Monday, December 1, 2025

Daily Reading Efforts - December 2025

12/31/2025
12/30/2025
12/29/2025
12/28/2025
12/27/2025
12/26/2025
12/25/2025
12/24/2025
12/23/2025
12/22/2025
12/21/2025
12/20/2025
12/19/2025
12/18/2025
12/17/2025
12/16/2025
12/15/2025
12/14/2025
12/13/2025
12/12/2025
12/11/2025
12/10/2025
12/9/2025
12/8/2025
12/7/2025
12/6/2025
12/5/2025
12/4/2025
12/3/2025
12/2/2025

12/1/2025 (60 pages)
Devaney:  One of America's great football coaches tells his own story (Pages 27-46) - 265pp
I Never Had It Made:  An Autobiography of Jackie Robinson (Pages 183-199) - 279pp
The Pursued: A True Story of Stalking, Memory, and Madness in America's Heartland (Pages 37-69; Kindle)

Miles and Miles - 11/25/25 to 12/24/25

November 25 - December 24 - 0.0 miles running - 6.786 miles walking - 11.204 miles walking (Apple Health) - 0.0 miles cycling (using 9 miles = 30 minutes) - 0 meters rowing (0 of 30 days) - 9 minutes elliptical (3 of 30 days) - 40,182 steps
November 25 (Tuesday) - 3.393 miles walking at Knox Junior High Track (52:11.16 / 15:23) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 389 calories; 5,936 strides) - .807 miles walking (Apple Health) - 8,574 steps
November 26 (Wednesday) - 3.393 miles walking at Knox Junior High Track (52:07.65 / 15:22) - 1.507 miles walking (Apple Health) - 10,320 steps
November 27 (Thursday) - 3.1 miles walking (Apple Health) - 7,283 steps
November 28 (Friday) - 3.2 miles walking (Apple Health) - 7,407 steps
November 29 (Saturday) - 2.2 miles walking (Apple Health) - 5,652 steps
November 30 (Sunday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 386 calories; 5,858 strides) - 0.39 miles walking (Apple Health) - 946 steps
December 1 (Monday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 388 calories; 5,908 strides)
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In Transit Books

From November
10 Days That Unexpectedly Changed America (Pages 1-7) - 262pp
A Season with Mom: Love, Loss, and the Ultimate Baseball Adventure (Pages ix-xvii, 1-8) - 227pp
A Year at the Movies: One Man's Filmgoing Odyssey (63-89; Kindle)
Body Of Proof:  The 7 Best Reasons To Believe In The Resurrection Of Jesus -- And Why It Matters Today (Pages 11-25) - 161pp
Devaney:  One of America's great football coaches tells his own story (Pages 1-26) - 265pp
Gods of Tin:  The Flying Years (Pages 36-42) - 151pp
Native American Major Leaguers (Location 8511-9221; 66 pages (33); Kindle)
Playing like a Girl:  Transforming Our Lives Through Team Sports (Pages 164-177) - 198pp
Still Evangelical?:  Insiders Reconsider Political, Social, And Theological Meaning (Pages 1-5) - 199pp
Stories from Texas: Some of Them Are True (Pages 68-71) - 144pp
Tenacious: How God Used a Terminal Diagnosis to Turn a Family and a Football Team into Champions (Pages 22-33) - 270pp
The Bookseller of Kabul (Pages 142-145) - 288pp
The Pursued: A True Story of Stalking, Memory, and Madness in America's Heartland (Pages 1-36; Kindle)
The Space Between Us:  How Jesus Teaches Us to Live Together When Politics and Religion Pull Us Apart (Pages 88-106) - 247pp

From October
God Meant It For Good (Pages 68-70; Kindle)
Love in the Face of ISIS: Seven Prayer Strategies for the Crisis in the Middle East (Pages 36-49) - 134pp
Taming The Bull:  The John "Bull" Bramlett Story (Pages 23-35) -222pp

From September
A History of the 1939 Baltimore Elite Giants (Pages 1213-2147 (69); 34 pages; Kindle)
It's A Conspiracy: The National Insecurity Council (Pages 165-169) - 251pp
Sox Bid Curse Farewell:  The 2004 Boston Red Sox (Location 810-1574 (66); 33 pages; Kindle)
Swimming for Freedom:  A True Story of Faith, Hope, and Victory (Pages 41-48) - 269pp
Texas Sports Writers:  The Wild and Wacky Years (Pages 20-45) - 257pp
You Know You're in Texas When...: 101 Quintessential Places, People, Events, Customs, Lingo, and Eats of the Lone Star State (Pages 52-55) - 101pp

From August
A Texan Looks At Lyndon:  A Study in Illegitimate Power (Pages 178-183) - 254pp
Baseball Research Journal, Volume 53, Number 1, Spring 2024 (Pages 235-305; Kindle)
Citizenship for Sale: How Foreign Money Buys American Residency (Pages 32-59; Kindle)
Epistles of John: A New Testament Commentary (Pages 59-86; Kindle) - 118pp
My Final Word:  Holding Tight to the Issues that Matter Most (Pages 34-47) - 234pp
The Goal and the Glory: Christian Athletes Share Their Inspiring Stories (Pages 129-135; Eric Liddell) - 240pp
Willie: The Game-Changing Story of the NHL's First Black Player (Pages 75-88) - 241pp

