I like reading, and often my texts are inspired by something I read, or else I sustain my point with something that I read somewhere. Whenever I do that, I try to categorize it ‘book-related’ in the category of the author, hence all the various categories with names of authors. For book reviews, see that category.
And you, child, shall be called the prophet of the Most High, for you will go before the Lord to prepare his way, to give his people knowledge of salvation by the forgiveness of all their sins. Luke 1:76-79 No human being can pay full attention to the words that he or she is … Continue reading You, child
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To make an apt answer is a joy to a man, and a word in season, how good it is! Proverbs 15:23 Jesus is called the Word of God. Surely this points to the enormous value of words. What is it with words? What do words do? There are so many types of words! From … Continue reading Meaningful words
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In the last Christian Classics meeting, we discussed the book ‘The Abolition of Man’ by C.S.Lewis. There was one paragraph that struck me especially, he was writing about the dangers of modern genetics, and wrote: There is something which unites magic and applied science while separating both from the wisdom of earlier ages. For the … Continue reading Conforming my soul to reality
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So Jesus said to the twelve, “Do you want to go away as well?” Simon Peter answered him, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life,and we have believed, and have come to know, that you are the Holy One of God.” John 6:67-69 God speaks to us. He speaks … Continue reading Words of Life
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Book review: The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner by James Hogg This is certainly a most intriguing book. I’ve know about it for some time, but never dared to read it, because I had the impression that it would be a really dark book, and indeed it is. This book describes what … Continue reading The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner
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I read this book with a bible study group in the Jeruzalemkerk. Even though most of us found the writing style really tedious, lots of repetitions, we still had a very lively discussion afterwards. He writes by giving loads of examples, all explaining another aspect of his point, but it is difficult to detect what … Continue reading Simply good news
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