Daily Reading Efforts - June 2026

6/30/2026

6/29/2026 (90 pages)
Fear No Evil, True Stories of the Mighty Eight (Pages 120-145)
The Question That Never Goes Away: Finding Meaning in the Midst of Suffering (Pages 33-40) - 156pp

Turnstyle: The SABR Journal of Baseball Arts (Vol. 4) (Pages 99-128; Kindle)

When Faith Is Forbidden: 40 Days on the Frontlines with Persecuted Christians (Pages 9-34) - 270pp

6/28/2026 - Nothing

6/27/2026 (18 pages)

The Question That Never Goes Away: Finding Meaning in the Midst of Suffering (Pages 15-32) - 156pp

6/26/2026 (39 pages)

Chamique: On Family, Focus, and Basketball (Pages 119-141) - 189pp

Fear No Evil, True Stories of the Mighty Eight (Pages 106-119) - 145pp
Texas Schoolboy Football:  Champions in Action (Pages 75-76) - 98pp

6/25/2026 (66 pages)

Chamique: On Family, Focus, and Basketball (Pages 108-118) - 189pp

How To Be Like Mike:  Life Lessons About Basketball's Best (Pages 156-177) - 318pp

Turnstyle: The SABR Journal of Baseball Arts (Vol. 4) (Pages 66-98; Kindle)

6/24/2026 (37 pages)

Fear No Evil, True Stories of the Mighty Eight (Pages 84-103) - 145pp

How To Be Like Mike:  Life Lessons About Basketball's Best (Pages 139-155) - 318pp

6/23/2026 (54 pages)

Chamique: On Family, Focus, and Basketball (Pages 54-107) - 189pp

6/22/2026 (42 pages)

Fear No Evil, True Stories of the Mighty Eight (Pages 61-83) - 145pp

How To Be Like Mike:  Life Lessons About Basketball's Best (Pages 120-138) - 318pp

6/21/2026 (50 pages)

How To Be Like Mike:  Life Lessons About Basketball's Best (Pages 70-119) - 318pp

6/20/2026 - Nothing

6/19/2026 (72 pages)

Summerall: On And Off The Air (Pages 173-229)
Terrific Five Star Customer Service: Learning About Excellent Service From Special People (Pages 50-64) - 129pp

6/18/2026 (89 pages)

Summerall: On And Off The Air (Pages 106-172) - 229pp

The Negro Leagues’ 1931 Homestead Grays: The Color of Greatness (Location 747-1554; 67 (22 pages); Kindle)

6/17/2026 (44 pages)

Summerall: On And Off The Air (Pages 62-105) - 229pp

6/16/2026 (82 pages)

Summerall: On And Off The Air (Pages 1-61) - 229pp

The Negro Leagues’ 1931 Homestead Grays: The Color of Greatness (Location 70-737; 63 (21 pages); Kindle)

6/15/2026 (94 pages)

Arnold Palmer (Pages 44-49) - 154pp

How To Be Like Mike:  Life Lessons About Basketball's Best (39-69) - 318pp

Turnstyle: The SABR Journal of Baseball Arts (Vol. 4) (Pages 9-65; Kindle)

6/14/2026 (58 pages)

Arnold Palmer (Pages 29-43) - 154pp

The Perfect Season:  Why 1998 Was Baseball's Greatest Year (Pages 41-83) - 271pp

6/13/2026 (157 pages)

Arnold Palmer (Pages 7-28) - 154pp

Fear No Evil, True Stories of the Mighty Eight (Pages 48-60) - 145pp
How To Be Like Mike:  Life Lessons About Basketball's Best (xi-xxxiii, 1-38) - 318pp

The Perfect Season:  Why 1998 Was Baseball's Greatest Year (Pages 25-40) - 271pp

Turnstyle: The SABR Journal of Baseball Arts (Vol. 3) (Pages 98-142; Kindle)

6/12/2026 (115 pages)
Fathers & Daughters (Pages 78-89) - 203pp

The Jonathan Effect:  Helping Kids and Schools Win the Battle Against Poverty (Pages 166-184)
The Perfect Season:  Why 1998 Was Baseball's Greatest Year (Pages vii-xiv, 3-24) - 271pp

