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Quotations from My Betters | Writing on Writing

Tolkien on Writing as Sub-Creation

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God is the author of the human story. He loves mos God is the author of the human story. He loves most and knows best. To speak of love is to speak of him. Hatred, sin, and death came when we first listened to the dragon whisper, “Did God really say?” We fell for it then and so often now. Our problem isn’t often that God’s commands are confusing, it’s that we want what we want, even if it’s sweet-tasting poison. What comes naturally to me is often not what is best. I must listen to what God says. He made me, loves me, and has invited me into a better story than I can tell on my own. Jesus came to destroy the works of the devil, not form a fashionable alliance with him. I’m the best version of myself when I’m faithful to God and others in my home and community and world. Fidelity is beautiful. I’m the worst version of myself when I throw off my duty to my fellow man and indulge myself in pride and self-centeredness. Arrogance is ugly. Arrogance says I know better than God, that if I act on my urges and follow my own self-interest I’ll be fulfilled. It’s a lie. We don’t need to be affirmed in our sin. We need to be called to fidelity. I was married in June, so it’s a great month for me to focus on fidelity. I don’t need to obsess over other people’s sins as much as I need to grow in virtue myself. That’s my aim this month. But I want to be clear. I hate the dark work of child predators. Those who expose kids to adult sexual deviancy are preying on children and breaking down barriers that make grooming them for abuse easier. To give in to that trend is to hate your neighbor and oppose God. I don’t spend a lot of energy on criticism or reacting to the various sins the culture champions, left or right wing versions. That will be a gesture for me, not a posture. What is my posture? Telling stories. Good stories. It is, God being my helper, living a better story. And there is a better story! Tell it by being faithful this summer in your worship and work. Be faithful this summer and always, no matter what the gatekeepers command. Faith over fads. Faith over the sin of pride. Tell a better story. Live a better story. Jesus is King. Fidelity in June. Fidelity forever.
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There are more chances to catch Green Ember Live o There are more chances to catch Green Ember Live on tour! I'll be at California (GHC) & Texas (GHC) as well as Virginia (HEAV) and Arizona (AFHE). 🐰⚔️💚 Come and meet me dressed as a Green Ember character and you’ll get a high-five as well as a cool keepsake! 🐰⚔️💚 Use code GREENEMBER to get $10 off registration at the Great Homeschool Conventions. See you there? @greathomeschoolconventions #sdsmithbooktour #rabbitswithswords #author #booktour #greathomeschoolconventions #sdsmith
Don Roberts was a top turret gunner and engineer o Don Roberts was a top turret gunner and engineer on the B-17 Omar the Dentmaker. He was killed in action over Pas de Calais, France on March 26, 1944. Don was never married, nor had children to carry on his name. He was twenty-two years old. Don was my papaw’s best friend in the service. My dad is named Don Smith. My dad also named his oldest son Don. Don Roberts’ name carries on, in a way, and his memory is alive. I think of him and the countless others like him, who gave the “last full measure of devotion,” and laid down their lives for their friends, their families, and their fellow countrymen. In an age of radical self-definition and pride, it is inspiring to remember and honor men whose lives and deaths were marked by fidelity to something noble and beyond themselves. We remember Donald Behrn Roberts. We remember them all. President Lincoln said at Gettysburg that the honored dead don’t need to be dedicated, but we all do. The living. I will honor Don’s memory today and into the next month by focusing on Fidelity. ~May light perpetual shine upon Don.~
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