Introduction:

In college I had a teacher who always used the phrase "Readers are leaders." This is very true. There is a catch though. Not everything available as literature is healthy for the mind and spirit. Our culture today is driven by quick and easy entertainment, sex, and fantasy. It is easier than one might think to get pulled into this murky, messy, destructive drive. Even Christian fiction can open doors to the mind that are best left close. I speak from experience.

It is important to be selective about what one reads. I don't mean that one can only read the Bible and classical literature, but I do mean to say that there should be a purpose behind what one chooses to read. It is not wrong to read for entertainments sake, but it is important to also read to educate oneself, to broaden one's understanding of the world, and to learn how to relate to people that are unlike the reader himself.
I've started this blog to encourage myself mostly, but others also, to stay accountable for what they read, and to find the message behind what is being written. It is possible to read without thinking! So next time you pick up a book to read, which is hopefully soon, ask yourself what you would say about that book if someone asked you to explain it's message.
Most importantly, remember, if we were created to glorify God, than what we read ought to bring Him glory as well.

Revelation 4:11

"Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created."