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Give Yourself unto Reading

"Give yourself unto reading. The man who never reads will never be read; he who never quotes will never be quoted. He who will not use the thoughts of other men’s brains, proves that he has no brains of his own. You need to read."

—Charles Spurgeon

The Importance of Meditation

"It is not he who reads most—but he who meditates most, who will prove the choicest, sweetest, wisest and strongest Christian." Thomas Brooks (1608-1680)

One Holy Passion by R.C. Sproul

"He is here with us and all that He is is with us." R.C. Sproul, One Holy Passion, (Thomas Nelson: Nashville, TN, 1987) p. 37.

R.C. Sproul

Thomas Watson's 1692 "A Body of Practical Divinity" now available

Rare 1692 First Edition of "A Body of Practical Divinity, Consisting of above One Hundred Seventy Six Sermons on the Lesser Catechism Composed by the Reverend Assembly of Divines at Westminster" is available in our inventory.

Even Ants Love to Read Books!

Books may have become less fashionable for people, but our little neighbors underground know what's important! You rarely see them go anywhere without book in jaw.

The raison d'être for PurJoy Bookshop

I just ran across this article by Tim Keller, http://www.ccef.org/puritan-resources-biblical-counseling and realized that it embodies one of the reasons why we want to further promote our bookshop: www.purjoy.com The article is kinda long, but I hope you are blessed by it, (and better understand the raison d'être for the PurJoy Bookshop).

In Christ, Rick

Give Yourself unto Reading

“Give yourself unto reading."

"The man who never reads will never be read; he who never quotes will never be quoted. He who will not use the thoughts of other men’s brains, proves that he has no brains of his own. You need to read." C.H. Spurgeon

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