Until I was in college the main things I read were pictures.  You know, like the pictures in Motor Trend or Car and Driver.  I would read the pictures in a lot of car magazines and I could read them fast.  If the pictures were really good then I might even read the article that was beside them.  I never saw it coming – so it surprised me just as much as it surprised my friends – I started to read books.  That is right.  I read books that did not even have pictures.

The book I am reading right now is called “The Faith” by Charles Colson and Harold Fickett.  I am only on chapter two, but I am loving it.  For some crazy reason I like to read Non-Fiction books and especially ones that are about defending the Christian faith.  I know what I believe and I want others to believe along with me that Jesus came to the earth and lived a sinless life and then died on a cross so that I could be forgiven and that He ROSE FROM THE DEAD!  I read these books so that I can explain how being a Christian is both logical and practical. 

I just wanted to let you know that God exists and it does not matter if you or I believe it or not.  I hope that you will check out a good book about Christianity and check into why you believe what you do.  If you are not a believer in God then maybe you will see new and amazing facts.  If you are already a Christian it will encourage you and help you to be able to explain to others what you believe.  I hope you will come to enjoy reading a good book like I do.  Most of all I hope you come to enjoy the Bible as you read about the love God has for you.

(Reality Check Teen Center – Bible Study Wed. 6:45 to 8:00)