemed I was reading a thousand of them.
My problem is retention and understanding. If I can't talk about what I read and process it in some tangible way, it is hard for me to retain the information.
Pastors should read, read with a vengeance and read quality material. But so should those of us sitting in the pew. We should all feed our minds. Not only that, I suspect having an avenue for discussing what we read would also be good.
68 books! An accomplishment I never intend to challenge. However it does inspire me to keep flipping those pages.
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