Trip to Lifeway

Last night while Nancy and I were having our date night I stopped by "Lifeway" to buy Nancy a new book for her devotional time.  By the way, I would encourage husbands who are seeking to disciple your family to provide your wife with resources that you think would be helpful in her spiritual development.  Nancy is definitely capable of selecting her own material, but she trusts me as the spiritual leader with suggesting material that I think would be beneficial to her.  She told me she wanted to focus on prayer and so I went in for the purpose of finding a couple of good options on prayer.  (If your anticipating a great story or testimony right now, stop, because that's not what happened).  Rather, what happened is what almost always happens when I go into a Christian bookstore; I go in looking for one thing and come out with a bunch of things.  Does anyone else seem to have this problem?  I am a sucker for books!  I lack self control. I confess!  Is it okay to lack self control when it comes to buying Christian material for the feeding of your soul and your spiritual development?  (Not that I already have many books from the last visits to the Christian Bookstore or websites that I haven't read yet, that I had to have the last time I justified the investment to the expansion of my personal library.) 
So anyway, I did it, I broke down, I came out with more than I went in for and I just wanted to share my new purchases.  If you really love reading, new books are like new toys, you want to tell people about them and take them all out...so anyway. Here's what I got.
A.W. Tozer:  The Pursuit of Man
A.W. Tozer:  The Purpose of Man
Jerry Bridges:  "The Discipline of Grace"  *Remember that one Brian! Remember the one I bought you that time; that you so enjoyed.  (BTW, this will tell me if you are reading my blog posts...I expect a comment)
Francis Chan:  Forgotten God (Bela has already snatched...Nancy was a little bitter about this, but I told her I would by her another one.)
Craig Groeschel:  The Christian Atheist  *I am so excited about this book.  I hope I am not let down.  I love the title and the subject matter.  Caption:  Believeing in God but living as If He doesn't Exist.
Philip Yancey: Prayer (Does it really make a difference)
Billy Hybels:  Too busy not to pray
Jim Cymbala:  Fresh Wind, Fresh Fire  (I love this book on prayer!)
A new DVD on the story of Ruth (Family Night)
DVD's on the Case for Christ and the Case for Faith  (I want the kids to watch these with me)
Bringing your kids to Christ and 20 things I need to tell my wife (2 small books)

So there you have it, a typical trip to Lifeway for me. 

BTW...I did achieve my purpose, I did offer Nancy several books on prayer.  She has chosen to begin with "The Pursuit of Man" and "Fresh Wind, Fresh Fire"

If you have read any of these books and would like to comment I would love to hear what you have to say. I will try to share with you my thoughts about these materials as I go thru them. 

Hope your finding time to give attendance to reading and to apply your heart to knowledge and instruction.  Prov. 23:23 "Buy the truth, and do not sell it, also wisdom and instruction and understanding."