Reading

This post got me thinking. The author stated that she was curious and was thinking of asking my wife. So, this is for her. I tend to read for pleasure. Even if the book I am reading is a "work" book, I am usually also reading it because I enjoy the subject matter. As a bibliophile, I am always reading. No matter where I go, or what I have to do when I get there, I always have a book. My beloved likes to tell the story from when we were dating, on our first date, I brought a backpack full of books, "just in case". As I told her when I got it out, "I might need a book."

So, in that vein, I am currently reading the following:
At Home in the House of My Fathers, Rev. Matthew Harrison
A Little Book of Joy, Rev. Matthew Harrison
The Silmarillion, J.R.R. Tolkien
The Dictionary
Strunk and White's Elements of Style
The City of God, St. Augustine
Luther Discovers the Gospel, Uuras Saarnivaara
Achilles in Veitnam, Jonathan Shay
Walt Whitman, The Complete Poems
Pilgrim's Progress, John Bunyan
The Fire and the Staff, Rolf Preus
Sermon's of Martin Luther, The House Postils, vol. 1
Fearfully and Wonderfully Made, Dr. Paul Brand/Philip Yancey

So, this is what is currently on my "bedside table", that I am reading. For those who do not believe me, I really am actively reading all of these books. I have never been one to read only a single book. For as long as I can remember, I have always been reading more than one book, usually closer to six. Of course, all of this assumes that I am reading three other books on a daily basis: The Holy Bible, The Treasury of Daily Prayer, and the Book of Concord!