Justin Myers
Why Write?
“I count myself one of the number of those who write as they learn and learn as they write.” Augustine of Hippo Writing is hard. Many...
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Justin Myers
- Jun 7, 2021
- 2 min
Two Birds
“Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of...
Justin Myers
- May 28, 2021
- 4 min
Don't Be Scared of Theology
“And this is eternal life, that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent.” John 17:3 The word “theology” has...
Justin Myers
- May 18, 2021
- 4 min
The Legacy of R.C. Sproul
R.C. Sproul passed away in December 2017. I remember being hurt as if I had known him personally. His teaching had a personal effect on...
Justin Myers
- May 12, 2021
- 4 min
The Living Faith of the Dead
“Tradition is the living faith of the dead. Traditionalism is the dead faith of the living.” Jaroslav Pelikan. Contemporary Conundrums:...
Justin Myers
- Mar 17, 2021
- 3 min
Read Like a Turtle: How to Meet Your Reading Goals
You are one chapter into that book that everyone has been talking about. You got that far a month ago but haven't been able to get any...
Tyler Ivey
- Mar 9, 2021
- 2 min
Christ's Resurrection and Ours
Every year when Easter rounds the corner, there is a looming buzz of anticipation for the "Resurrection Sunday" service. Many churches...
Justin Myers
- Mar 2, 2021
- 3 min
Favorites of Mine
Here is a list of some of my favorite reads, with link of where to get them attached to the name. Most of them I have read recently, but...
Justin Myers
- Mar 1, 2021
- 4 min
I Want to Read, but Where Do I Start?
Searching on the internet for “How many books exist printed in the English language?” will bring back all kinds of large numbers...
Justin Myers
- Feb 21, 2021
- 3 min
Books are Maps: 3 Tips for Reading Well
To get the most out of a book, you need to see it as a map. A map gives you the geography of a specific location. There are general...
Justin Myers
- Jan 1, 2021
- 8 min
Jesus the Great Philosopher
“Modern philosophy is abstract, depersonalized, and doesn’t help us to learn to live well. But ancient philosophy did. And so does...
Justin Myers
- Dec 18, 2020
- 4 min
Bookish
My purpose in this post is to talk about reading. I would describe myself as "Bookish" because I love books and discovering what they...
Justin Myers
- Jul 22, 2020
- 8 min
Instruments in the Redeemer's Hands
Paul David Tripp has written a helpful book in Instruments in the Redeemer’s Hands. Tripp says that all of us are in need, even those who...
Justin Myers
- Jul 8, 2020
- 8 min
Frederick Douglass
I confess that before reading this book, the word slavery did not bring as much disgust to my mind as I now would have liked. Men and...