There's a thread in the forum already on the version of the Bible you plan to read in 2019. I thought I'd work off of that and ask if you have a plan to read certain Logos resources/eBooks in 2019. I'll play first. I plan to read Max Lucado's new book, Unshakable Hope and volumes sparking my interest in the Zondervan Counterpoints series. What do you plan to read?
Okay, I'll write the titles down in here for myself as a reminder, and at the end of the year, I'll reflect. If time permits, I want to read one book per month. Currently for January, that's:
Habermas, G. R., & Moreland, J. P. (2004). Beyond Death: Exploring the Evidence for Immortality. Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock Publishers.
So eleven more are to go onto the 2019 list, from my general reading list (in no particular order):
Neece, K. C., & Tenuto, J. (2016). The gospel according to star trek: the original crew. Eugene, Oregon: Cascade Books.
Griffiths, S. (2017). The axe and the tree: how bloody persecution sowed the seeds of new life in zimbabwe. Oxford, England: Monarch Books.
Pullinger, J., & Quicke, A. (2007). Chasing the dragon: one woman’s struggle against the darkness of hong kong's drug dens. Grand Rapids, MI: Chosen Books.
Carson, D. A. (1996). Exegetical fallacies (2nd ed.). Carlisle, U.K.; Grand Rapids, MI: Paternoster; Baker Books.
Heiser, M. S. (2017). Reversing Hermon: Enoch, The Watchers & The Forgotten Mission of Jesus Christ. Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press.
Rana, F., & Ross, H. (2004). Origins of life: biblical and evolutionary models face off. Colorado Springs, CO: NavPress.
Ross, H. (1999). Beyond the cosmos: what recent discoveries in astrophysics reveal about the glory and love of God. Colorado Springs, Colo.: NavPress.
Craig, W. L. (2001). Time and Eternity: Exploring God’s Relationship to Time. Wheaton, IL: Crossway.
Lamoureux, D. O., Walton, J. H., Collins, C. J., Barrick, W. D., Boyd, G. A., & Ryken, P. G. (2013). Four Views on the Historical Adam. (M. Barrett, A. B. Caneday, & S. N. Gundry, Hrsg.). Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan.
Keathley, K., Stump, J. B., & Aguirre, J. (Hrsg.). (2017). Old-Earth or Evolutionary Creation?: Discussing Origins with Reasons to Believe and BioLogos. Downers Grove, IL: IVP Academic.
I plan to focus on fiction in 2019 since I've been deficient in my novel diet over the past years. So many great ones, I'm not sure where to begin. And I confess that most will be on Kindle or paperback not in Logos. Right now I'm reading Carol Shields's The Stone Diaries. Other books by her are available on Noet, but not this one. I'd like to finally read J.D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye which I never read growing up, but that is not available in a digital format at all, due to the reclusive author's restrictions. And I have a whole line-up of other Kindle ones that I've bought over the past few years but haven't had time to read yet. Some Walker Percy, Walter Wangerin, Wendell Berry, Frederick Buechner, and others.
I could probably find some novels in my Logos library that I've never read before that would interest me for this year. The ones I have are mostly 19th and early 20th century classics -- Robinson Crusoe, The Three Musketeers, Jane Eyre, The Call of the Wild, Frankenstein, and such. Not sure I'm really in the mood for those sorts of things, which feel more like obligations than real treats.
Indeed... I picked up many of them from Noet eBooks for 99 cents each as well. Last year I read Flatland, which really was a treat, and considering all the recent flat earth hype, quite funny to as well.
Last year I read Flatland, which really was a treat, and considering all the recent flat earth hype, quite funny to as well.
I've read Flatland a few times in my life, most memorably as part of an interdisciplinary (math-literature-philosophy) course I took in college on the 4th Dimension, taught by the great mathematician Thomas F. Banchoff, which was a real treat. He was instrumental in early computer graphic depictions of the 4th geometric dimension (a 4D cube, aka, a hypercube) projected onto 2 dimensions (on screen); he's in the credits for the 1982 animated short version of Flatland for his animation of the Hypersphere.
Flatland is of course also a witty social commentary on the society of its day, the treatment of women as inferior, etc. The author (Edwin Abbott Abbott, pseudonym "A Square") was a New Testament scholar and theologian, and author of several other books available in Logos.
I am always working through courses in the certificate programs and I also always do the courses I own not in the certificate program. I started the Works of Jonathan Edwards, and identified 28 Preaching resources I want to read. In 2018 I start the Great Books collection and that will go through 2019 and beyond. Reading the CSB this year and that about covers it for 2019. And 2020, 2021 and more.
I plan to focus on fiction in 2019 since I've been deficient in my novel diet over the past years. So many great ones, I'm not sure where to begin. And I confess that most will be on Kindle or paperback not in Logos. Right now I'm reading Carol Shields's The Stone Diaries. Other books by her are available on Noet, but not this one. I'd like to finally read J.D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye which I never read growing up, but that is not available in a digital format at all, due to the reclusive author's restrictions. And I have a whole line-up of other Kindle ones that I've bought over the past few years but haven't had time to read yet. Some Walker Percy, Walter Wangerin, Wendell Berry, Frederick Buechner, and others. I could probably find some novels in my Logos library that I've never read before that would interest me for this year. The ones I have are mostly 19th and early 20th century classics -- Robinson Crusoe, The Three Musketeers, Jane Eyre, The Call of the Wild, Frankenstein, and such. Not sure I'm really in the mood for those sorts of things, which feel more like obligations than real treats.
