What do you do with your time?

I wish I had a neat trade. I just finished watching Billy Elloitt (which I would recommend to only those who can take 2 hours of English accents and curse words every other sentence), and I really would love to pick up a new trade. I love to read, so maybe I'll join a book club or something. I read a couple good books this summer (mainly for entertainment reasons) but, nevertheless, they were quite interesting.

The first book I read was called "Passion and Purity" by Elizabeth Elliott. Now, before you go raising your eyebrow on why I was reading this book, my old roommate, Kelsey, let me have it and told me to read it about a year before I actually did. Out of guilt, I opened it up and read a few pages every now and then. It wasn't until this summer that I really began to the read the book -- and it's very good! Elizabeth Elliott was the wife of Jim Elliott, a famous missionary (ever seen End of the Spear?). It's the story of how these two met, waited, and married each other within an 8 year time span. It's really good, and as one who is being surrounded by friends who are engaged, married, or just about to be, it was a beneficial read. I'd recommend it to anyone looking to get married -- whether you've met the "One" or not.

The second book I read was called "This Beautiful Mess: Practicing the Presence of the Kingdom of God." I can't remember the author off the top of my head, but I did enjoy the read. At camp, we studied the book of Mark and the life of Jesus. It was a great study, and this book really opened up my eyes to idea of God's Kingdom. Using different parts of Jesus' ministry and call to live in the Kingdom of God, this book was a great way to realize what kind of world we as Christians are actually in. You see, our King is a perfect King. Our leader is not corrupt, selfish, impatient, ignorant, or prideful. He is perfect. Coming from a world where government is corrupt should only make us long to be in Heaven one day in that glorious Kingdom. But the Kingdom is here on earth as well. It's what we're called to do --"on earth as it is in Heaven..." Anyway, this is a great read. I don't agree with his theology or boasting about how "good" his church is (by the way, it was written by a preacher...), but the thoughts he presents are interesting.

So, maybe I will read some more interesting books this fall. I'm hoping to get on that job search for the semester... any ideas?