From July
Abraham And His Sons (Pages 20-23; Cities of Sinners) - 91pp
Do Your Children Believe?:  Becoming Intentional About Your Family's Faith and Spiritual Legacy (xiii-xiv, 1-5) - 208pp
Fail Better:  Why Baseball Matters (Pages 24-31) - 267pp
From Bytown to the Big Leagues: 150 Years of America’s Pastime in Canada’s Capital, Ottawa Baseball from 1865 to 2025 (629-1130 (48) - 24 pages; Kindle)
If Satan Can't Steal Your Joy...: He Can't Keep Your Goods (Pages 85-116; Kindle)
Leading Your Child to Jesus:  How Parents Can Talk With Their Kids About Faith (Pages 22-36) - 122pp
Maria Woodworth-Etter:  The Evangelist (Pages 2-9; Kindle)
Sports Stories and the Bible (Pages 30-37) - 184pp
The Rapture Exposed:  The Message of Hope In The Book of Revelation (Pages 11-33) - 210pp

From May
Barbara Jordan:  The Biography (Page 53) - 145pp
Executive Summaries of the Bible (Pages 1-60; Kindle)
The Case Against Israel (Pages 1-10) - 194pp
The Hidden Language of Baseball: How Signs and Sign-Stealing Have Influenced the Course of Our National Pastime (Pages 1-9) - 218pp

From April
A Compassionate Call To Counter Culture In A World Of Persecution (Pages v-vii, 1-19) - 42pp
First Freedom First:  A Citizens' Guide To Protecting Religious Liberty and the Separation of Church and State (Pages vii-xx) - 188pp
Maurice Clarett - My Life Story: Redemption - A Season of Thoughts (Pages 198-179) - 198pp
Paradise of God: Discover the Biblical Truth About Heaven and Unlock the Mystery of Life After Death (Pages 126-163; Kindle) - 255pp
Rejoice Always:  Practical Notes in the Book of Philippians (Pages 59-69) - 135pp
Searching for Sunday: Loving, Leaving, and Finding the Church (Pages ix-xviii, 1-19) - 261pp
The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic--and How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World (Pages xv, 1-7) - 268pp
Triumph and Tragedy in Mudville: A Lifelong Passion for Baseball (Pages 100-111) - 342pp

From February
Barracoon: The Story of the Last "Black Cargo" (Pages 33-68; Kindle)
Red Rose Crew: A True Story of Women, Winning, and the Water (Pages 67-68) - 207pp

From January
Big Play:  Barra on Football (Pages 15-26) - 281pp

From December
Chamique: On Family, Focus, and Basketball (Pages 42-53) - 189pp
Entering The Promised Land (Pages 72-82) - 149pp
The Temple of Jerusalem (Pages 11-12) - 107pp
When the Kings Come Marching In: Isaiah and the New Jerusalem (Pages vii-xi, 1-25) - 131pp

From November
1643 Days:  In A Federal Prison Camp (Pages iii-viii, 1-5) - 227pp
God at Ground Zero: How Good Overcame Evil, One Heart at a Time (Pages vii-xiv) - 208pp
People of Memorial Park:  Stories From Houston's Favorite Trail (Pages 88-96) - 162pp
unSpun: Finding Facts in a World of Disinformation (Page 36) - 188pp

From October
Ascending the Ladder: 9 Biblical Lessons for Reaching Your Career Goals and Thriving at Work (Pages 9-40; Kindle)
Chronicle of a Small Town (Pages ix-x, 3-7) - 175pp
Fastpitch:  The Untold History of Softball and the Women Who Made The Game (Pages 64-72) - 289pp

From September
The Jonathan Effect:  Helping Kids and Schools Win the Battle Against Poverty (Pages 64-77) - 184pp

From August
And Then the End will Come: The Completion of the Great Commission and Nine other Clues That Jesus is Coming Soon (Pages 18-38) - 225pp
When The News Went Live:  Dallas 1963 (Pages vii-xvi) - 197pp

From July 2024
Know Your Bible (Pages 15-16) - 95pp
Not Some Random Clown:  A Youth Football Coaching Legend's Rise To Glory (Pages 2-44; Kindle) - 146pp
Sacred Smallness: Finding Kingdom Greatness in a Fruitful, Hidden Life (Pages 54-58; Kindle) - 210pp

From June 2024
The Journey: Walking the Road to Bethlehem (Pages 9-20) - 137pp

From May 2024
The Greatest Game Ever Played (Pages 10-13) - 163pp
The Race Before Us:  A Journey of Running and Faith (Pages 9-23) - 210pp

From April 2024
Angels in the Realms of Heaven: The Reality of Angelic Ministry Today (Dancing with Angels) (Pages 19-20; Kindle)
Bat 6 (Pages 1-18 plus Author's Note) - 229pp
Hiroshima (Pages 1-9) - 153pp