{"id":39,"date":"2012-05-26T09:44:41","date_gmt":"2012-05-26T14:44:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.livingwaterscc.net\/lwblog\/archives\/39"},"modified":"2012-05-26T13:20:42","modified_gmt":"2012-05-26T18:20:42","slug":"thats-a-lot-of-pages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.livingwaterscc.net\/lwblog\/2012\/05\/26\/thats-a-lot-of-pages\/","title":{"rendered":"That’s a Lot of Pages!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In Luke 14:27-28, Jesus cautioned those who would follow Him to “count the cost”.<\/p>\n

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Whoever does not bear his own cross and come after me cannot be my disciple. For which of you, desiring to build a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost, whether he has enough to complete it?<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

In context, Jesus was pointing out that there is a very real cost to following Him.  We can expect to be rejected, scorned, ridiculed, and (in extreme cases) killed because of our decision to be His disciples – sometimes by our former friends and closest family members.<\/p>\n

While my “ECPC Reading Challenge” doesn’t have nearly the same challenges, I still thought it was wise to sit down and “count the cost” of what lay before me.  Last night I added the books I acquired at the East Coast Pastors Conference to LibraryThing.com<\/a>.  It’s a fantastic online service that lets me keep an inventory of my books. They offer a lifetime membership for $25.  I highly recommend it for anyone who needs to keep track of their books. Here are the stats for my ECPC reading challenge:<\/p>\n