Reformed Christian writer | book hoarder | theology, history, and literature nerd | @CrossQuillWrite
Lewistown, Montana
Joined January 2012
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"Give yourself unto reading. The man who never reads will never be read; he who never quotes will never be quoted. He who will not use the thoughts of other men’s brains, proves that he has no brains of his own. You need to read.”
Charles Spurgeon
Christian writers, are you still out there? I'm again working on getting @CrossQuillWrite up and running.
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This is going to make me sound old-fashioned, but I do think it’s important for kids to gain fluency in literacy by memorizing poetry and being exposed to classic literature from a young age.
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“I cannot agree with those who say that they have ‘new truth’ to teach. The two words seem to me to contradict each other; that which is new is not true. It is the old that is true, for truth is as old as God himself.”
– Charles Spurgeon
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So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ.
Romans 10:17
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Without books:
- Verbal dexterity fades
- Depth of thought shrinks
- Imagination starts to wither
- Empathy begins to dry up
- Critical thinking shuts down
- Perspective narrows
- Curiosity dies
A closed book is a closed mind. Your world gets smaller the moment you stop reading. Never stop.
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I can't with the progressive mindset. Worldviews have consequences.
We are going to have a fundamental difference of opinion if you think the answer to boys not reading is to write about “boy stuff” and not rethink how we engage with boys in general let alone as readers. No specific interest or taste should be placed on a gender binary!!!
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“There are far, far better things ahead than any we leave behind.” - C.S. Lewis
O the windings, the turnings, the ups and downs that He has led me through! And even so, it still seems as if it will be a long way to the shore.
— Samuel Rutherford
O gracious and beautiful Savior, let there no longer be any pretense plaguing my heart. Let not the trials and tempests be for naught. I am like a child, unsteady in my steps. You have led me through the darkest hours, the storms raging all around me, the land sinking and crumbling beneath me, the waves of affliction crashing against my face, causing me to choke and sputter with my every breath. How much longer, O LORD, I cannot bear it. To sink to my knees, I would be carried out and swept under. clstansberry.com/brokenbeaut…
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"Nothing in the world will quiet the heart so much as this: when I meet with any cross, I know am where God would have me, in my place and calling; I am about the work that God has set me."
— Jeremiah Burroughs
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Liberal conservatism, the Marxist left, and the new “Woke Right” all treat power as the root of social order. Dr. Joe Boot argues Christians don’t need to pick a side; they need Christ’s sovereignty over all of life.
“The Will to Power on Left and Right” → buff.ly/ju2C96A
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We live among lions, among those who are set on fire by hell (Psalm 57:4). The only reason we are safe is that the One who keeps the lions is also the Shepherd of the sheep. We find that God has sometimes allowed these lions to attack His people, giving them permission to tear His lambs and shed the blood of His saints. Although He dearly loves His people, He has often delivered them into the hands of their enemies and permitted their enemies to treat them with great cruelty. The best of men have sometimes suffered the worst of things, and the histories of every age have handed down to us tragic accounts of the cruel treatment endured by God’s people.. — John Flavel, A Practical Treatise of Fear
"The whole system of politics is summed up in that one sentence, 'The Lord reigns!' The times look awfully dark indeed; and as the clouds grow thicker, the stupidity of the nation seems proportionally to increase. If the Lord had not a remnant here, I would have very formidable apprehensions. But He loves His children; some are sighing and mourning before Him, and I am sure He hears their sighs, and sees their tears. I trust there is mercy in store for us at the bottom; but I expect a shaking time before things get into a right channel, before we are humbled, and are taught to give Him the glory.
The state of the nation, the state of the churches — both are deplorable. Those who should be praying — are disputing and fighting among themselves! Alas! How many professors are more concerned for the mistakes of government, or of the Americans, than for their own sins! When will these things end?"
- John Newton, 24 Feb. 1778
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