Are you an avid reader? How about a digital ebook reader?

My wife is an avid reader (Vince Flynn, Dean Koontz, etc). Sometimes she has up to 4 books going at the same time. With the iPod she got as a gift from the kids, she now has discovered the ease of listening to audio books. So in addition to having 3-4 physical books going on, she also has one going on her ipod as well! She is amazing.

The thing with physical books though is that they eventually find their way to your already crowded bookshelf. How would it be if you could put a large part of your library in the palm of your hand? And be able to switch through them without having to put the previous one down? How would it be to be able to read a magazine or newspaper practically instantaneously by simply tapping on your "book", no matter where you are? Well, that is now possible with something called "digital ebook readers". There are several on the market today with more being developed. You can find some reviews at DigitalReaderReports.com which you may find helpful.

A popular reader is the PRS-505 developed by the Sony Corporation. It is small and lightweight. Along with the Amazon Kindle (considered the best on the market) it features a "paper-like" look on the screen.

Although I don't currently own a digital ebook reader, the whole concept intrigues me. What about you? Would you like something like a digital ebook reader? Or do you prefer the feel, look, and smell of a book in your hands? Comment below...

Self Definition

On this day 7 years ago, we witnessed the horrendous tragedy that we now call "Nine Eleven". During a time of silent contemplation as I gathered with a number of colleagues in ministry, I was reminded of something I heard in a Charlie Rose interview with Thomas L. Friedman (author of The World Is Flat 3.0: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century). In that interview Friedman said something like this:

Since that fateful day seven years ago, we as a nation have defined ourselves through the lens of that event rather than through the lens of the "Fourth of July".

This morning I thought that so often even we as individuals get our self-definition from the tragic events of our lives rather than the hope we have in Christ! Lord help us to know who we are in you, and not be defined by the things that happen to us.

"Deception Pass"

Deception Pass is at the northern tip of Whidbey Island in the state of Washington. While on our vacation out west, Julie & I took a daytrip from the Pass down the length of Whidbey to the the Clinton-Mukilteo Ferry.