Today’s featured hobby was sent in by a TGP team member from Tennessee. Thank you to everyone who has submitted hobbies for our summer series so far!
Both the ability and opportunity to read are gifts from God! From learning to enjoyment, there are many reasons people read. Audio books are a great way for busy adults to read on the go, because they provide the opportunity to obtain the benefits of books while other tasks (housework, exercise, drive time, etc.) are being performed.
Johann Gutenberg invented the printing press around 1440, and the Bible was the first book ever printed. Truly, being able to read a copy of God’s Word for oneself is the best reason to learn to read. Of the 180 copies he printed in that first edition, 49 are still in existence today (21 complete Bibles, parts of 29 others).
It is estimated that there are currently around 170,000,000 different books in the world today (source link below). The earliest libraries were in ancient Mesopotamia, and Benjamin Franklin started America’s first library in 1731. What is your favorite book?
1. Libraries across the United States hold summer reading programs for children. Pray for a child with the same name as yours who will participate in a summer reading program to discover the greatest Book of all time, and understand and believe its message of Jesus’ love.
2. Pray for the person who made the Christmas tree book display picture above to read and believe the true Christmas story from Luke 2.
3. Pray for a Christian living in your county to grow in his walk with God today through the encouragement received from a Christian book or audiobook.
Matthew 28:20b
https://love-books-review.com/facts-and-figures-about-literature/general-literature-stats/how-many-books-are-in-the-world/#:~:text=As%20of%202024%2C%20it%20is,books%20are%20published%20each%20year.
