For the last several years, I've limited my reading to mostly theology. As far as listening, I've had a steady stream of sermons and doctrinally-rich Christian music. The primary reason: I was so starved for solid teaching that I needed to be fed. I read everything I could get my hands on. If I had a spare moment, I was in a book. A secondary reason: it was "safe". Given my circumstances, an unoccupied mind would gravitate to fear and worry. It also wasn't wise to stir up emotions that were easily triggered and needed time to heal. But as valuable as it has been, I don't think I can keep up the pace. Maybe I'm getting older. Maybe I'm finally learning that God is sovereign over the timing of when the doctrines of grace found me, so I don't have to make up for lost decades by trying to drink from a fire hose, as as one fellow blogger puts it, I need to be faithful to read the Word more than books about the Word, so I'll be using this plan ...