Welcome to Every Thought Captive, I’m Phil Steiger.
You should never underestimate the advantages of reading a good book. Learning to read good books trains and develops the mind and the soul in ways that nothing else can. In his book, Full Gospel, Fractured Minds?, Rick Nanez makes the case that Christians need to return to reading in order to more fully develop the gifts God has given each of us. Because we live in a world saturated with images, our minds learn to process information in superficial ways. We are accustomed to break-neck pacing in commercials and even our evening news casts assume you have little to no attention span as a ticker constantly displays tiny chunks of information not at all related to what the anchor is talking about.
But when you read, you force your mind to follow a train of thought and remain focused on a single idea. As a result, reading helps develops our ability to reason well. This faculty is especially important for Christians-we are, after all, people of The Book.
This has been Every Thought Captive, a Christian worldview minute sponsored by Quail Lake Community Church. For more information, please visit quaillake.org.
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