{"id":1135,"date":"2017-05-23T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-05-23T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pilgriminstitute.org\/blog\/?p=1135"},"modified":"2023-01-12T17:16:49","modified_gmt":"2023-01-12T22:16:49","slug":"how-do-a-reading-people-become-a-great-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pilgriminstitute.org\/blog\/how-do-a-reading-people-become-a-great-people\/","title":{"rendered":"How do &#8220;A Reading People become a Great People&#8221;?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: book antiqua,palatino; font-size: medium;\">How do \u201cA Reading People become a Great People\u201d?<br \/>\n<em>Ruth J. Smith<\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pilgriminstitute.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/7a96df37d0b217849436aa03e20f5d02-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2494 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/pilgriminstitute.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/7a96df37d0b217849436aa03e20f5d02-1.jpg\" alt=\"How do a reading people become a great people\" width=\"426\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pilgriminstitute.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/7a96df37d0b217849436aa03e20f5d02-1.jpg 426w, https:\/\/pilgriminstitute.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/7a96df37d0b217849436aa03e20f5d02-1-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 426px) 100vw, 426px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: book antiqua,palatino; font-size: medium;\">In the sermon at church yesterday, the Pastor used Philippians 4:7-8 as the text for his message. His message reminded me and inspired me of the importance of reading, first the Word of God and then other good writings.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: book antiqua,palatino; font-size: medium;\">As I considered this topic many questions came to mind:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: book antiqua,palatino; font-size: medium;\">Why is it so important that Christians be a reading people?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: book antiqua,palatino; font-size: medium;\">How does reading have an effect in a nation?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: book antiqua,palatino; font-size: medium;\">How do I choose what to read?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: book antiqua,palatino; font-size: medium;\">How do I teach someone to read?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: book antiqua,palatino; font-size: medium;\">There are probably more questions which could be added to this list, but these are a place of beginning.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: book antiqua,palatino;\">Why is it so important that Christians be a reading people?<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: book antiqua,palatino; font-size: medium;\">God, in His great wisdom, saw fit to give us the written word as a means of knowing His mind concerning all areas of life and living. How can I know God\u2019s plan unless I read His word? The Bible contains the answer for every aspect and challenge of life \u2013 we simply need to learn to search the Scriptures to find those answers. My brother, <a title=\"Dr. Glen Jaspers\" href=\"https:\/\/pilgriminstitute.org\/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=41:glen-jaspers&amp;catid=22:speakers&amp;Itemid=58\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dr. Glen Jaspers<\/a>, preaches a great message on <a title=\"The Bible God's Mind Concerning Everything\" href=\"https:\/\/pilgriminstitute.org\/store\/cd-s-and-dvd-s\/the-bible-god-s-mind-concerning-everything2015-05-18-03-51-34\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u201cThe Bible, God\u2019s Mind Concerning Everything\u201d. <\/a>I would highly recommend this message to challenge your thinking.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: book antiqua,palatino;\">How does reading have an effect in a nation?<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: book antiqua,palatino; font-size: medium;\">\u201cA reading people will soon become a thinking people and a thinking people must soon become a great people.\u201d<a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/pilgriminstitute.org\/blog\/wp-admin\/post-new.php#_edn1\">[i]<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: book antiqua,palatino; font-size: medium;\">This\u00a0always reminds me of the importance of reading. As we watch current events unfold in our nation, we often see those individuals who are not thinking for themselves but assuming an attitude or position based upon what someone else has reasoned. A thinking people will read and reason for themselves and, if they are reasoning from the Scripture and from accurate historical writings, their conclusions will be those that will restore and preserve the Biblical foundations of our nation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: book antiqua,palatino;\">How do I choose what to read?<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: book antiqua,palatino; font-size: medium;\">Many different sources are available which include suggested books for individuals of different ages. Two lists which I like to use personally and recommend to others are <a title=\"Family Program for Reading Aloud\" href=\"https:\/\/pilgriminstitute.org\/store\/books\/a-family-program-for-reading-aloud\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>A Family Program for Reading Aloud<\/em> <\/a>by Rosalie Slater. This volume includes suggestions for all ages and you are assured that the recommended books will meet the standard of Philippians 4:8, that which is true, honest, just, pure, lovely and virtuous. The other list, also written by Rosalie Slater, is in <a title=\"James Rose\" href=\"https:\/\/pilgriminstitute.org\/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=39&amp;Itemid=198\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">James Rose\u2019s<\/a>, <a title=\"A Guide to American Christian Education\" href=\"https:\/\/pilgriminstitute.org\/store\/books\/a-guide-to-american-christian-education\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>A Guide to American Christian Education for the Hom<\/em><\/a><\/span>e and School: The Principle Approach. The section on literature begins on page 327, and offers many wonderful suggestions.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: book antiqua,palatino; font-size: medium;\">My grandchildren know that they can anticipate receiving a book for birthdays and Christmas each year. This is a wonderful opportunity to add to their library.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: book antiqua,palatino;\">How do I teach someone to read?<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: book antiqua,palatino; font-size: medium;\">If we desire to have our children and grandchildren read, they must be taught to become independent readers. There are many good phonics programs available. I highly recommend the method by which my children and grandchildren learned to read \u2013 originally this was the Little Patriot Series, but it is now offered as the <a title=\"American Language Series\" href=\"https:\/\/pilgriminstitute.org\/store\/books\/american-language-series-k-workbook-set\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">American Language <\/a>series. \u201cPhonetic principles and concepts presented in this quality learn-to-read program allow students to learn quickly how to read any book.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: book antiqua,palatino; font-size: medium;\">I have seen the outstanding fruit of this phonics program in producing great readers. One of the standards which I particularly like is that by the end of the Kindergarten level, the child is equipped to read from the Bible. This doesn\u2019t need to be a simplified version of the Scripture, but can be an adult version \u2013 we recommend the King James Version, as it reflects English at the peak of the language, identifying the language of liberty.<\/span><\/p>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: book antiqua,palatino;\">Challenge for each of us<\/span><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-family: book antiqua,palatino; font-size: medium;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: book antiqua,palatino; font-size: medium;\">How are we being a part of the process for becoming a &#8220;Great People&#8221;?<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: book antiqua,palatino; font-size: medium;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<hr align=\"left\" size=\"1\" width=\"33%\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: book antiqua,palatino; font-size: medium;\"><a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/pilgriminstitute.org\/blog\/wp-admin\/post-new.php#_ednref1\">[i]<\/a> Reverend S. Phillips, <em>The Christian Home as it is in the Sphere of Nature and the Church \u00a0\u00a0. ., <\/em>1861 in <em><a href=\"https:\/\/pilgriminstitute.org\/store\/books\/teaching-learning-am-christ-history-principle-approach\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Teaching and Learning America\u2019s Christian History: The Principle Approach<\/a> <\/em>(San Francisco: Foundation for American Christian Education, 1965), page 21.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How do \u201cA Reading People become a Great People\u201d? Ruth J. Smith In the sermon at church yesterday, the Pastor used Philippians 4:7-8 as the text for his message. His message reminded me and inspired me of the importance of reading, first the Word of God and then other good writings. 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