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The ability to read is not common in world cultures. In the relatively few civilizations that developed writing, only the elite could read and thereby wield the power that reading made possible. Literacy, however, has always been nourished
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Honestly, this whole remark comes across as “educated colonizers” having access to God’s word and no one else.
I don’t love it.
“You've got to have faith to make the journey. For some, it might take 40 days; for others, 40 years. And, unfortunately, there will be many that will never see their promise become a reality at all - not because God can't do it - because they don't have the faith to believe that he really can”
― Crazy Mama: 9 Steps to a Not-So-Normal Life
― Crazy Mama: 9 Steps to a Not-So-Normal Life
“We ought always to try to influence others for good.”
― Anne of Green Gables
― Anne of Green Gables
“I once heard someone say that it's no so much about finding your voice. It's about having the courage to use it.”
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“I can’t curse those who don't believe as I do. I can’t express hate or disdain for those who criticize what I hold dear. I can’t outshout, bully, or taunt them. I can’t exercise the liberty of free speech because I answer to a higher law.
I answer to the Word of God.”
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I answer to the Word of God.”
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“We can't take any credit for our talents. It's how we use them that counts.”
― A Wrinkle in Time: With Related Readings
― A Wrinkle in Time: With Related Readings
Emily’s 2025 Year in Books
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