I love to read because I love to learn.
It is extremely satisfying to me when I come across a fresh idea or a new way of looking at things. It is
entertaining
challenging
a source of my personal growth
and it increases my connection with people.
In 2025, I set a goal of reading 45 books. In late December, I finished my 53rd book, meaning I truly finished a book a week.
“The key to reading is to read books that you are keenly interested in.”
In 2024, with the flexibility that came after completing his doctorate, Pastor DeAngelo explored a variety of topics—theology, history, biography, fiction, leadership, and more.
Setting a goal of 52 books, he ended the year having read 56.
Here are Pastor D’s favorites from what he read in 2024!
“I don’t know that I ‘cannot live without books,’ but I do love to read. And I love to read because I love to learn.” In 2022, Pastor DeAngelo set a goal to read 48 books, and, as it turned out, he read exactly 48 books. As a note, these books were not all written in 2022 (some are oldies but goodies!), but these are his favorites from what he read in 2022.
Written by Pastor DeAngelo In 2021, I read precisely 50 books. I am a pastor and also a Doctor of Ministry student, so I read my share of theology (and this year, taking four classes, my balance leaned more toward theology than in previous years), but I also pursue reading a variety of content as […]
Written by Pastor DeAngelo In 2020, I read 65 books (finishing the 65th book on December 31st!). I am a pastor (and now also a student pursuing his Doctor of Ministry), so I will read theology, but I work to read a variety of content. This year, that variety included history, health, sports, biography, psychology, […]
Written by Bob DeAngelo, Pastor of Youth and Outreach My love for reading (and more than that, for learning) took me through 55 books in 2019. I try to read a diversity of books – books on subjects such as theology, counseling practice, marriage, technology, and spiritual growth…but also books on history, politics, productivity, fiction, […]
Written by: Bob DeAngelo, Pastor of Youth and Outreach I don’t know that I love to read…but I do know that I love to learn. I get absolutely giddy at the thought of opening my mind up to new ways of thinking, differing perspectives, and thoughts that I had not previously considered. In fact, the […]
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