Encouraging the Next Generation to Read (2): A Twofold Urgency
Rev. Brian Huizinga argues for the theological and practical importance of cultivating a reading culture in the next generation, grounding his case in Scripture's demonstration that reading God's Word has always been central to God's covenant relationship with His people. Using biblical examples from Exodus and the reign of King Josiah, he shows how Israel's fidelity to reading the covenant was directly connected to spiritual flourishing or apostasy. This address challenges Reformed parents and educators to recover reading as an essential spiritual discipline for covenant children.
This is the text of the speech Rev. Huizinga gave at the annual meeting of the RFPA on September 19, 2013. Previous article in this series: November 15, 2013, p. 88. Reading's Great Significance in God's Covenant The next generation must be encouraged to read. The necessity, even urgency, of doing so is twofold. First, reading has a significant place in the covenant of grace as an instrument of God for the fulfilling of His promises. That reading has a significant place in God's covenant can...
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