Book Group Two?!

I was speaking to two young scallywags (if you are younger than me, then I have the right to call you scallywag) the other night at the bible study dinner, and one asked 'how is your book group going?' He was obviously trying to start a fight, but I overlooked the offence, and forgave him.

How is book group going? Well think of it like this. It started off as the fellowship of the ring-- from the four corners of the earth I called together a host of peoples, who pledged their allegiance (eg, 'and my axe'). One by one they fell by the wayside (at least two were discovered later at The Prancing Pony), which is quite understandable considering the book 'we' chose to read.

So now, with three weeks to go, the fellowship is two. Drew and I are Frodo and Sam making our way to the eternal fires of Mount Doom, stopping only for elevensies.

However, despite my hurt thinly veiled with humour, I have no regrets or ill feelings. I like the book group because it pushed me to read something I would never have finished otherwise.

So anyways, back to the scallywags. They then tried to convince me to do Book Group Two (apparently still trying to pick a fight), saying they'd read the book but wouldn't comment on the blog. Yeah, that sounds like a great book group, fellas. They then started suggesting possible books. Scallywag #1 suggested some Helen Garner book that Scallywag #2 rightly described as sounding suspiciously like Beaches.

But what I started thinking, is that I would like to read a Christian book. I never make it through Christian books. They always seem too dense for me (or maybe vice versa..). But if I committed to posting about it each week, then I would get through it, which would be great. Even if it was just me, Frodo on a solo quest, the end result would be worth the lonely walk through Mordor. Having just discovered Mark Driscoll and John Piper, I was thinking something by one of those guys. Or maybe the book I never have gotten past chapter 2 with-- Knowing God by Jim Packer.