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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.

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 4.49 avg rating — 278 ratings — published 2025 — 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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Dynasty: The Rise and Fall of the House of Caesar

by Tom Holland

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The Message of Galatians (The Bible Speaks Today Series)

by John R.W. Stott

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The Death of Ivan Ilyich

by Leo Tolstoy

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Josiah DeGraaf said: " An insightful look at the meaninglessness of a life lived after worldly concerns and honors, and the grace of God that's able to save even the most meaningless life.

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Short but insightful work on fasting
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A classic for a reason. I will admit that I found the commentary to be a bit repetitive at points. But there are some truly beautiful passages throughout this pivotal work.
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Another great book from Chris Fabry. I appreciated the look into a protagonist struggling with Alzheimer's and the gradual realization of the things he'd forgotten. ...more
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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?”
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“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

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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

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