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On Rearranging Bookshelves

To me, sitting in a room surrounded by great books is like sitting in a room surrounded by people, but none of them are speaking yet. All of them have plenty to say, and they each have unique lives and stories to share. But they are all waiting quietly, saving their wisdom for the moment someone turns to listen. And in that moment, the reader switches places and becomes the silent party—reacting a

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Average rating: 4.87 · 15 ratings · 4 reviews · 7 distinct works
The Nature of The Sea

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Snow In The Shadows

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Smoke Rings

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Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan
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Read this with my daughter. I remember reading it and watching the film adaptation in elementary school. It's a very simple story, but unexpectedly moving. ...more
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A Grief Observed by C.S. Lewis
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Another great one from Lewis. This one was comforting, in a way. You can hear Lewis' voice and feel a kinship to him. There are many great quotes, as always with Lewis. A few that stood out:

"My idea of God is not a divine idea. It has to be shattered
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For the Life of the World by Alexander Schmemann
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I'm always hesitant to make a "must-read" list for Christian formation, because I know there are so many works out there that I've not read or even come across. But if there is such a list, this book belongs on it.

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Holy the Firm by Annie Dillard
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I really liked Pilgrim at Tinker Creek. It deserved the Pulitzer, and I'm due for a reread of it. Dillard is doing similar things here, but it never took off for me. It took me coming back to it 3 times to finally finish it. Her thoughts are fascinat ...more
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Robert Jordan
“Never make a plan without knowing as much as you can of the enemy. Never be afraid to change your plans when you receive new information. Never believe you know everything. And never wait to know everything.”
― Robert Jordan, Lord of Chaos

A.W. Tozer
“God sovereignly decreed that man should be free to exercise moral choice, and man from the beginning has fulfilled that decree by making his choice between good and evil. When he chooses to do evil, he does not thereby countervail the sovereign will of God but fulfills it, inasmuch as the eternal decree decided not which choice the man should make but that he should be free to make it. If in His absolute freedom God has willed to give man limited freedom, who is there to stay His hand or say, 'What doest thou?' Man’s will is free because God is sovereign. A God less than sovereign could not bestow moral freedom upon His creatures. He would be afraid to do so.”
― A.W. Tozer, The Knowledge of the Holy

A.W. Tozer
“Some books claiming to be exhaustive are only exhausting to read.”
― A.W. Tozer, Preparing for Jesus' Return: Daily Live the Blessed Hope

Dallas Willard
“An obsession merely with doing all God commands may be the very thing that rules out being the kind of person that he calls us to be.”
― Dallas Willard, Hearing God: Developing a Conversational Relationship with God

Julian of Norwich
“Some of us believe that God is almighty, and can do everything; and that he is all wise, and may do everything; but that he is all love, and will do everything— there we draw back.”
― Julian of Norwich, Revelations of Divine Love

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