{"id":1001,"date":"2008-11-11T13:08:53","date_gmt":"2008-11-11T19:08:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.momstoolbox.com\/blog\/?p=1001"},"modified":"2011-09-30T22:47:04","modified_gmt":"2011-10-01T03:47:04","slug":"november-reading-club-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.momstoolbox.com\/blog\/november-reading-club-service\/","title":{"rendered":"November Reading Club: Service"},"content":{"rendered":"

When the idea for the monthly discussion group\/ reading club first came to me, the reading was not supposed to be of the Christian “guided self-help” genre. I wanted us to grow our minds beyond reading about our faith.<\/p>\n

But I’m making a change this month.<\/p>\n

Last week I shared this month’s reading topic: Service.<\/p>\n

Please choose any book on any aspect of service that you would be interested in reading. A neighbor is reading about the Salvation Army. You could read about that organization or any other, or a biography on one who has served others or our country. (And with today being Veteran’s Day, I bet you could find a lot of books on military service and service to our country with a quick web search.)<\/p>\n

Please feel free to stretch this topic in any way you’d like to make it work for you: you could read about hospitality, or basically anything that is about putting others first or honoring others through action.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I am reading A Woman After God’s Own Heart<\/em>, by Elizabeth George. I worked through the study a few years back, but now I think it is time for me to really read the book. I know my heart has been changed a lot since I did the study and I bet God has more for me to hear in those pages. Initially I picked it up so I could get a refresher on serving my family. But God quickly reminded me that this book is about serving him. And when I serve him first, I will then be able to do all he has designed me to do, and serve the others I am intended to serve.<\/p>\n

Already this book is helping me to align my life in a better way. Today’s SOAP message <\/a>came out of the first few pages, and it couldn’t have come at a better time for me.<\/p>\n

I’m reading it with a journal handy so I can jot down ideas and Bible verses that stick out at me. And then I hope to conclude each reading \u2018session’ with a prayer about those notes. So far it has been very valuable. And it’s setting my focus in the right place.<\/p>\n

So… have you read any good books on service lately? Or do you have any plans to read one this month and join in the discussion?<\/p>\n

Leave a comment with any book ideas and we’ll all report back November 25 with a review of our book. I have a feeling I’ll be writing about mine a few more times, before then, though.<\/p>\n

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