Turnstyle: The SABR Journal of Baseball Arts (Vol. 3) (Pages 51-97; Kindle)

Way of the Cross: The Passion of Christ in the Americas (Pages 5-11) - 111pp

6/11/2026 (84 pages)
Fear No Evil, True Stories of the Mighty Eight (Pages 34-47) - 145pp

The Jonathan Effect:  Helping Kids and Schools Win the Battle Against Poverty (Pages 138-165) - 184pp

Turnstyle: The SABR Journal of Baseball Arts (Vol. 3) (Pages 9-50; Kindle)

6/10/2026 (56 pages)
Fathers & Daughters (Pages 69-77) - 203pp
Fear No Evil, True Stories of the Mighty Eight (Pages 9-33) - 145pp

Playback (Pages 34-47) - 153pp

The Jonathan Effect:  Helping Kids and Schools Win the Battle Against Poverty (Pages 130-137) - 184pp

6/9/2026 (47 pages)

Fathers & Daughters (Pages 55-68) - 203pp
The Jonathan Effect:  Helping Kids and Schools Win the Battle Against Poverty (Pages 114-129) - 184pp

Willie: The Game-Changing Story of the NHL's First Black Player (Pages 225-241)

6/8/2026 (55 pages)

Lone Star Splash From The Past:  The History of Competitive Swimming in Black High Schools of Texas 1955-1967 (Pages 42-55)

Make Your Bed: Little Things That Can Change Your Life...And Maybe the World (Pages 98-130)

Willie: The Game-Changing Story of the NHL's First Black Player (Pages 217-224) - 241pp

6/7/2026 (161 pages)
Make Your Bed: Little Things That Can Change Your Life...And Maybe the World (Pages ix-x, 1-97) - 130pp
Playback (Pages 1-33) - 153pp

Willie: The Game-Changing Story of the NHL's First Black Player (Pages 188-216) - 241pp

6/6/2026 (27 pages)

Daily Devotions for Die-Hard Fans:  Texas A&M Aggies (Pages 2-3) - 201pp

Playback (Pages xi-xv) - 153pp

Sports Stories and the Bible (Pages 30-33) - 184pp

The Baseball Astrologer and Other Weird Tales (Pages 50-56) - 302pp
Way of the Cross: The Passion of Christ in the Americas (Pages ix-xiv, 1-4) - 111pp

6/5/2026 (82 pages)

Willie: The Game-Changing Story of the NHL's First Black Player (Pages 106-187) - 241pp

6/4/2026 - Nothing

6/3/2026 - Nothing

6/2/2026 (77 pages)
Cape Cod Baseball League: From College Stars to Big League Futures (Pages 11-40; Kindle)

Terrific Five Star Customer Service: Learning About Excellent Service From Special People (Pages 44-49) - 129pp

The Journey: Walking the Road to Bethlehem (Pages 122-137)
Turnstyle: The SABR Journal of Baseball Arts (Vol. 2) (Pages 154-161; Kindle)

Willie: The Game-Changing Story of the NHL's First Black Player (Pages 89-105) - 241pp

6/1/2026 (104 pages)

Season's End: God's Game Plan, His Path, His Purpose (Pages 28-46) - 263pp
Terrific Five Star Customer Service: Learning About Excellent Service From Special People (Pages iii-x, 1-43) - 129pp

Turnstyle: The SABR Journal of Baseball Arts (Vol. 2) (Pages 120-153; Kindle)

Books Bought at Waco Half-Price Books Outlet on 6/5/26 - 9 (Finished 3)

"Daily Devotions for Die-Hard Fans Texas A&M Aggies" by Ed McMinn

"Forgiveness" by Charles Stanley

"No Retreat, No Surrender: One American's Fight" by Tom DeLay and Stephen Mansfield

"Playback" by Richard "Cactus" Pryor

"Way of the Cross: The Passion of Christ in the Americas" edited by Virgil Elizondo

"Weimar and the Rise of Hitler (Third Edition)" by A. J. Nicholls 

“Fear No Evil, True Stories of the Mighty Eight" by Charles D. Hamlin (Finished 6/29/26)

"Make Your Bed: Little Things That Can Change Your Life...And Maybe the World" by Admiral William H. McRaven (Finished 6/8/26)

