That being said, they never said I had to enjoy the book, just asked me what I read.

My answer was a book you will be reading multiple times as a CCU student, 'The Faith, Once for All' by Jack Cottrell.

Sad part is, I am about to finish up John Frame's 'Salvation Belongs to the Lord' which is a far better and more intense book. Too late to put that as an answer though.

I like your tip on reading a book twice. I have been practicing some speed reading techniques since college (and recently came across a few more!). This was really helpful when I had to read two books a week and write a paper, but pretty bad poor now that I have time to really absorb a book. I have found I do go back, a lot, to a book as a study piece.

Thanks for the tips on Logos. I hope God blesses me with a copy in the near future, and the right computer to put it on.

I remember the question, "What is the most theological intense book you have read through cover to cover," in the A29 application. I think I answered a commentary on 1 & 2 Peter. What was your answer?

I am guilty of being a theology book junkie. Modern technology certainly makes getting your hands on weighty theology books much easier and cheaper(Logos*, MobiPocket, OliveTree to name a few).

I wholeheartedly agree that Christians need to get FAR away from thinking of "notches in their belts" when it comes to all of the books available to us. My tactic is to go through a book at least twice. First, a "speed" read. To get an understanding of the author's flow and style and to understand the outline of their thought (this really helps when reading the Puritans). Then I take a much slower pace, absorbing the book and seeking how I can best apply the good contained within. Also, remembering to pray for guidance and discernment is a tremendous help… Having the Spirit assist in knowing what to keep and what to disregard helps when reading from authors who, while dead on for 90% of the time, veer off into some strange ideas the other 10% of the time.

*check your hardware before jumping into Logos 4… it is a resource beast! My systems run in between Logos' minimum and the recommended configurations, and it is rather sluggish (with the Home Study package, a search from the Home screen [loads passage guide, exegetical guide, 4 bibles and 1 commentary] takes half a GB). Honestly, if it wasn't for all the great new features, I think I'd just stay with Logos 3. Also, a forewarning not mentioned on the site… Logos 4 defaults to installing to your user directory in Windows, not into the Program Files directory like Logos 3 did. This means that if you want to have more than one Windows login using Logos, you will have to install under both logins, meaning x2 HD space, x2 download (if you do not get the DVD version – this can be painful if you do not have an insanely fast connection 10+ hours an install for me) and x2 indexing your books at first start. Installing to a common directory doesn't seem to help either. I tried that, and still ended up having to download all the book files. I cannot afford a Mac, so I cannot say how Logos 4 runs there.