2018 Reading Challenge

For the last several years I have been intrigued by the idea of doing a reading challenge.  I came across one on Tim Challies Blog and tweaked it a bit to fit my own desires for this year.  You can find the link to his challenge here.  He has a lot more books on his list for really serious readers, I will be happy if I get through the Light option this year, and rather than just choosing books from the Light option I am picking and choosing partly based on the books I have waiting on my Kindle and bookshelves.  I hope to fill in quite a few of these over the course of 2018.

Light Option: 1 Book Every 4 Weeks

  • A Biography
  • A Book About Christian Living
  • A Book Published in 2018
  • A Book By An Author No Longer Alive
  • A Novel
  • A Book For Teens or Young Adults
  • A Book More Than 100 Years Old
  • A Book Targeted at the Opposite Gender
  • A Book Your Best Friend Recommends
  • A Book With at Least 400 Pages
  • A Book of Your Choice
  • A Book About Theology
  • A Book About Current Events

Avid Option: 1 Book Every 2 Weeks

  • A Book About Christian Living
  • A Book of 100 Pages or Less
  • A Book About the Early Church
  • A Book With a Picture of the Author on the Cover
  • A Current New York Times List Best Seller
  • A Book Written by a Puritan
  • A Book By or About a Pastor
  • A Book of Your Choice
  • A Commentary on a Book of the Bible
  • A Book About Theology
  • A Book That Won a Prize
  • A Book You Have Borrowed
  • A Book About Christian History
Additional Options I Like
  • A Novel by an Author You Have Never Read Before - We Have Lost the President by Paul Matthews - 1/5/2018
  • A Book Based on a True Story
  • A Book By a Female Author
  • A Play
  • A Humorous Book
  • A Self-Improvement Book
  • A Book About Prayer
  • A Graphic Novel
  • A Classic Novel
  • A Book By or About a Politician
  • A Book with a Two Word Title
  • A Memoir or Autobiography
  • A Book of Poetry
  • A Book Targeted at Your Gender
  • A Book By R.C. Sproul
  • A Book You Read in the Past Three Years
  • A Book By Your Favorite Author
  • A Book About Science
  • A Book About History
  • A Biography of a Christian
  • A Christian Novel