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The Gospel of John, ch.1, describes Jesus as the "Word" of God. As Christians, I believe we have a duty to love words, and to immerse ourselves in them. Ultimately, reading should help us understand the Bible better, but the pleasures and benefits of reading extend far beyond that!]]> male Fuquay Varina, NC 04/2009 12/2009 44384 Dana Gioia 10 690 685 true 5765637 read 1 true 4879232 currently-reading 4 true 4879231 to-read 124 false 7550663 literature 64 false 4879239 church-history 61 false 4879237 theology 59 false 4939006 practical-theology 45 false 7578951 aesthetics 42 false 7779457 reformed-theology 39 false 6063600 history 38 false 4879242 apologetics 34 false 9086974 education 32 false 7550405 liturgy 29 false 6063594 culture 29 false 4879244 poetry 25 false 4939008 ministry 19 false 7536899 nt-studies 18 false 9164136 philosophy 14 false 6063658 eastern-orthodoxy 12 false 7550383 ot-studies 11 false 7536757 classical-literature 10 false 9152339 religion 10 false 8874265 parenting 10 false 7579300 church-fathers 8 false 9102827 science 7 false 9181958 music 7 false 9240737 architecture 7 false 9152073 humor 6 false 6738764 sacraments 5 false 4939007 marriage 4 false 4879238 greek 4 false 9229645 theater 4 false 9290071 eschatology 3 false 9261992 rhetoric 2 false 9335485 adoption 2 false 9335548 writing 2 false 4879240 bible-translation 2 false 9163953 economics 1 false 7536625 film 1 false 9114012 missions The Silmarillion (LORD OF THE RINGS) by J.R.R. Tolkien]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/82413001 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180269558s/1017298.jpg 2242510 Gregory Soderberg http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1241095144p2/2242510.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2242510-gregory-soderberg Tue, 29 Dec 2009 05:33:40 -0800 Greek Passion PP (Paperback) by Niko kazantzakis]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/82412935 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg 2242510 Gregory Soderberg http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1241095144p2/2242510.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2242510-gregory-soderberg Tue, 29 Dec 2009 05:32:20 -0800 Fratricides (Paperback) by Nikos Kazantzakis]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/82412882 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171991916s/130149.jpg 2242510 Gregory Soderberg http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1241095144p2/2242510.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2242510-gregory-soderberg Tue, 29 Dec 2009 05:30:43 -0800 Saint Francis (Paperback) by Nikos Kazantzakis]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/82412821 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170847236s/73997.jpg 2242510 Gregory Soderberg http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1241095144p2/2242510.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2242510-gregory-soderberg Tue, 29 Dec 2009 05:29:31 -0800 Zorba the Greek (Faber Fiction Classics) by Nikos Kazantzakis]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/82412795 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170428137s/53639.jpg 2242510 Gregory Soderberg http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1241095144p2/2242510.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2242510-gregory-soderberg Tue, 29 Dec 2009 05:29:01 -0800 Cyrano de Bergerac (Paperback) by Edmond Rostand]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/82411888 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166676602s/15638.jpg 2242510 Gregory Soderberg http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1241095144p2/2242510.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2242510-gregory-soderberg Tue, 29 Dec 2009 05:09:46 -0800 The Book of God: The Bible as a Novel (Paperback) by Walter Wangerin Jr.]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/82164005 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179863913s/965733.jpg 2242510 Gregory Soderberg http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1241095144p2/2242510.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2242510-gregory-soderberg Sun, 27 Dec 2009 06:38:21 -0800 Crossing the Threshold of Hope (Paperback) by Pope John Paul II (Karol Wojtyła)]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/82163968 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173343729s/276384.jpg 2242510 Gregory Soderberg http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1241095144p2/2242510.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2242510-gregory-soderberg Sun, 27 Dec 2009 06:37:15 -0800 The Andromeda Strain (Paperback) by Michael Crichton]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/82163931 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165637950s/7670.jpg 2242510 Gregory Soderberg http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1241095144p2/2242510.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2242510-gregory-soderberg Sun, 27 Dec 2009 06:36:29 -0800 The Hobbit (Illustrated Edition) by J.R.R. Tolkien]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/82163878 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172875094s/227220.jpg 2242510 Gregory Soderberg http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1241095144p2/2242510.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2242510-gregory-soderberg Sun, 27 Dec 2009 06:35:03 -0800