Think back to the last book you read from cover to cover. Maybe it was fiction. Maybe it was non-fiction. Think about how the story or ideas were developed. Think about all the time and effort the author put into creating the world of the story, or all the detail she put into creating the historical context. Think of all the pages you read as the author’s child, nurtured and fed, shaped and draped according to the author’s will.
Now imagine for a second that you decided just to read the first few pages. Thinking you’ve grasped the general story line, you then skip ahead to the last one-third of the book when the action seems to really pick up. You finish the last one-third and claim before God and you friends that you read and understood that book.
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