I don’t really like to start reading a book and not finish it. I’m trying to attain more freedom there, the freedom to not-finish a worthless book, but unfortunately I’m not having much success. Most books, if I start them, I will finish them, even if they’re not exceptional. Of course, Google says there are over 129 million published books in the world, so why would I waste valuable reading time on a lame book when I could spend it on a good one? I’m not getting any younger.

That said, there are also many books that I’ve read multiple times. The logic there is much easier: start a new book and you run the risk that it might not be any good. Re-read one that is tried-and-true, and you know that it will be worth it.

One of my recent re-reads is the 1997 “Fresh Wind, Fresh Fire” by Jim Cymbala. By now they claim to have sold over a million copies, so clearly I’m not the only one who thought it was good. If you’ve already read it, I can also recommend a sequel, “Fresh Power.” If you’ve read that one, he’s also written “Fresh Faith.” (I can’t recommend the last one as I haven’t read it…yet. But it’s on my desk, and if you ask politely I’ll let you borrow it).

As usual, I’ve got one copy of each in my office right now to borrow, and it is first come, first served.