Did you make any New Year’s Resolutions? I made a fairly modest one – to keep track what books I read this year. I attempted to make a list of everything I read in 2009, but it was much more difficult than I thought – last January is just a blur! So, this year, I plan to keep a running list, starting with James K. A. Smith’s Desiring the Kingdom.
But enough about me. Did you make any New Year’s resolutions?
The former Associate Director for the Emerging Scholars Network, Micheal lives in Cincinnati with his wife and three children and works as a web manager for a national storage and organization company. He writes about work, vocation, and finding meaning in what you do at No Small Actors.
I resolve to read fewer blogs. Doh!
New year resolution: to treat my wife Theresa to at least 1 date a month in which we leave our four girls in the capable care of family and friends. And meals at a campus ministry retreat do not qualify, even if I’m not directing the retreat.
PS. Byron Borger of Hearts and Minds Bookstore has James K. A. Smith’s “Desiring the Kingdom” in a tie for THE MOST IMPORTANT BOOK OF THE YEAR with Matthew Crawford’s “Shop Class as Soulcraft: An Inquiry Into the Value of Work.” I’d encourage everyone to skim through his Best Books of 2009 Part I, http://www.heartsandmindsbooks.com/reviews/best_books_of_2009_part_one/ … Part II will be coming.