The Bible Is Still Number 1!

It has been a really really busy couple of weeks.  But, I couldn't resist taking the time today to post on this:

Today Brother Steve's sermon was titled "Be Encouraged - You are Family!" teaching on 1 Peter 1:22-2:3.  One of the points he made is that scripture is a believer's food and we should feed on it regularly.  He talked about the Bible being #1 on a list of favorite books.  I searched and found the poll he was speaking about.  Here is what CompuServe What's New had to say (highlighting is mine):

Top 10 Favorite Books of All Time

When it comes to books, we are very old-fashioned. Our favorite book in the United States--across all demographic groups--is the Bible, undoubtedly the same book our great-grandparents favored, too.
That's the word from a Harris Poll that asked 2,413 U.S. adults to name their favorite books. While Margaret Mitchell's Civil War classic, "Gone With the Wind" came in No. 2, much of the top 10 list is dominated by fantasy fiction and mystery.
The top 10 favorite books of all time:
1. The Bible
2. "Gone With the Wind," by Margaret Mitchell
3. "Lord of the Rings," by J.R.R. Tolkien
4. "Harry Potter" series, by J.K. Rowling
5. "The Stand," by Stephen King
6. "The Da Vinci Code," by Dan Brown
7. "To Kill a Mockingbird," by Harper Lee
8. "Angels and Demons," by Dan Brown
9. "Atlas Shrugged," by Ayn Rand
10. "Catcher in the Rye," by J.D. Salinger
While the Bible is number one among each of the different demographic groups, there is a big difference in the choice for the No. 2 favorite book:

• Men chose "Lord of the Rings."
• Women chose "Gone With the Wind."-
• Those 18 to 31 chose the "Harry Potter" series.
• Those 32 to 43 were split between "The Stand" and "Angels and Demons."
• Those 44 to 62 and those 63 and over both chose "Gone With the Wind."

By geographical area, the No. 2 favorite book is:

• East: "Lord of the Rings"
• South: "Gone With the Wind"
• Midwest: "Gone With the Wind"
• West: "The Stand"

--From the Editors at Netscape

Given the secularism running rampant in the U.S. today, this is quite encouraging.

That brings me to one of the reasons I have been so remiss at posting to this blog:  I am juggling 3 bible studies and the resultant 8 to 10 hours of homework a week while filling in teaching more defensive driving classes after one of our instructors had unexpected open heart surgery.  Phew!  It has been a rough couple of weeks (for both me and the other instructor) but there is light at the end of the tunnel as the other instructor should be able to start taking back some of his classes little by little within the next 4 or 5 weeks and things should settle down a bit.

A friend sent me an email of "God's little notes." Of course, they aren't really notes from God but they are cute and several of them are thought provoking and good reminders.  The one I especially like today said:

Don't let your worries get the best of you; 

Remember, 

Moses started out as a basket case.

This caught my attention because one of my bible studies is just starting a study of the Book of Exodus which features Moses prominently in a very excellent role in the history of God's chosen people, Israel.  We're just starting so I don't have much to say from the study itself at this point but perhaps at a later date . . .

Blessings,

Mary