I try to go through the Bible twice each year. Some times I make it, sometimes I don't make it through two times. This is my fifth time through my Life Application Study Bible (not this year :). It has its evangelical influences, but overall, I really appreciate this study Bible.

MacArthur's New Testament Commentary on 1 Corinthians. I have added this commentary to my sermon series study on 1 Corinthians.

A Survey of Old Testament Introduction by Gleason Leonard Archer (512 pages)

Reading for a class (Old Testament Introduction).

Called to Be Saints, by Robert Gromacki (209 pages)

I am reading these two books to help in my sermon series through the epistle of 1 Corinthians.

Be Wise, by Warren Wiersbe (172 pages)

Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa, by David Livingstone (790 pages)

An interesting book, about an interesting man.

Christian Theology, by Millard Erickson (1253 pages)

I read this for a seminary class (Systematic Theology).

David Livingstone, by Dan Larson (224 pages)

We read this biography one chapter per night for family devotions. It wet my appetite to learn more about Livingstone, so I am now reading his own book.

The Pursuit of God, by A. W. Tozer (70 pages)

A timeless classic that will kindle your pursuit to know and walk with God.

I am not a Calvinist (zero point), and I do not accept reformed theology. I am tired of people telling me I do not really understand Calvinism, so I decided to get to know Calvin real well by reading his Institutes of the Christian Religion (all 1,500 plus pages). I have heard these books described as "elegant" so I expected to read the gracious (pun intended) writings of a meek and elegant professor. Instead, I discovered a harsh, arrogant man who is quick to call people "stupid," "childish," "ignorant," or even an "ass" if they do not see things the way he sees them. I was very surprised by his demeaning way of writing. (1521 pages)

Radical, by Davit Platt (219 pages)

Koran (590 pages)

A supporting church pastor encouraged me to read the Koran. I thought it could help me in my personal evangelism to Muslims, and I thought it would be good research for the "Cults and False Religions" course I teach in the Bible Institute. The religion is a sad and empty religion. Two things surprised me from my reading. The first surprise was how tolerant and ecumenical Mohamed was before he was expelled from Mecca. After that, his attitude completely changed and his tolerance disappeared. The rest of the Koran is clearly written by a bitter man bent on violent revenge.

The second surprise came from a quote near the middle of the book. Throughout the book, Mohamed bends over backward trying to confirm that "God is one God and there is no other" (a direct attack on the trinity which he views as a doctrine of three gods). Then out of the blue, Mohamed states something like, "God does not have a son. If God had a son, I would be the first to bow down and worship him." My heart was broken. God DOES have a Son. His name is Jesus Christ. I stopped and prayed right there on the spot that God would give me the privilege of leading Muslims to the Son of God. Three months after reading the Koran, God allowed me the wonderful privilege of leading a young Muslim man to Christ! I have been discipleing him on a weekly basis, and he is growing in his faith each and every day! To God be the glory!