Writers
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Quote To Ponder ~Jerry Bridges
“Preach the gospel to yourself daily.” ~Jerry Bridges Continue reading
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True and False Manliness
Editor’s Note: This passage is one of the best descriptions of manliness I’ve read. Note the date of its publishing and feel the full weight of how far we have slipped in our definition of what it means to be fully a man. In this day and age, the world is in need of real Continue reading
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C.S. Lewis and Poor Writers — Mere Inkling
C.S. Lewis seldom kept a secret his low opinion of poor writers. This wasn’t because he was a literary snob, it’s because he was a literary critic. Actually, the breadth of Lewis’ literary tastes was extraordinary. He didn’t expect texts to be more than what they purported to be, and could even enjoy the pulp […] Continue reading
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The Man From the Crowd
The Man From the Crowd ~Sam Walter Foss From Songs of the Average Man, 1907 Men seem as alike as the leaves on the trees, As alike as the bees in a swarming of bees; And we look at the millions that make up the state All equally little and equally great, And the pride of Continue reading
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A Truly Great Man
A Truly Great Man ~Benjamin Franklin From “The Busy-Body, No. III,” 1728 It is said that the Persians in their ancient constitution, had public schools in which virtue was taught as a liberal art or science; and it is certainly of more consequence to a man that he has learnt to govern his passions; in Continue reading
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Quote To Ponder ~Theodore Parker
“It is very sad for a man to make himself servant to a single thing; his manhood all taken out of him by the hydraulic pressure of excessive buniness. I should not like to be merely a doctor, a great lawyer, a great minister, a great politician. I should like to be, also, something of Continue reading
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The American Boy
The American Boy ~Theodore Roosevelt From The Strenuous Life: Essays and Addresses, 1900 OF COURSE what we have a right to expect of the American boy is that he shall turn out to be a good American man. Now, the chances are strong that he won’t be much of a man unless he is a Continue reading
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Quote To Ponder ~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
“One cannot always be the hero, but one can always be a man.” ~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Continue reading
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