Used to listen to these guys all the time back in the day. Never was much for the whole evil satanic bit, but musically and technically they are one of the best.
Many things. Lots of Stephen King, David Eddings, Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Ted Dekker, The Bible, anything by Vernard Eller, anything by Hugh Ross, Lots of dragonlance stuff, etc
I love to read. I read as often as I can. Right now I'm re-reading the Otherland series of books by Tad Williams. Kicks some major butt. Otherland
You'd all probably laugh at me if I told you some of the other stuff I read.