In the past I despised reading. It was a loathsome task to me.

I recall between 2008 and 2012 it took me four years to read the entire Bible. Not because I was reading slowly and carefully and studying the scriptures diligently, but because I would read for a half hour a day over the course of two or three days and then not pick up the Bible again for three weeks.

But beginning around 2022, I began seeing the need for the implementation of personal self-discipline and had begun reading the Bible with consistency and regularity even when I didn’t feel like it.
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My evolving Bible collecting goals

The Christian Bible with its Old and New Testaments is the most valuable thing that exists on planet earth. The good news it contains is worth more than all the money in the world because the Bible reveals to us the key to eternal life through Jesus Christ.

But as a physical product, Bibles are merely paper and ink. Inexpensive paperbacks, printed on cheap paper can be purchased new at a store like Walmart for less than five dollars.

You may recall back in 2021 that several Dr. Seuss books fell victim to cancel culture. Someone, or some group, decided they were offended by Dr. Seuss, the author of several children’s books. They announced they wanted to cancel said books. And to my great dismay, the copyright holder of Dr. Seuss’s books agreed and said they would no longer print those particular titles by Dr. Seuss. Continue reading →