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The world building of this book so far is impeccable! Similar to Tolkien’s skill of world building.

“The heresy of heresies was common sense.”
“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.”

So far I’ve learned the damages of colonialism on African countries, and the Arab people’s struggles up until the early 20th century. Very interesting and captivating.

“…but liberal theology, with its refusal to identify the written Scriptures with the word of God, has largely robbed us of the habit of meditating on the promises, and basing our prayers on the promises, and venturing in faith in our ordinary daily life just as far as the promises will take us.” (J.I. Packer)

Wisdom is not knowing all that there is to know, but it’s knowing what is the will of the Father in the moment we are in.

“There is, certainly, great cause for humility in the thought that he sees all the twisted things about me that my fellow humans do not see (and am I glad!), and that he sees more corruption in me than that which I see in myself (which, in all conscience, is enough).” J.I. Packer