On this day in history, a lot has happened. Here are a few of the more interesting. In 330, Constantinople, previously the town of Byzantium, was founded. In 1816, the American Bible Society was formed in New York City. Minnesota was admitted as the 32nd U.S. state in 1858. And in 1947, the creation of the tubeless tire was announced by the B.F. Goodrich Company.
Inanimate Objects – This is one of my favorite comics. This post features a series of “Coffee Poems” by a green mug. It’s weird, but strangely entertaining. And since we are on the subject of reading, the rest of this week’s links are on the same topic.
4 Tips To Read More This Year – Reading is a habit that is needed in our lives, almost more than any other. Much growth comes from reading, and many seem to either ignore this fact, or not be aware of it. Here are four ways to read more this year. Helpful ideas like these can spur on your reading habit.
5 Ways Reading Makes You A Better Leader – Reading makes you a better leader. The old phrase, “leaders are readers” is very true. Michael Hyatt has give ways this comes to life in the leader.
Paul Was Inspired, Yet He Wanted Timothy To Bring Him Books To Read – Paul was a reader, too. He asked Timothy to bring him a series of books and parchments when he visited. Although we don’t know what these books were, we do know that Paul was a man of education, and recognized the value of reading.
Don’t Be A Commentary Junkie – One of my favorite resources is a good commentary series on the Bible. But we have to be careful not to let the commentary take the place of authority from the Bible itself. These books can be useful, but time spent reading the Bible has no equal.
10 Chapter Books For Dads And Kids – If you have developed a love of reading in your life, you need to pass that on to your kids. Encourage them to read. But, perhaps even better, you read to them.Here is a list of ten books that dads can read to their kids.
Be careful what books you read, for as water tastes of the soil it runs though, so does the soul taste of the authors that a man reads. – John Trapp