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Doesn't faith in Jesus go further than the correct head knowledge and doctrine? What if you have a better grasp on doctrine than most but you become puffed up, insufferable, and full of insults for others in the process? Why not be patient or move on? I'm not saying, we all have to pretend to...

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Such an amazing resource!!

I think it's important to have things you do for the sake of just pure enjoyment. God wants us to change we are for Him but not for lesser reasons like social conformity or selfish ambition. I think its part of having childlike faith to stop being so anxious about getting ahead in life...

As a child, I remember a time of laughing at dish bubbles, art for its own sake, and bicycling past popsicle colored beach houses. But eventually, all gave way for preparing for the future and focusing on myself. This included my love for Christ and helping others. Suddenly volunteering was...

Pressures from family and a need to prove something.

The Lord never wanted us to live anxious worried lives. He really does want us to have an abundant life. I agree that being the best thing we can be in Christ is far better than trying to be someone we aren't.

"He whom the Son sets free is free indeed". The whole world lies in bondage to the enemy. I was no different. Choked by selfish ambition, my love for Christ gave way to the middle class tradition of seeking security, education, wealth, and comfort. But Im free now. I am going to recieve an...

A stranger in a strange land. It's what I am in Christ

Most of my childhood education was a naked pursuit of money and finances through college prep. Hobbies, play, and volunteering were only valuable as college entrance or resume boosters. No wonder Ive reduced life to a series of achiecements and work for work's sake. What about playing in...

So, my story is that as a child I read everything I could. I read for enjoyment and often for the. challenge of it. It slowed down in high school and stopped in the few years I went to college. In recent years my reading has mostly been articles and social media posts. But reading about the...

Happy to say Im familiar with a handful of those including Emma, Jane Eyre, Gone With the Wind, Les Miserables and Frankenstein. What a great list! Thank you.

Thank you. Ive heard a lot of good things about both his writing and values.

Shakespeare and Homer seem like great authors to get into initially.

Yes. Also to record books Im reading or want to read.

My husband and I are reading an audiobook together called Out of the Ashes:Rebuilding American Culture. We felt very undereducated to say the least. So I wanted to make a thread to talk about seeking to read classic works.

I love you too, Sis!

Thank you!