I finished reading:

"On the Road - An Inside View of Life with an NHL Team" written by Howard Berger. 349 Pages.

Book number 43 of 2010. 15,048 pages at an average of 350 per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"The Floatplane Notebooks" written by Clyde Edgerton. 265 pages.

Book #42 of the year. 14,699 pages at an average of 350 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"The New Bond Adventure - High Time to Kill" written by Raymond Benson. 255 Pages

41st book of 2010. 14,434 pages at an average of 352 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"The New Bond Adventure - The Facts of Death" written by Raymond Benson. 260 Pages.

Book #40. 14,179 pages at an average of 354 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Main Street" written by Sinclair Lewis. 432 pages.

Book # 39 of 2010. 13,919 pages at an average of 357 pages.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Hiwassee - A Novel of the Civil War" written by Charles F. Price. 188 Pages.

Book # 38 of 2010. 13,487 pages at an average of 355 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Warrior Class" written by Dale Brown. 449 Pages.

Book #37 of 2010. 13,299 pages at an average of 359 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"October 1964" written by David Halberstam. 373 pages.

A book about baseball, but, what really struck me was the racism and prejudice that went on. It's not that long ago 1950's and 60's and the fact that such hate, prejudice, ignorance could go on is staggering. The sad thing, is, though things are better now WAY too much still goes on now. An example this week is the proposed building of a mosque in New York near the World Trade Center. The irrational out cry, hate, fear that has come out peoples mouths. So, many who claim to be Christians make me absolutely incredulous. It's time we got back to the teaching of Jesus folks!!! No wonder we are becoming more and more a laughing stock and called hypocrites.

Book #36 of 2010. 12850 pages at an average of 357 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"MAMista" written by Len Deighton. 455 pages.

"Hornet Flight" written by Ken Follett. 515 pages.

Books 34 and 35 of the year for 12,477 pages at an average of 356 pages per book.

-Richard

Playing catch up.

I finished reading:

"The Rough Road Home" twenty-two short stories written by different writers with strong links to North Carolina. 323 pages.

"The Great Train Robbery" written by Michael Crichton. 281 pages.

"Democracy in America" written by Alexis de Toqueville. 317 pages.

Books Number 31, 32 and 33 of 2010. 11507 pages at an average of 349 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Tarmac" written by Lynne Heitman. 404 pages.

Book Number 30 of 2010. 10586 pages at an average of 353 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"I Want to Buy a Vowel" written by John Welter. 231 pages.

Book # 29 of 2010. 10182 pages at and average of 351 per book.

-Richard

I Finished Reading:

"A Walk Across America" written by Peter Jenkins. 320 Pages.

28th book of 2010. 9951 pages at an average of 355 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"The Celts" written by Norah Chadwick. 292 pages.
"Piano Lessons - Music, Love and True Adventures" written by Noah Adams. 248 pages.

Books Number 26 and 27 off the year. 9631 pages at an average of 357 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"WLT:Radio Romance" written by Garrison Keillor. 401 Pages.

Book #25 of 2010. 9091 pages at an average of 364 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"This Hallowed Ground" written by Bruce Catton. 495 pages.

Book numbers 24 of 2010. 8690 pages at an average of 362 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Land of the Firebird - The Beauty of Old Russia" written by Suzanne Massie. 460 Pages.

23rd book of 2010. 8195 pages at an average of 356 pages per book.

-Richard

S or C = Harmony?

One of the biggest challenges, or, things I am struggling with at the moment is living the Christian walk in the business world.

The question is how to live the Spiritual life in the everyday cuts and thrust of the business world. Do the decisions I make honour God? Do I treat those that I work for, work with and work for me with honesty, integrity and a Christlike Spirit?

The obvious things, although, these can still be challenge are such things as illicit sex, perversion, drug use etc... The harder things are jealousy, anger, selfish ambitions, conflict, envy etc... the corrupt nature. (Galatians 5:19-21). There are so many things in the Corporate world that it is perceived you need to do to survive and have a career. Decisions that impact others lives all for the Almighty Dollar. Some one said to me last week that I must have stabbed people in the back to do well in my career thus far. It made me think did I? Perhaps, I can't remember, but, i really, really hope not. This led to the question if this is the life I want or need with such a perception, such an expectation. Is it possible? There are things that one is expected to do everyday that really pushes the boundary of what is the Spiritual nature if what slips into the Corrupt nature. I have to ask the question everyday if this is what I should be doing. On the flip side. We are called to work hard. Work hard and honour God in everything we do. It isn't easy. Was never meant to be easy. Mistakes will happen, wrong decisions will be made but the Spirit has to be there. Therefore, I believe wherever I am I is the right place I need to be now and I pray everyday that I can be successful in my career doing it the right way, the Spiritual way. Wherever that will lead me that is my hope, desire and prayer.

This leads me to the second part of this. Living the Spiritual way leading to Harmony in everything we do, be it social, Church or work. Where is the point were right IS right and wrong IS wrong? A difference in issues within a Church such as is eating meat right or wrong is where differences can be embraced. Differences that are completely different to The Bible's teaching or the Spiritual Nature taught in Galatians is where there is wrong and right and where we should stand up for it. Christians need to find harmony amongst ourselves be, but, we also need to show the World the true nature of Christ and stand up against what is wrong. The must be done in the way Christ would have done. Not with anger, such as blowing up abortion clinics, but, with love, gentleness and compassion. Responding the wrong way is as much a victory for wrong as is the issue that originally is wrong. Both are victories of the corrupt nature. Responding the right way is what will make a true difference in the World. This is what will help create harmony. This is not weak. It is strong.

Christ heart is for equality, fairness, love, the poor, the weak etc... This is the harmony we should be seeking.

In conclusion. However difficult this is, however many times I fail, I am doing a job I generally enjoy to the best of my ability and to show Christ everyday step of the way. This way I will be successful, even if it is not how "the world" would perceive it to be a success.

I am going to try and make this a theme in some of my posts on here. Failure and successes, challenges and victories. A kind of study of trying to live the life talked by Paul in Galatians in 2010 and beyond.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"The Black Tulip" written by Alexandre Dumas. 234 pages.

22nd Book of 2010. 7735 pages at an average of 352 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"The British Political Process - Concentrated Power versus Accountability" written by Jorgen S. Rasmussen. 250 Pages.

Ironic that this was the next book on my list considering what had just happened with the election in The UK!! This book was ok, but, the guy who wrote it was too biased and definitely was off track on something.

This is book #21 of 2o1o. 7501 pages at an average of 357 per book.

-Richard