Sharpen your mind
Shape opinion
Insipire action
Change a life
Broaden horizons
Change a nation, a city, a family
The greatest Book in the world is the Holy Bible, the Book that reveals the nature and character of God to us. The apostle John writes in his gospel that Jesus did many other things besides the ones John writes about in his account. His last sentence is profound: "If every one of them were written down, I suppose that even the whole world would not have room for the books that would be written."
Writing is important to God. He is an Author, and His book is the supreme book for our lives -- the final authority. I am so thankful for every writer used by God to preserve His words for us and not rely on verbal communication passed down to us. Did you ever play the gossip game? By the time the whispered secret sentence gets passed into the ear of the last person in the circle, great damage has been done to the original wording. :)
Readers are leaders. Reading encourages intelligence. In data from the 2005 and 2006 tests given to High School seniors, according to the NEA, the number of books in a home had a great influence on the test scores of a student.
Unlike watching TV, when you read you use your imagination as you transfer words into pictures and concepts in your understanding. It helps the brain.
I believe parents should encourage their children to read and limit TV watching. It is my hope that parents will choose good books for their children, so our young people will become readers of good things. May they become leaders that help change society for the better.
And may those of us who write books write wholesome ones.
Copyright © 2011 Elaine Beachy
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