Reading – Part 2

My routine lately has been for my wife to get me up around 9:30. She gets me breakfast and I listen to Christian music while I eat breakfast. While I have the TV on Price Is Right with the sound muted. After I finished eating breakfast I read a Kindle book on my iPhone. I recently upgraded to the larger iPhone the iPhone 6 plus. It is large enough that I can read iBooks or Kindle books. I thought I would be able to read my Bible I have but it will not turn a horizontal to match my phone’s position on its stand.

A friend of mine from church, Mel, told me of an author by the name of Joel Rosenberg. He described them as current event type thrillers. I’m currently reading a series he wrote called the “Last Jihad” these books are very fascinating and the author shares so much knowledge about current events, military procedures and governmental procedures. There is so much in these it’s too hard to describe. I’ve become addicted to this series. I find I have to live by myself in one or 2 chapters a day to make them last. So why listen to Christian music I read this series. In it are some characters that know the Lord. It doesn’t dwell on that but build it into the stories in a very realistic way so that their faith comes out.

Reading these is like having the birthday cake and then I have to stop so I don’t take into much. Then I read, and have read to me, 3 chapters of Scripture. Then around noon I start reading my other books like the Return to Treasure Island. Occasionally I will watch a movie that I have recorded on TiVo. The problem with watching a movie in the afternoon is that I tend to fall asleep.

Then at 4 PM Jeopardy is on. Jeopardy is probably one of the highlights of my day. It’s not number 1 but it’s pretty high up there. I feel so smart when I know the answer and none of the contestants do.

At night I’ve been reading in iBook that is the history of the Mongol Empire. At the height of its empire it spanned from the Mediterranean Sea (Syria) to the Pacific Ocean. It is a pretty interesting history book. It appears the only thing that saved Europe was a lack of wealth. The Mongols easily defeated the European armies of Budapest and could have easily conquered all of Europe if they had desired. What is interesting is that the Mongols were as barbaric in some ways like their reputation. They were also more civilized in some ways opposite of their reputation. They were very good at integrating the conquered people into their empire. Using the conquered peoples assets and treating them as equals. As long as the people paid their tax to the Mongols they were left alone. I’m about halfway through the book and it is good reading for bedtime.