My Commonplace Collection

I learned the art of keeping a commonplace book when I was in seminary. A commonplace book is a depository for quotes, inspiration, and observations recorded from one’s reading and learning. “Commonplacing” or keeping a commonplace book is an old practice which notably became popular in the 17th century and was formally taught to college students in such institutions as Oxford.

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I was told to record “anything that occasions compunctio cordis, or the “pricking of the heart;” that is, quotations that catch your attention either because they cause a pang of conscience or they make your heart thrill.” Capturing those moments of illumination has been meaningful for me, both in that moment and in moments when I need reminded of God’s goodness, faithfulness, and beauty.

Now with many years of this practice under my belt, I thought I would start sharing some of this captured illumination here.

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