"Summerall: On and Off the Air" by Pat Summerall (Finished 6/19/26)

Books Read in 2026 - 55 (41 Regular / 14 Kindle / 0 Internet Archive)

"Kindle Book" by Author (Finished January 1) - Kindle via Amazon Prime Reading

"Book" by Author (Finished January 1) - Location

"Tommy Bowman:  Answering The Call" by Chad S. Conine (Finished January 7) - Amazon.com
"Darkest Christmas: December 1942 and a World at War" by Peter Harmsen (Finished January 8) - Kindle via BookBub and Amazon.com
"Fair Play: How LGBT Athletes Are Claiming Their Rightful Place in Sports" by Cyd Ziegler (Finished January 12) - Amazon.com
"The Cost of Colors: A Coach's Story" by Ronnie Mitchem (Finished January 12) - Humble Half Price Books

"My Bat Boy Days: Lessons I Learned from the Boys of Summer" by Steve Garvey with Ken Gurnick and Candace Garvey (Finished January 14) - Humble Half Price Books

"Get in the Game: 8 Elements of Perseverance That Make the Difference" by Cal Ripken, Jr. with Donald T. Phillips (Finished January 15) - Oh Goodie A Book
"The Sacred Acre:  The Ed Thomas Story" by Mark Tabb with The Ed Thomas Family (Finished January 20) - Oh Goodie A Book
"Courtly Love:  A Profile of Coach Marsha Sharp" by Nancy Laine Price (Finished January 20) - Pearland Half Price Books

"Speak with No Fear:  Go from a nervous, nauseated, and sweaty speaker to an excited, energized, and passionate presenter" by Mike Acker (Finished January 21) - Amazon Prime
"Blinded by the Lights: Texas High School Football and the Myth of Integration" by Don E. Albrecht (Finished January 22) - Amazon.com

"Native American Major Leaguers" edited by Rob Daugherty and Bill Nowlin (Finished January 26) - Society for American Baseball Research

"Wards of the League:  The Untold Story of the First NFL Team in Dallas" by Mike Cobern (Finished February 2) - Amazon.com

"A Moment in Time: An American Story of Baseball, Heartbreak, and Grace" by Ralph Branca with David Ritz (Finished February 3) - Humble Half-Price Books

"Mornings with Madden:  My Radio Life with an American Legend" by Stan Bunger (Finished February 19) - Christmas Gift

"Henry Aaron" edited by Bill Nowlin and Glen Sparks (Finished February 22) - Society for American Baseball Research

"You Got To Have Wa" by Robert Whiting (Finished February 24) - Humble Half-Price Books
"The Astronaut Wives Club" by Lily Koppel (Finished March 5) - Personal Collection
"How to Win One Million Dollars and Shit Glitter" by Luke Stoffel (Finished March 10) - Kindle via BookBub and Amazon.com

"Searching for Sunday: Loving, Leaving, and Finding the Church" by Rachel Held Evans (Finished March 13) - Houston Westheimer Half Price Books Outlet

"Concussion" by Jeanne Marie Laskas (Finished March 16) - Waco Half-Price Books Outlet

"How to Kill a Witch: The Patriarchy's Guide to Silencing Women" by Zoe Vendizotti & Claire Mitchell (Finished March 17) - Kindle via BookBub and Amazon.com

"One More for the White Rat: The 1987 St. Louis Cardinals Chase the Pennant" by Doug Feldman (Finished March 24) - Amazon.com with $75 Gift Card from Work

"In Chocolate We Trust: The Hershey Company Town Unwrapped" by Peter Kurie (Finished March 25) - Waco Half-Price Books Outlet

"Team of the Century: The Greatest High School Football Team in Texas" by Al Pickett (Finished March 25) - Humble Half Price Books

"Swerve Or Die: Life at My Speed in the First Family of NASCAR Racing" by Kyle Petty and Ellis Henican (Finished March 30) - Southlake Barnes & Noble

"Hatemonger: Stephen Miller, Donald Trump, and the White Nationalist Agenda" by Jean Guerrero (Finished April 6) - Kindle via BookBub and Amazon.com

"Devaney:  One of America's great football coaches tells his own story" by Bob Devaney (and friends) (Finished April 12) - Pearland Half Price Books

