Second Thoughts

by Frank W. Boreham

Publisher:

John Broadbanks

, 2007

Overview

Second Thoughts consists of five previously published essays that have been brought together for the first time: "Second-Hand Things," "The Second Crop," "Second Fiddles," "Our Second Wind" and "Second Thoughts." F. W. Boreham draws profound meaning from each of these "second" themes. This is a great introduction to the writings of F. W. Boreham. It starts with what he means to Ravi Zacharias. It also includes the outstanding essay, "The Second Crop." It uses a delightful story to illustrate an obscure biblical text about possessing your possessions. The idea is that our first crop comes with acquiring something. The second crop comes when one fully enters into it and learns how to use it. It's one thing to own a piano. It's quite another to actually learn how to play it. This essay alone makes the book worthwhile, but each one has its nuggets of truth that Boreham unearths in his typical warm manner.

Contents

Top Highlights

“When a candle is extinguished, the light goes out. But when a bird is driven away, it only leaves to sing its song on another bough.” (Page viii)

“It is easy to possess a Bible in the legal sense, and even in the intellectual sense, without in reality possessing it at all. I may have bought it: I may even have read it; but unless it has revealed to me the wonder of the divine love, and awakened in my soul a glad and eager response, it is like the neglected plot in which the gold still slumbers.” (Page 21)

“Few of us know how, with honesty, simplicity, and modesty, to lay bare the inner secrets of the soul.” (Page 10)

“it is the second-hand things that matter. Every morning a second-hand sun shines out of a” (Page 4)

“pointed out to them, they will exhaust all their energies in the prosecution of the task.” (Page 24)

Praise for the Print Edition

Of the books that have played the greatest role in molding me, I count many volumes by especially one writer: F. W. Boreham. He authored more than fifty books of essays and pastored congregations in New Zealand, Tasmania, and Australia. He was not the classical preacher, not even a profound, deep preacher, but he was marvelous at seeing beauty in the simple things of life. He heeded John Wesley's charge to young preachers to blend simplicity with sublimity, 'the strongest sense in the plainest language.'

—Ravi Zacharias

Product Details

• Title: Second Thoughts
• Author: F. W. Boreham
• Publisher: John Broadbanks
• Publication Date: 2007
• Pages: 68

About Frank W. Boreham

Frank W. Boreham (1871–1959) was a preacher and bestselling author. He began attending C. H. Spurgeon’s Pastor’s College in 1892, where he served as a student-minister. Boreham pastored churches in several different countries, including Australia and New Zealand. He was the president of the Baptist Union of New Zealand and later president of the Tasmanian Baptist Union.

Boreham wrote for newspapers, theological journals, and many other resources. He has authored over 50 books, including Second Thoughts, Lover of Life: F. W. Boreham’s Tribute to His Mentor, and Loose Leaves: A Travel Journal, which can all be found in the F. W. Boreham Collection (9 vols.).