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Josiah DeGraaf

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Josiah DeGraaf is a literature nerd who loves epic fantasy stories with imaginative worlds and authentic characters. He loves crafting fantastical stories about characters who face the same dilemmas we do when we try to do the right thing.

He works as the program director of the Young Writer’s Workshop and as a staff writer for Lorehaven.

Outside of work and writing, he enjoys engaging in lively intellectual discussions, playing board games, hiking to gorgeous overlooks, and hanging out with his eight younger siblings. He lives in a small river town just north of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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	A Study of Shattered Spells 4.62 avg rating — 146 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Original Sin: President Biden's Decline, Its Cover-Up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again

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Kickstarter for Authors, 2nd Edition: Empowering Writers to Fund and Flourish

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Delightful fast-paced read that keeps you hooked with the sharp quips. I particularly appreciated the way the book helps you really sympathize with a certain character who...would not really be sympathetic in most other novels. And how your sense of ...more
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Josiah DeGraaf rated a book really liked it Confessing the Faith: A reader's guide to the Westminster Confession of Faith by Chad Van Dixhoorn	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
This is a good commentary on the Westminster Confession of Faith. For folks like me who have grown up in Reformed circles, a lot of this may be fairly standard review of classic Reformed doctrine. But I did appreciate the reflections and commentary o ...more
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Josiah DeGraaf rated a book it was amazing Augmented (The Hybrid #3) by Candace Kade (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Fast-paced and triumphant end to the trilogy. Loved the racing plot of this book!
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Fast-paced and triumphant end to the trilogy. Loved the racing plot of this book!
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Josiah DeGraaf rated a book really liked it The Go-Giver: A Little Story About a Powerful Business Idea by Bob Burg	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Fast read that uses its parable format to deliver some sharp recommendations on how to be others-focused in the way you approach business. Would recommend!
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Fast read that uses its parable format to deliver some sharp recommendations on how to be others-focused in the way you approach business. Would recommend!
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“You're human," he whispered. And I'd always remember those words. "That's what I've always told you. If grace was only for small mistakes, would it really be grace? What if grace is for the things we can't make amends for?”
― Josiah DeGraaf, A Study of Shattered Spells

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“Chineya smiled. "Each of us has burdens to bear in this war. But with a laugh and a strong arm, there's nothing we can't take on.”
― Josiah DeGraaf, A Study of Shattered Spells

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“Because what if sacrifice wasn't about seeing what you lost but seeing what you gained?”
― Josiah DeGraaf, A Study of Shattered Spells

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Josiah’s Quotes

“I wish we could sometimes love the characters in real life as we love the characters in romances. There are a great many human souls whom we should accept more kindly, and even appreciate more clearly, if we simply thought of them as people in a story.”
― G.K. Chesterton, What I Saw in America

tags: books, characters, life

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“So when the devil throws your sins in your face and declares that you deserve death and hell, tell him this: "I admit that I deserve death and hell, what of it? For I know One who suffered and made satisfaction on my behalf. His name is Jesus Christ, Son of God, and where He is there I shall be also!”
― Martin Luther

tags: christianity

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“I think it's impossible to really understand somebody, what they want, what they believe, and not love them the way they love themselves.”
― Orson Scott Card, Ender’s Game

tags: people, truth, wisdom

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“Fairy tales do not tell children the dragons exist. Children already know that dragons exist. Fairy tales tell children the dragons can be killed.”
― G.K. Chesterton

tags: fairy-tales, hope, paraphrased, possiblity

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“Salvation is not a reward for the righteous, it is a gift for the guilty.”
― Steven Lawson