Author: Leland Ryken

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The Puritans' sense of priorities in life was one of their greatest strengths. Putting God first and valuing everything else in relation to God was a recurrent Puritan theme.

The Puritans' sense of priorities in life was one of their greatest strengths. Putting God first and valuing everything else in relation to God was a recurrent Puritan theme.

- Leland Ryken

In Puritan thinking, the Christian life was a heroic venture, requiring a full quota of energy.

In Puritan thinking, the Christian life was a heroic venture, requiring a full quota of energy.

- Leland Ryken

Stressing the God-centered life can lead to an otherworldly withdrawal from everyday earthly life.

Stressing the God-centered life can lead to an otherworldly withdrawal from everyday earthly life.

- Leland Ryken

For the Puritans, the God-centered life meant making the quest for spiritual and moral holiness the great business of life.

For the Puritans, the God-centered life meant making the quest for spiritual and moral holiness the great business of life.

- Leland Ryken

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