Personal Blog Good News: Getting Some Reading Done Stephen Bedard, January 15, 2024January 15, 2024 One of my favourite pastimes is reading books, second only to buying books. I have often felt guilty that I buy more than I read. I have bought a few more lately, both through Amazon and a couple of second hand stores. I have found some unexpected treasures, some I… Continue Reading
Leadership and Ministry Blog 31 Days to Become a Better Pastor: Start a Reading Plan Stephen Bedard, March 24, 2018June 19, 2022 Many of the pastors I know love to read. They have large libraries and collect resources to help with sermon preparations. But we can do better than just reading commentaries and other biblical resources. The way we can get better is to develop a reading plan. This can include reading… Continue Reading
Apologetics and Theology Blog 20 Books Every Christian Should Read Stephen Bedard, March 22, 2018August 9, 2019 I enjoy reading posts that recommend books and I thought I would jump in. I read between two and four books per week and I have a sense of what books are worth reading. Here is a list of twenty books that I would recommend. They are not in any… Continue Reading
Personal Blog Increase Your Reading Capacity Stephen Bedard, March 10, 2018January 1, 2019 I recently ran a poll on Twitter asking people about how many books per year people were reading. The results were as follows: How many books do you read a year? — Stephen Bedard (@SJBedard) March 6, 2018 I will admit that I was surprised by the results. The reason… Continue Reading
Personal Blog Good News: Storytime Stephen Bedard, August 21, 2016March 23, 2018 Three of our children just returned from a week at camp. I will admit, it is nice to have a bit of a break when they go to camp. At the same time, I miss them when they are gone. One of the things that I miss is reading to… Continue Reading
Personal Blog Light in the Darkness Stephen Bedard, November 23, 2014March 20, 2022 I mentioned last week that it had been a hard day and I found it difficult getting my weekly good news. I hoped that this week would be easier. It wasn’t. While today was not as intense as last Sunday, it was just as emotional if not more so. It would be… Continue Reading
Books, Books, Books Stephen Bedard, August 1, 2014 I love books. There I said it. It was not always that way. Even during my teens my main reading material was comic books. But my mom decided that I needed to broaden my interests. Every once in a while she would bring home a pile of books from the… Continue Reading