There is an old quote that says, “Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.” I really enjoy reading, a lot more than exercise! The ultimate book we need to read to exercise ourselves spiritually is obviously God’s Word. If we don’t make time to pour over Scripture we shouldn’t give that time to any other books.

My favorite books to read are about the Christian life. I have found that they can serve a real purpose because they either spurred me on in my own faith or they sharpened my discernment by sending me back to Scripture to examine the book’s message.

This last Fall I read five books in a row and none of them were very good after that I had lost some of the excitement and definitely momentum of burning through books and have been trudging through a couple for the last few months. Then I saw a blog entry called the “Spring Reading Thing”…

Katrina from “Callapidder Days” has challenged bloggers to set goals for reading in the Spring (from March 20th to June 19th). It isn’t a club you have to join with rules and dues, it’s simply an opportunity to provide motivation to read.

This was the kick start I needed to get back to reading! I loved her idea of getting all your books together and making a stack on your desk or bedside table. I even went to the bookstore this week and bought one that I wanted to add to my stack! I’m not going to make a list of book titles or post a picture of how tall it is but I wanted to encourage any of you who maybe haven’t been reading much to take her suggestion.

If you need some ideas for some worthwhile books to read I hope you will check out my “Book Reviews” section (click HERE). Over the next couple of months you will see new book reviews here as I read through the stack I’ve made for Spring!