"Michael And The Whiz Kids:  A Story of Basketball, Race and Suburbia in the 1960s" by John Christgau (Finished April 22) - Waco Half-Price Books Outlet

"The Story of the Trinity: Controversy, Crisis, and the Creation of the Nicene Creed" by Bryan M. Litfin (Finished April 22) - Barnes & Noble

"1978:  Baseball & America In The Disco Era" by David Krell (Finished April 22) - Amazon.com with $75 Gift Card from Work

"Thin Ice: The Complete, Uncensored Story of Tonya Harding, America's Bad Girl of Ice Skating" by Frank Coffey and Joe Layden (Finished April 24) - Waco Half-Price Books Outlet
"In the Great Quiet: A Novel" by Laura Vogt (Finished April 27) - Kindle via Amazon First Reads

"The Lost Book of Moses:  The Hunt For The World's Oldest Bible" by Chanan Tigay (Finished May 6) - Bedford Half-Price Books Outlet

"A Year at the Movies: One Man's Filmgoing Odyssey" by Kevin Murphy (Finished May 8) - Kindle via BookBub and Amazon.com

"The Red Rose Crew: A True Story of Women, Winning, and the Water" by Daniel J. Boyne (Finished May 13) - Half Price Books Humble

"Play It Forward:  How Women Are Changing Sports To Change The World" edited by Leila Sales (Finished May 14) - Amazon.com

"The Exvangelicals: Loving, Living, and Leaving the White Evangelical Church" by Sarah McCammon (Pages 266-270) - Barnes & Noble Conroe

"The Making Of A Winner:  Robert Brewer Quarterback University of Texas" by Creath Davis (Finished May 15) - Waco Half Price Books Outlet

"Stories from Texas: Some of Them Are True" by W.F. Strong (Finished May 17) - Houston Westheimer Half Price Books Outlet

"Billy Olson:  Reaching Higher" by Billy Olson with Carlton Stowers (Finished May 17) - Mansfield Half Price Books

"Strangers:  A Memoir Of Marriage" by Belle Burden (Finished May 22) - Kindle via BookBub and Amazon.com

"Stealing Home: A Father, a Son, and the Road to the Perfect Game" by Ron Seybold (Finished May 26) - Waco Half-Price Books Outlet
"Turnstyle: The SABR Journal of Baseball Arts (Vol. 1)" edited by Joanne Hulbert and Jay Hurd (Finished May 26) - Kindle via Society for American Baseball Research

"Theology Simplified: Volume 2" by Bob Yandian (Finished May 26) - Kindle via BookBub and Amazon.com

"10 Lies & The Truth" by Robby Crihfield (Finished May 27) - Amazon.com

"More Than A Season:  Building A Championship Culture" by Dayton Moore and Matt Fulks (Finished May 30) - Waco Half Price Books Outlet

"The Journey: Walking the Road to Bethlehem" by Adam Hamilton (Finished June 2) - Houston Westheimer Half Price Books
"Turnstyle: The SABR Journal of Baseball Arts (Vol. 2)" edited by Joanne Hulbert and Jay Hurd (Finished June 2) - Kindle via Society for American Baseball Research

"Make Your Bed: Little Things That Can Change Your Life...And Maybe the World" by Admiral William H. McRaven (Finished June 8) - Waco Half Price Books Outlet

"Lone Star Splash From The Past:  The History of Competitive Swimming in Black High Schools of Texas 1955-1967" by Thurman W. Robins, Ed.D (Finished June 8) - Murder by the Book

"Willie: The Game-Changing Story of the NHL's First Black Player" by Willie O'Ree with Michael McKinley (Finished June 9) - Barnes & Noble The Woodlands

"The Jonathan Effect:  Helping Kids and Schools Win the Battle Against Poverty" by Mike Tenbusch (Finished June 12) - Christianbook.com
"Turnstyle: The SABR Journal of Baseball Arts (Vol. 3)" edited by Joanne Hulbert and Jay Hurd (Finished June 13) - Kindle via Society for American Baseball Research
"Summerall:  On And Off The Air" by Pat Summerall (Finished June 19) - Waco Half Price Books Outlet

