Interesting coincidence….? Funny thing, this morning before reading this I was with the men at Saturday coffee and one brought up the scripture of Jeremiah 23:30 which says: “Therefore, behold, I am against the prophets, declares the LORD, who steal my words from one another.”
If we are paying attention to the culture, while holding the word and Spirit, I think we will be on that cutting edge of what’s happening, and we should find confirmation with others as we ourselves are seeking the Truth out. This is why I like Lewis’ writing — it rings true with what I am seeing, giving me confirmation and support to those ‘warning bells’ I hear.
I also read Dreher’s book “Live not by lies” when it first came out and found it timely and helpful. Many things rang “true” in it as well, and yet, I question some of his insights and conclusions whether in the book or elsewhere. What I do recall finding a bit strange though is that it is book that plays off of Solzhenitsyn, thus the title ‘Live not by lies’. So the writing uses another’s writing for an end purpose, sort of like an “assist” in a “goal”. I understand that’s not a very uncommon way to write a book, but I do prefer original thought. At least the author has first sought out truth and experienced a personal ‘revelation’, and after that sought collaboration and confirmation.
Thoughts and words, like meals, are best prepared and served from those who have spent long and hard meditating on the things we speak and write about. A repackaged word does not have the import and life an original does. Out of the possibly 500 restaurants in my home city, probably 95% use the supplied frozen food that comes from just two companies. I always try to find the home-made.
Interesting coincidence….? Funny thing, this morning before reading this I was with the men at Saturday coffee and one brought up the scripture of Jeremiah 23:30 which says: “Therefore, behold, I am against the prophets, declares the LORD, who steal my words from one another.”
If we are paying attention to the culture, while holding the word and Spirit, I think we will be on that cutting edge of what’s happening, and we should find confirmation with others as we ourselves are seeking the Truth out. This is why I like Lewis’ writing — it rings true with what I am seeing, giving me confirmation and support to those ‘warning bells’ I hear.
I also read Dreher’s book “Live not by lies” when it first came out and found it timely and helpful. Many things rang “true” in it as well, and yet, I question some of his insights and conclusions whether in the book or elsewhere. What I do recall finding a bit strange though is that it is book that plays off of Solzhenitsyn, thus the title ‘Live not by lies’. So the writing uses another’s writing for an end purpose, sort of like an “assist” in a “goal”. I understand that’s not a very uncommon way to write a book, but I do prefer original thought. At least the author has first sought out truth and experienced a personal ‘revelation’, and after that sought collaboration and confirmation.
Thoughts and words, like meals, are best prepared and served from those who have spent long and hard meditating on the things we speak and write about. A repackaged word does not have the import and life an original does. Out of the possibly 500 restaurants in my home city, probably 95% use the supplied frozen food that comes from just two companies. I always try to find the home-made.