I read a lot of fiction and most of when I am laying in bed before I go to sleep. There are times I pick up a print book and read it straight through. There are many fiction books in Logos I own but not reading those unless it's a print book I am reading. But reading so much more in the software.
My primary "extra" reading besides Bible and devotional reading and study is focused on working my way through Encyclopedia Britannica's "Great Books of the Western World" - https://www.logos.com/product/55052/great-books-of-the-western-world
Currently I'm about half way through volume 18 (Aquinas II) which is 1.049 pages on its own. There are a total of 60 volumes in the set but the first two volumes are the Syntopicon so they really don't count as they are just an index. I began my journey two years ago when the series first came out in Logos. At that time a number of us started a reading challenge to complete it in about seven years. I'd love to know if any others have continued.
In addition to GBWW I have a huge list of books that I've tagged "BooksToRead" that I am working my way through choosing whichever one catches my fancy at the time. So much to read...so little time.
Lexham Geographic commentary, 2nd part, reading very slow.
https://www.logos.com/product/138223/lexham-geographic-commentary-on-acts-through-revelation
I had around 15 books by F.F Bruce in my reading plan for 2019, but I've almost read them ... [:$]
... if you have a plan to read certain Logos resources/eBooks in 2019...
Oh! We're actually supposed to read all those resources we buy??!
I was so hoping my knowledge would increase by osmosis.
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Okay, I'll write the titles down in here for myself as a reminder, and at the end of the year, I'll reflect. If time permits, I want to read one book per month. Currently for January, that's: Habermas, G. R., & Moreland, J. P. (2004). Beyond Death: Exploring the Evidence for Immortality. Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock Publishers. So eleven more are to go onto the 2019 list, from my general reading list (in no particular order): Chan, F., & Yankoski, D. (2009). Forgotten God: Reversing Our Tragic Neglect of the Holy Spirit. Colorado Springs, CO: David C. Cook. Neece, K. C., & Tenuto, J. (2016). The gospel according to star trek: the original crew. Eugene, Oregon: Cascade Books. Griffiths, S. (2017). The axe and the tree: how bloody persecution sowed the seeds of new life in zimbabwe. Oxford, England: Monarch Books. Pullinger, J., & Quicke, A. (2007). Chasing the dragon: one woman’s struggle against the darkness of hong kong's drug dens. Grand Rapids, MI: Chosen Books. Carson, D. A. (1996). Exegetical fallacies (2nd ed.). Carlisle, U.K.; Grand Rapids, MI: Paternoster; Baker Books. Heiser, M. S. (2017). Reversing Hermon: Enoch, The Watchers & The Forgotten Mission of Jesus Christ. Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press. Rana, F., & Ross, H. (2004). Origins of life: biblical and evolutionary models face off. Colorado Springs, CO: NavPress. Ross, H. (1999). Beyond the cosmos: what recent discoveries in astrophysics reveal about the glory and love of God. Colorado Springs, Colo.: NavPress. Craig, W. L. (2001). Time and Eternity: Exploring God’s Relationship to Time. Wheaton, IL: Crossway. Lamoureux, D. O., Walton, J. H., Collins, C. J., Barrick, W. D., Boyd, G. A., & Ryken, P. G. (2013). Four Views on the Historical Adam. (M. Barrett, A. B. Caneday, & S. N. Gundry, Hrsg.). Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan. Keathley, K., Stump, J. B., & Aguirre, J. (Hrsg.). (2017). Old-Earth or Evolutionary Creation?: Discussing Origins with Reasons to Believe and BioLogos. Downers Grove, IL: IVP Academic.
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Not sure if you have the Hugh Ross books you refer to above already. If not, I've been talking to Faithlife about them listing updated versions of Hugh Ross' books. The response has been positive. Hopefully, it will happen.
Jan Not sure if you have the Hugh Ross books you refer to above already. If not, I've been talking to Faithlife about them listing updated versions of Hugh Ross' books. The response has been positive. Hopefully, it will happen.
Not only these two... I've spent several birthday coupons on Hugh Ross books, and always grabbed them when they were one of the daily deals. So I own about half of his works now.
But thanks for letting me know. I will hold off making any further purchases, unless there's a massive discount.
I will finish reading The Lost World series by Walton.
I will also read Allen P Ross 3 volumes on Psalms, his volume on Genesis and the one on Leviticus.
That should keep me busy for a good while.
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DAL
Oh! We're actually supposed to read all those resources we buy??! I was so hoping my knowledge would increase by osmosis.
[:D]
I could swear I’ve read the exact same joke somewhere in another thread 🧵 Déjà Vu...!!!
I've got 533 Logos books on my "to read" list! I'll likely read around 15-20 of those in 2019. Each year, I tend to have a mini-theme (this year it's books by Tim Keller), and then a fairly eclectic mix. The most likely that I'll read this year are:
An here's what I read last year, complete with my ratings:
Here my completed 2019 readings with rating:
Exceptional
none
Excellent
Very Good
Good
Not bad
Poor
To be carried over to 2020:
Time to start a new thread...
