If you are looking for a reading plan that will challenge your thinking for this year, then look no further than the 2018 Christian Reading Challenge. There are several different levels to achieve, based upon your own reading ability and speed, or the amount of time you have available. This is a great challenge for someone wanting to develop a new love for reading, and will expose you to some of the most valuable reading material you can find, outside the Bible, to promote your own personal and spiritual growth. Go ahead. Give it a shot!

If you have been around JeffRandleman.com for very long, you know that I am all about developing the habit of spending time in God’s word on a daily basis. You can even subscribe and get a free Bible Reading Plan that will help you read the entire Bible each year (More about that in a coming post).

Tim Challies, one of my favorite bloggers, shared an article written by Paul Carter on how you can develop this habit that is worth taking the time to read. In it, he makes several key suggestions that can help you create a lifelong habit of reading your Bible.

Finding something worth reading can be a bigger challenge than many people realize. There are a lot of books out there that simply are not worth putting the time and effort into, and you walk away with nothing, or with false teaching and deceit. Thankfully, though, there are multiple beneficial options. Tim Challies has gathered several book lists of the top Christian books of 2017 and compiled them into one easy location. Neither Tim Challies nor I can endorse all of these personally, but you can check out the reviews for yourself and see if it’s something you want to read.

We are just a couple days away from the New Year, and many people are thinking of the big picture, setting goals, and making resolutions. Those are all good things to one degree or another. But without a plan and strategy to implement them, you might not get very far with any of them. This article by Scott Slayton provides nine probing questions to ask yourself as you enter into the New Year.

Happy National Coffee Day! In the spirit of the day, the staff hung out in my office this morning, enjoying a Chemex of a nice Indian bean from a roaster in Florida. That was enjoyable.

And, to continue the spirit, here are a few enlightening facts about coffee from Mental Floss.