This list started with me looking for Mark Driscoll, Francis Chan and Tim Keller books at the Toronto Public Library and now it continues to grow as I come across a book that is written by a favourite author or just looks worth reading.

To Eventually Read (or Read Again) Book List

• [TPL] Counterfeit Gods: The Empty Promises of Money, Sex, and Power, and the Only Hope That Matters by Timothy J. Keller
• [TPL] Crazy Love: Overwhelmed by a Relentless God by Francis Chan
• [TPL] Do I Know God? Finding Certainty in Life’s Most Important Relationship by Tullian Tchividjian
• [TPL] Forgotten God: Reversing Our Tragic Neglect of the Holy Spirit by Francis Chan
• [TPL] Generous Justice: How God’s Grace Makes Us Just by Timothy J. Keller
• [TPL] Is Hell for Real of Does Everyone Go to Heaven? by Keller, Morgan & Peterson
• [TPL] King’s Cross: The Story of the World in the Life of Jesus by Timothy J. Keller
• [TPL] Let the Nations be Glad! The Supremacy of God in Missions by John Piper
• [TPL] The Meaning of Marriage: Facing the Complexities of Commitment with the Wisdom of God by Timothy J. Keller
• [TPL] The Prodigal God: Recovering the Heart of the Christian Faith by Timothy J. Keller
• [TPL] This Momentary Marriage: A Parable of Permanence by John Piper
• [TPL] Unfashionable: Making a Difference in the World by Being Different by Tullian Tchividjian

Did you know that some steel may not be vegan?

Case-hardening is a method of giving surface strength to a specific material. Hardening can only take place under conditions where there is a carbon content in the steel. In the case of some wind turbines, the gear wheels are made of a special, low-carbon, chrome-nickel steel. After the teeth are machined, the gear wheels are packed into large boxes full of bone flour or some other form of high carbon-content powder. The boxes are placed in an oven and heated for about 24 hours to a red glowing temperature. During this baking process, some of the free carbon will be transferred from the surrounding carbon-rich powder in the boxes to the gear wheel teeth surfaces.

I thought that was interesting and funny.

One day, I decided I needed an agenda. And instead of buying an agenda, I decided I would make my own. I did a layout, added a weekly Bible verse for a more personal touch, and printed it out. I followed this Instructables on how to bind a book. Made my own book cloth using this Vimeo video tutorial.

I suppose I could’ve bought book cloth, but I was told book cloth was expensive. I decided to look up the price for this post. First link I could find: Hollanders Linen Bookcloth Natural costs $4.75 for 18 by 25 inches. I can purchase 17 inch by 3.25 yards of Heat ‘n’ Bond Lite at Walmart or Joann’s for about $10 and I have fabric available.

I had the materials for the hard covers. I used canvas board that I had laying around for many, many years from when I thought I wanted to make miniature paintings for fun. I wrapped them with an old map of Suzhou and I have myself a couple, interesting covers.

I just used Mod Podge craft glue instead of Elmer’s glue or PVA. It seems to work fine, right now. The spine has been glued for about two weeks now and it’s gone through a fair bit of testing. I’ve been using it without the hard cover until now because I had to get the fabric washed before I could iron on the adhesive and paper backing.

I’m thinking the 2013 agenda will have anniversaries printed, too. Larger format? Flimsier cover? I have a year to decide.