I have been reading "Pierced by the Word" by John Piper for the past three weeks or so, one chapter a day. I found many chapters of it typical Piper, not only in their God-centred theology, but also how Piper notices things around him with his biblically informed eyes and taking time to meditate, pray, and apply to himself as well as to his audience. It has been an encouraging read, and I'd recommend to this book to those around me.Here's one excerpt/quote I'd like to share from the Chapter 18, titled "You Have One Precious Life".
If all other variables are equal, your capacity to know God deeply will probably diminish in direct proportion to how much television you watch. There are several reasons for this. One is that television reflects American culture at its most trivial. And a steady diet of triviality shrinks the soul. You get used to it. It starts to seem normal. Silly becomes funny. And funny becomes pleasing. And pleasing becomes soul-satisfaction. And in the end the soul that is made for God has shrunk to fit snugly around triteness.
-- p. 77, John Piper from his book, Pierced by the Word
How true that is...
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