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Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding. (Proverbs 23)

Reading and Raking

When my sons complain that a good book is hard to read, I say, ‘Raking is easy, but all you get is leaves; digging is hard, but you might find diamonds.'

John Piper
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