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2013 Reading Roundup

So here's my "Favorite Books of 2013" post. I read a lot more this year and read more widely. I've also read more "fun" books and did not feel guilty one bit. Updated  4/29/14 -  I removed Extravagant Grace by Barbara Duguid. While there is much that is good in the book for someone recovering from legalism, I don't think I can recommend the book without some qualification. I think she swings on the pendulum too far the other way by overemphasizing gospel indicatives and minimizes gospel imperatives. They don't have to be either or but both. Theology/Christian Living: The Secret Thoughts of an Unlikely Convert by Rosaria Butterfield - This book challenged my prejudices and lack of love for the lost. Select Letters of John Newton - "Much has been forgiven him, therefore he loves much, and therefore he knows how to forgive and pity others. He does not call evil good, or good evil; but his own experiences teach him tenderness and forbe...

Reading in 2013

Here's a tentative list for my 2013 reading. It's tempting to skim  read lots of books for the sake of being a good reformed reader. But this year, I want to read with no pressure as to quantity, particular books, or finishing ones only for the sake of completion. I also hope to read books already on the shelf rather than buying new ones. We will see how well I can keep that last resolution... Daily Bible Reading/Devotional/Study: Finish the Bible Reading Program for Slackers and Shirkers Concentrate on Matthew possibly with D. A. Carson's commentary, Lloyd-Jones'  Studies in the Sermon on the Mount , and Pink's The Beatitudes and   The Lord's Prayer Joy! - Keri Folmar, a study on Philippians Voices from the Past - Richard Rushing, ed. To finish: God's Big Picture - Tracing the Storyline of the Bible - Vaughan Roberts (Finished!) God's Wisdom in Proverbs - Dan Phillips Lost in the Middle - Paul David Tripp (Finished!) Night of W...