Revolutionary Book Toss

My oldest daughter wanted me to come upstairs last night to see what she had done in her room. I walked up and saw bags and stacks of books in front of her door. She informed me that she had determined it was time to give away something that she thought she "couldn't live without." We are both book people, she and I. I have shelves overflowing with books, and it's very rare that I give any of them away. I can get rid of clothes, shoes, household items, toys, etc, but not books. I kind of treat them like they are sacred, and so does Erin. Here's the deal: she's been reading a book I just finished called Irresistible Revolution, and now she's all messed up. It sort of did that to me. I went back and forth between wanting to give a copy to everyone I know, and wanting to hurl the book across the room. It was convicting, thought-provoking, beautiful and...kind of a little life-changing, maybe? If I sound hesitant, it's because I have yet to give any of my sacred books away, or do anything yet that shows I am ready to loosen my grip on my "stuff". I'm praying about this though. When I read scriptures in light of what it means to be disentangled from the world, I find that the Bible seems to make a whole lot more sense. We view things from our consumeristic, materialistic culture and so it's hard to get a handle on the whole idea. I'm working on it though. The book is by Shane Claiborne. I highly recommend it.