"Fear No Evil, True Stories of the Mighty Eight" by Charles D. Hamlin (Finished June 29) - Waco Half Price Books Outlet

Miles and Miles - 6/25/26 to 7/24/26

June 25 - July 24 - 3.1 miles running - 0.0 miles walking - 12.2 miles walking (Apple Health) - 0 miles cycling (using 9 miles = 30 minutes) - 0 meters rowing (0 of 5 days) - 66 minutes elliptical (2 of 5 days) - 33,720 steps - 2 of 5 gym days

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June 25 (Thursday:  Day 1) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 384 calories; 5,814 strides) - 1.2 miles walking (Apple Health) - 3,087 steps
June 26 (Friday:  Day 2) - 1.7 miles walking (Apple Health) - 3,858 steps

June 27 (Saturday:  Day 3) - 3.1 miles running at Polish Pickle Run 5K (Bremond, TX) - 31:45.31 (chip) - 4.9 miles walking (Apple Health) - 15,922 steps

June 28 (Sunday:  Day 4) - 4.4 miles walking (Apple Health) - 10,843 steps

June 29 (Monday:  Day 5) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 381 calories; 5,740 strides)

In Transit Books

From May 2026

Two Outs, So What!: The 2001 Seattle Mariners (Location 134-704; 16 pages; Kindle)

Winning Your Spiritual Battles (Pages 19-28) - 62pp

Winning:  It's How You Play The Game (Pages 28-51) - 176pp

From April 2026

Do Your Children Believe?:  Becoming Intentional About Your Family's Faith and Spiritual Legacy (54-62) - 208pp

Going The Distance:  Life's A Marathon, Not A Sprint (Pages 11-35) - 262pp

When the Kings Come Marching In: Isaiah and the New Jerusalem (Pages 17-25) - 131pp

You Know You're in Texas When...: 101 Quintessential Places, People, Events, Customs, Lingo, and Eats of the Lone Star State (Pages 65-68) - 101pp

From March 2026

Christian Jihad: Two Former Muslims Look at the Crusades and Killing in the Name of Christ (Pages 56-73) - 232pp

Magic in the Air: The Myth, the Mystery, and the Soul of the Slam Dunk (Pages 1-17) - 326pp

My Toughest Battle:  A Soldier's Lifelong Struggle with Polio (Pages vii-xii, 3-4) - 249pp

People Pleaser: Breaking Free from the Burden of Imaginary Expectations (Pages 23-34) - 204pp

Reclaiming Revival: Calling a Generation to Contend for Historic Awakening (Pages 1-38; Kindle)

The Barber, The Astronaut, And The Golf Ball (Pages xxi-xxiii, 1-26) - 174pp

From February 2026

A Man Who Told Us The Truth (Pages 30-37) - 158pp

From High Hill to the NFL:  The Story of Hugo Hollas (Pages 6-13) - 329pp

God Meant It For Good (Pages 176-215; Kindle)

God's Final Call:  How The Book of Revelation Pulls Back The Veil On Current Events and Our Ultimate Future (Pages 90-91) - 178pp

Gods of Tin:  The Flying Years (Pages 77-78) - 151pp

From January 2026

Freedom to Shift: A Proven Path to Stop Trading Time, Start Creating Freedom, and Shape What's Next (Pages 70-95; Kindle)

Pure Gold: The Autobiography Of Coach Willie E. Goldsmith, Sr. (Pages xiii-xvii, 1-13) - 221pp

Triumph and Tragedy in Mudville: A Lifelong Passion for Baseball (Pages 143-147) - 342pp

From December 2025

A Rock Between Two Rivers: The Fracturing of a Texas Family Ranch (Pages 1-8) - 187pp

Texas Hold 'Em: How I Was Born in a Manger, Died in the Saddle, and Came Back as a Horny Toad (Pages 23-28) - 218pp

From November 2025

10 Days That Unexpectedly Changed America (Pages 1-7) - 262pp

Body Of Proof:  The 7 Best Reasons To Believe In The Resurrection Of Jesus -- And Why It Matters Today (Pages 11-25) - 161pp

Still Evangelical?:  Insiders Reconsider Political, Social, And Theological Meaning (Pages 1-5) - 199pp

