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Through the Bible, Through the Year: Daily Reflections from Genesis to Revelation

Through the Bible, Through the Year: Daily Reflections from Genesis to Revelation is a compilation of daily readings and reflections designed to help readers explore the entire Bible over the course of a year. Each day's entry includes a passage from the Bible, followed by a reflection that encourages deeper understanding and personal application. The book aims to provide spiritual nourishment and guidance, connecting readers to timeless biblical wisdom. more

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John Stott
John Stott

John Stott was a British author born on April 27, 1921, and passed away on July 27, 2011. He was one of the most influential Christian writers of the 20th century, known for his clear and concise writing style and profound biblical exegesis. more

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“If you were to force people to do something against their free choice, you would be dehumanizing them. The option of forcing everyone to go to heaven is immoral, because it's dehumanizing; it strips them of the dignity of making their own decision; it denies them their freedom of choice; and it treats them as a means to an end. When God allows people to say 'no' to him, he actually respects and dignifies them.”

“O powerful goodness! Bountiful Father! Merciful Guide! Increase in me that wisdom which discovers my truest interest. Strengthen my resolution to perform what that wisdom dictates. Accept my kind offices to thy other children as the only return in my power for thy continual favours to me.”

“To be honest, I didn't want to believe that Christianity could radically transform someone's character and values. It was much easier to raise doubts and manufacture outrageous objections that to consider the possibility that God actually could trigger a revolutionary turn-around in such a depraved and degenerate life.”

“You need as much ballast as possible to stop you from floating away; you need people around you, things going on, otherwise life is like some film where the money ran out, and there are no sets, or locations, or supporting actors, and it's just one bloke on his own staring into the camera with nothing to do and nobody to speak to, and who'd believe in this character then?”

“I made no resolutions for the New Year. The habit of making plans, of criticizing, sanctioning and molding my life, is too much of a daily event for me.”