Welcome to Every Thought Captive, I’m Phil Steiger.
During Oswald Chambers’ life, he corresponded with a lot of people, many of whom were ministers. When one minister confided that he was drained, Chambers asked him what he was reading. After his friend responded that all he read was the Bible and books directly related to it, Chambers told him, “there’s your problem.” His wise advice to his friend was to fill out his reading with the great books of philosophy, theology and the like. Chambers’ reason was that those books would deepen the minister’s understanding of human nature, culture, and even better his ability to communicate the Gospel of Christ.
Chambers was right. Reading opens entirely new worlds of understanding to us that we simply can’t get through our more typical forms of media. Oswald Chambers carried with him books ranging from Balzac to Plato, and his life and ministry were all the richer for it. Sink yourself into the rich soils of great thinkers and pick up a good book.
This has been Every Thought Captive. I’m Phil Steiger pastor of Quail Lake Community Truth and Director of Dayspring Center for Christian Studies. For more information, please visit everythoughtcaptive.org.
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