The Space Between Us:  How Jesus Teaches Us to Live Together When Politics and Religion Pull Us Apart (Pages 88-106) - 247pp

From October 2025

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 2025

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

From August 2025

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

From July 2025

Abraham And His Sons (Pages 20-23; Cities of Sinners) - 91pp

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)

The Rapture Exposed:  The Message of Hope In The Book of Revelation (Pages 11-33) - 210pp

From May 2025

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 2025

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

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

From February 2025

Barracoon: The Story of the Last "Black Cargo" (Pages 33-68; Kindle)

From January 2025

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

From December 2024

Entering The Promised Land (Pages 72-82) - 149pp

The Temple of Jerusalem (Pages 11-12) - 107pp

From November 2024

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 2024

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 August 2024

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 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

Books Bought at Waco Half-Price Books Outlet on 6/27/26 - 6 (Finished 0)

"Christian Faith & Public Policy: No Grounds for Divorce" by Arthur Simon

"The End of America: Letter of Warning to a Young Patriot" by Naomi Wolf

"The Question That Never Goes Away: Finding Meaning in the Midst of Suffering" by Philip Yancey

"When Faith Is Forbidden: 40 Days on the Frontlines with Persecuted Christians" by Todd Nettleton

"When God Winks: How the Power of Coincidence Guides Your Life" by Squire D. Rushnell

"Who Stole My Church: What to Do When the Church You Love Tries to Enter the 21st Century" by Gordon MacDonald

Churches Attended and Visited in 2026 (23 of 25 weeks)

January 4 - Visited Houston's First Baptist Church The4 (Greg Matte)
January 11 - Visited Houston's First Baptist Church The4 (Brad Talbert)
January 18 - Visited Houston's First Baptist Church 11 a.m. (Stephen Trammell)* - 1
January 25 - Houston's First Baptist Church cancelled in-person worship due to winter storm

February 1 - Visited Houston's First Baptist Church The4 (Greg Matte)

February 8 - Visited Houston's First Baptist Church 11 a.m. (Greg Matte)* - 2
February 15 - Visited Houston's First Baptist Church The4 (Leon Brooks III)* - 3
February 22 - Visited Houston's First Baptist Church The4 (Brad Talbert)

March 1 - Visited Houston's First Baptist Church The4 (Greg Matte)
March 8 - Visited Houston's First Baptist Church The4 (Brandon Ayers)* - 4
March 15 - Visited Houston's First Baptist Church The4 (Brad Talbert)
March 22 - Visited Houston's First Baptist Church 11 a.m. (Greg Matte)* - 5

March 29 - Visited Houston's First Baptist Church The4 (Greg Matte)

April 4 - Visited Houston's First Baptist Church The4 - Saturday Easter Service (Greg Matte)* - 6

April 12 - Visited Houston's First Baptist Church 11 a.m. (Greg Matte)* - 7
April 19 - Visited Houston's First Baptist Church The4 (Brad Talbert)

April 26 - Visited Houston's First Baptist Church The4 (Dr. John Piper)

April 26 - Attended Houston's First Baptist Church The4 - New LBS Class (Chad Chambers)

May 3 - Visited Houston's First Baptist Church 11 a.m. (Greg Matte)* - 8

May 3 - Visited Houston's First Baptist Church The4 (Brad Talbert)

May 3 - Attended Houston's First Baptist Church The4 - New LBS Class (Chad Chambers)

May 10 - Absent (Watched Houston's First Baptist Church 11 a.m. service Online - Greg Matte)

May 17 - Visited Houston's First Baptist Church 11 a.m. (Greg Matte)* - 9
May 24 - Visited Houston's First Baptist Church 11 a.m. (Greg Matte)* - 10
May 31 - Visited Houston's First Baptist Church The4 (Ethan Schifelbein)* - 11 

June 7 -  Visited Houston's First Baptist Church 11 a.m. (Dr. Bill Blocker, President, College of Biblical Studies, Houston)* - 12
June 14 - Visited Houston's First Baptist Church The4 (John Wethington, Senior Pastor, New Day Church, Houston)* - 13
June 21 -  Visited Houston's First Baptist Church 11 a.m. (Dr. O.S. Hawkins, Chancellor, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary)* - 14
June 28 - Absent - 15/25