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“From them we take a belief that every American is a natural-born hunter. And every fall a great number of men set out to prove that without talent, training, knowledge, or practice they are dead shots with rifle or shotgun. The results are horrid.”

“I do wonder if the stab of memory doesn't strike him high in the stomach just below the ribs where it hurts. And in the humid ever-summer I dare his picturing mind not to go back to the shout of color, to the clean rasp of frosty air, to the smell of pine wood burning and the caressing warmth of kitchens. For how can one know color in perpetual green, and what good is warmth without cold to give it sweetness?”

“An emotional revival superimposed upon an evangelical religion hopelessly sold out to the glory of the world would but increase the confusion and confirm the deception.

O Lord, save Thy people from such a snare”

Chapter 16 slapped

“Diligence in all areas is required to ensure success in one area”

“Solomon told us that wisdom, understanding and discretion will guard us from evil ways. All three of these are qualities of our minds… Who does God give those qualities to? To those who receive His sayings, who inwardly treasure His commandments, who delight in His Word and meditate in it day and night; who pray for wisdom and understanding and who search for it in His Word like it were hidden treasure.

Chapters 10 & 11 were heat

“If left uncontrolled, we will find our bodies becoming instruments of wickedness rather than instruments of righteousness” p.108

“They that would keep themselves pure must have their bodies in subjection, and that may require, in some cases, a holy violence” p.110
-Thomas Boston

Sow an thought; reap an act;
Sow an act, reap a habit;
Sow a habit, reap a character.

“If we would succeed in our pursuit of holiness we must persevere in spite of failure”

Also read Proverbs 24:16

“Imagine going to live on a mountaintop by yourself, forever. You build a home that no one will ever visit. Still, you invest the time and effort to shape the space in which you’ll spend your days. The wood, the plates, the pillows—all magnificent. Curated to your taste. This is the essence of great art. We make it for no other purpose than creating our version of the beautiful.”

“Too often, we say we are defeated by this or that sin. No, we are not defeated. We are simply disobedient…When I say I am defeated by some sin, I am unconsciously slipping out from under my responsibility. I am saying something outside of me has defeated me. But when I say I am disobedient, that places the responsibility for my sin squarely on me.”