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Around 70% done. This book is so good.

“Prayer is awe, intimacy, struggle—yet the way to reality. There is nothing more important, or harder, or richer, or more life-altering . There is absolutely nothing so great as prayer.”

“Prayer. . . . It is the way we know God, the way we finally treat God as God. Prayer is simply the key to everything we need to do and be in life. We must learn to pray. We have to.”

Let’s just say, so far, Luther is getting after it. Like a lawyer with the scriptures.

“But if I know not the distinction between our working and the power of God, I know not God Himself. And if I know not God, I cannot worship Him, praise Him, give Him thanks, nor serve Him; for I shall not know how much I ought to ascribe unto myself, and how much unto God.”

Here begins my read through of this great collection of Spurgeon’s sermons!

Never read a John Green book before. Big fan of his Crash Course series (got me through high school). Enjoying this read so far. He writes in an easy way that hooks you.

“It is only when a husband and wife live in a purposeful and joyful allegiance to the plans, purpose, and Lord of the kingdom of God that their marriage can really be a place of unity, understanding, and love. Now free from.… the kingdom of self…. they are also free to love and serve one another.”

Back into a systematic book for the summer!