Lit! A Christian Guide to Reading Books
Lit! A Christian Guide to Reading Books
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We human beings are a mystery to ourselves. We are rational and irrational, civilised and savage, capable of deep friendship and murderous hostility, free and in bondage, the pinnacle of creation and its greatest danger. We are Rembrandt and Hitler, Mozart and Stalin, Antigone and Lady Macbeth, Ruth and Jezebel.
... View QuoteTruth discovered in non-Christian literature may glow brightly in our eyes, but for authors not washed in Christ’s blood, these truths bear a heavier guilt upon their souls before God and reveal their damnable lack of obedience and lack of gratitude to God
... View QuoteMany women are intimidated by the thought of studying something that is ‘theological’ in nature. They are afraid of being bored, looking foolish, becoming unattractive to men, or becoming divisive… Let’s become known as a generation of women who delight in, tremble before, receive counsel from, drink, devour, digest, muse upon, and a... View Quote
Reading for information only is, quite frankly, a prostitution of reading.
... View QuoteFor heaven’s sake, don’t turn reading into the intellectual equivalent of eating greens, or (shifting the metaphor slightly) some fearfully disciplined appointment with an elliptical trainer of the mind in which you count words or pages the way some people fix their attention on the ‘calories burned’ readout —some assiduous and... View Quote
Reading is a difficult pleasure because it requires discipline, diligence, and focus. But like in any pleasure, it is a pleasure that can be done for God’s glory.
... View QuoteIn all honesty, it has taken me many years to simply delight myself in beautiful books. Now they provide me with relaxation, pleasure, and a delightful weapon to foil the devil
... View QuoteThe only book you should read entirely is the Bible. All other books must prove their value along the way. Don’t allow unfinished books to pile up in a mountain of guilt. Show patience with a book, but cut ties when necessary and move on.
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