Of course the Bible always heads up the list. As I typed that, the thought struck me that it does not "head up" everybody's list. Yes, there are the people that just refuse to read it and grow in hatred of it every day. But I was thinking of the people that have never even heard of it. I was recently told of a woman living right here in Freeport who had never heard the gospel!! I think that helps put things in perspective, as to why we should not take the fact that the Bible is the ultimate book of the year for granted.
I think the next Book of the Year for our family would be Extreme Devotion. It is a wonderfully inspiring and thought provoking book that our family has used this past year.
Characteristically, each page will tell the account of a martyr or persecuted believer as well a devotional that will exemplify a certain character trait, or draw a certain lesson from the account. Our family learned much from this book.
We as a family look forward to a new year filled with other life lessons to be learned between the pages of a book. May you, too, learn and be inspired by the books you read this coming year.
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