The last quote in this series is another from Eric Metaxas’ Martin Luther: The Man Who Rediscovered God and Changed the World (which I managed to finish reading on this 500th anniversary of the Reformation 🙂 ). This is a quote from Luther himself, in response to those who were trying to make reforms too… Continue Reading
One more Shakespeare quote today, this one from As You Like It. I have a surprising number of quotes in my commonplace book from this play, some humorous and some contemplative. I love how the exiled Duke expresses contentment with his lot in this passage: Now, my co-mates and brothers in exile, Hath not old… Continue Reading
Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:6-7 NKJV These verses have been both a challenge and a comfort to me as… Continue Reading
Two more quotes from C.S. Lewis today: the first from An Experiment in Criticism, and the second from Mere Christianity. I love how his metaphors really help one grasp the ideas he is trying to convey. …the true reader reads every work seriously in the sense that he reads it whole-heartedly, makes himself as receptive… Continue Reading
I’ve shared both of these quotes before, but I need the reminders to slow down and think about what I’m reading, not just rack up the book numbers. Wisdom is the goal! Continue Reading
Whatever you may think about the Harry Potter books, either content or writing-wise, they do contain many ideas to ponder. And there are some worthy examples to consider, like this one of Dumbledore’s wise authority and “masterly inactivity” while confronting Harry over an unfinished assignment (from Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince): A hot, prickly… Continue Reading
Sometimes a personal or literary example of an abstract idea can really help us see how it works out practically. I have found Charlotte Mason’s principles of “authority and docility” and her talk about “masterly inactivity” on the part of parent or teacher hard to grasp, but recently came across a couple of examples that… Continue Reading
Here are four quotes I wrote down together in my commonplace book – I will let you make your own connections between them. 😉 Where science does not teach a child to wonder and admire it has perhaps no educative value. (Charlotte Mason, A Philosophy of Education) At the core of all science are insatiable… Continue Reading
Earlier this month, someone posted a photo on Instagram of Martin Luther: The Man Who Rediscovered God and Changed the World by Eric Metaxas. The first part of the subtitle seemed a bit over the top to me, but seeing as I loved his Bonhoeffer bio, and this October 31st marks the 500th anniversary of… Continue Reading
Sharing these verses again because it’s fall – and Sunday. 🙂 Continue Reading