What's in my Reading Nook?

A running joke in the Anderson family is that none of us can read one book at a time. I love to read, but lately I haven't had much time to leisurely sit in my reading nook with my book and tea and relax. Here's the books that are waiting for me there:

1) The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien: I'm about half way through this one. Of course I already knew the story-line, and knew the books were going to be great. I just haven't gotten around to finishing the trilogy yet.


2) The Christian Atheist by Craig Groeschel: I picked this book up solely based on the subtitle "Believing in God, but living as if He doesn't exist." So far it's a really good read, and he brings up a lot of great points. I just bought if a few weeks ago, so I'm not very far, but I have this problem where I buy a new book and immediately have to start reading it regardless of how many other books I'm reading at the time.


3. Pursuing Justice by Ken Wystma: This book is all about how justice is an integral part in the Christian life. Any of you who know me know that I am a HUGE advocate of Social Justice, so when I saw this book in the bookstore, I just knew it had to be mine.


4. Guerilla Lovers by Vince Antonucci: I got this book on sale for $4. I liked the concept of "changing the world with revolutionary compassion". I'm about half way through this book, but it's really hit or miss for me meshing with what he's saying.


5. Worship the Ultimate Priority by John MacArthur: I'm not very far into this book. This is one that you need to concentrate while you read, as most MacArthur books are, and by the end of my day, I just don't have the brain power.


6. Love Wins by Rob Bell: We were studying this book in light of what the Bible says about Hell in our Sunday School class. We're about 3/4 of the way through the book, but put it aside to study something else while the college kids were home.


7. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain: I love reading classics. I'm about a quarter of the way through this one.


8. Revolution in World Missions by K. P. Yonnahan

9. Rock-solid Volunteers by Larry Fowler: As one of the co-directors of our children's ministries at church, I am trying to educate myself on working with volunteers, and how to make the ministry the best it can be. This book is written specially for children's ministries, so It has a lot of good advice.


10. Energizing Children's Ministry in the Smaller Church by Rick Chromey: Again, this book comes from a desire to give my all the children's ministry now that I'm in the directing position. This book has had a TON of really helpful ideas and I'm excited to discuss it with the other director. We both have the same vision for the ministry, and it's really excited to see what God has in store for us.


Are you a multiple-book-at-a-time reader? Do you prefer to just read one at a time?  Do you just prefer not to read?

Hoping for more reading nook time,

A.A.