When Timmy Brister first issued a challenge to read the Puritans this year, I thought, "Good for you, Tim. And there are others out there who need to do the same. As for me? Well, I've read a lot of them." Then I discovered that of the twelve books he's recommending for this year, there are only four on my shelves and only one of those four which I'd read completely. So to Reformation Heritage Books I went and ordered the set. The duplicates will be given to worthy readers (a really good Calvinist I know who may not have many Puritan books, and a couple of Arminians who could do with some decent reading for a change [interpret that as: put down that Rick Hybels Osteen book right now!]). Once they arrive, I'm sure I'll already be a bit behind, so I'll need to get busy reading The Bruised Reed. Whew! That'll keep my reading shelf busy this year; I'm in chapter 8 of Owen with a bunch of others over at Tim's place. I'm blogging on Jerry Bridges' Respectable Sins (not a puritan, but certainly has the odor of a puritan about him). And I've been wanting to re-read J.I. Packer's Quest for Godliness for a long time now. Who knows where all this will lead, but I know I'll have to sneak in a real live guy at least once this year (sorry, Dr. Packer, no offense intended).