Round the Sphere Again: Kid's Lit

Author
“In 1951, E. B. White — the novelist responsible for, most notably, Charlotte’s Web and Stuart Little — was accused by the ASPCA of not paying his dog tax and, as a result, “harboring” an unlicensed dog.”

He responded with this quirky little letter (Letters of Note).

Illustrator
A few of 19th century children’s book illustrator Peter Newell’s topsy-turvy illustrations (mental_floss Blog). (A topsy-turvy is a design or picture that looks right either right side up or upside-down.)

You can page through Newell’s Topsys and Turvys in Google Books. (That title looks so wrong to me; I would have spelled it the right way: “Topsies and Turvies”.)

The Salutary Tendency of the Doctrine of Election

Sometimes the thought of election leads Paul to issue an invitation to praise: ‘Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who … chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy … in love he predestined us to be adopted as his sons … to the praise of his glorious grace …’ (Eph. 1:3ff., NIV). Sometimes, again, Paul invokes election to bring Christians assurance and encouragement (‘comfort’ in the strong Bible sense of the word): ‘Who shall bring any charge against God’s elect? It is God who justifies; who is to condemn? … Who shall separate us from the love of Christ?’ (Romans 8:33ff.). Sometimes, too, Paul makes election a basis for ethical appeal: ‘Put on therefore, as God’s elect … a heart of compassion, kindness, humility, meekness, longsuffering …’ (Col. 3:12, RV). … [W]e can hardly be right in treating the doctrine of election as an unedifying encumbrance when in Paul’s hands it becomes a motive and mainspring of worship and assurance and holy living. A doctrine which has this salutary tendency cannot really be either unedifying or unimportant. 

From the chapter on election in  18 Words: The Most Important Words You Will Ever Know by J. I. Packer.

A Catechism for Girls and Boys

Part II: Questions about The Ten Commandments

62. Q. What does the ninth commandment teach us?    
         A. To tell the truth and not to speak evil of others. 

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