Al Mohler reads

As a compulsive reader who'll read with pleasure the same cornflakes packet each morning if nothing else is available, I hate writing in books.

I'm a hypocrite, though. I was suggesting to a student only on Tuesday that he highlight and underline in his Bible.

What do you think about writing in books ? It HAS to be in pencil, anyway, surely ?

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Anonymous said…
Ah, the cereal packet thing - that's one of the ways my children learnt to read! So long as we don't get superstitious about our books then pencil is OK. We should look after our belongings and ink does diffuse a bit over time and paper deteriorates over time too so using pencil preserves the paper - if you want your book to last. The thing with written notes in books is that it can add interest to future generations who may want to know more about you - you never know.
10:18 am
Anonymous said…
I read somewhere that you should never let a Muslim see you marking a Bible or show him one you have underlined, as they regard it as a total lack of reverence and a great insult to God. Isn't it hard to throw away a Bible that you have used and commented in, even if you are replacing it with a nice new untouched copy!
12:16 pm
Anonymous said…
Oh ceratinly I could never throw my old Bibles away! Perish the thought. It brings back such fond memories when I see the 'Smile Jesus loves you' stickers on my oldest one. It was an RSV that school gave me and I remember my RE lessons that I took it to before I became a Christian and how I couldn't put it down once I was one. The question I must ask myself is 'Has my relationship with the God I love - this God of the Bible, deepened as I have replaced my old Bible with another?'
10:36 am
Anonymous said…
Disagree totally. What is sacrosant about the pages of a book? I write in all my books and do not feel it has been truly read unless it is underlined (usually in red) with marginal question marks (when I find something questionable) exclamation marks (when I find something remarkable) and NB when I want to note something that I will wish to come back to when I read over it again. Surely I'm not the only one who does this?
12:06 am
Alan said…
Yes. You're the only one.
6:29 am
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