April's Quote to Ponder
"Raking is easier than digging, but you only get leaves. If you dig you may get diamonds."
--John Piper, When I Don't Desire God
Labels: monthly quotes
posted by Jason at 10:58 PM
4.03.2007
--John Piper, When I Don't Desire God
About Me
- Name: Jason
the second of seven children; a mechanical engineering graduate from The University of Akron; a member of Bethlehem Baptist Church (after moving to Minnesota); previously a member of Covenant of Grace Church (back in Ohio); enjoy good books; most importantly, saved by the blood of Jesus Christ.
Currently Reading
- Every Thought Captive
- by Richard L. Pratt, Jr
- Institutes of the Christian Religion
- By John Calvin
- Translated by Ford Lewis Battles
- Edited by John T. McNeill
- Knowing God
- by J.I. Packer
(Possible) Upcoming Reviews
- How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth
- by Gordon Fee & Douglas Stuart
- A Praying Life
- by Paul Miller
Previous Posts
- Why Not Facebook?
- Why Blog?
- March's Quote to Ponder
- Like the Roar of Many Waters
- Feeding on God
- Modesty Survey
- What About Global Warming?
- February's Quote to Ponder
- The Quest Continues
- 10 - 8 - 5
2 Comments:
All right, I'm here asking for opinions again. As I choose these monthly quotes, I look for words that are not only good, but also usually brief--what I think will more easily stick in people's minds. So I typically post a sentence-length quote, rather than a whole paragraph. That being said, some of the most powerful quotes sum up powerful paragraphs, and I don't want to rob their full impact by neglecting the context. Here's the context of this month's quote. If you don't mind, please read it and answer a question afterwards. (And by all means commment on the quote itself!)
"It's true that the joy of serious reading and the thinking that goes with it (sometimes called study) may not be as immediate as the joy of singing in church, or seeing a sunset, or talking with a friend, or hearing a preacher with lots of stories. But the payload for joy may be greater. Raking is easier than digging, but you only get leaves. If you dig you may get diamonds."
Do you think that when posting quotes on blogs it it best to:
A) Try to stick with brevity
B) Post a quote with full context (as much as necessary), possibly emphasizing key words by putting them in bold type
C) Do what I did with this one, posting the really meaty line, but providing the context in the comments
4/03/2007 11:11 PM
You could post a big quote, and highlight the line that strikes you most. I think short quotes are great, but they're everywhere and sometimes are really easy to brush off. Longer quotes force me to think while I'm reading them.
I think you should do what you want, Jason. It's your blog, and the quotes I've read so far are good.
4/05/2007 12:18 PM
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