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I've always wondered, am i a writer who preaches or a preacher who writes? i don't know. i love them both.
-John Piper
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I've Always Wondered, Am I A Writer

John Piper
I've always wondered, am i a writer who preaches or a preacher who writes? i don't know. i love them both.
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The only difference between [america] and south africa, south africa preaches separation and practices separation, america preaches integration and practices segregation. this is the only difference, they don't practice what they preach, whereas south africa practices and preaches the same thing.
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One writes not to be read but to breathe...one writes to think, to pray, to analyze. one writes to clear one's mind, to dissipate one's fears, to face one's doubts, to look at one's mistakes--in order to retrieve them. one writes to capture and crystallize one's joy, but also to disperse one's gloom. like prayer--you go to it in sorrow more than joy, for help, a road back to 'grace'.
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There once was a child, and he strolled about a good deal, and thought of a number of things. he had a sister, who was a child too, and his constant companion. these two used to wonder all day long. they wondered at the beauty of the flowers; they wondered at the height and blueness of the sky; they wondered at the depth of the bright water; they wondered at the goodness and the power of god who made the lovely world.
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When i was in therapy about two years ago, one day i noticed that i hadn't had any children. and i like children at a distance. i wondered if i'd like them up close. i wondered why i didn't have any. i wondered if it was a mistake, or if i'd done it on purpose, or what. and i noticed my therapist didn't have any children either. he had pictures of his cats on the wall. framed.
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He felt her heart beating against his chest. the moment began to transmute, and he wondered if there was something he should do. he wondered if he should kiss her. he wondered if he wanted to kiss her, and he realized that he truly didn't know.
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