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All in books
You are creative. You may find yourself immediately objecting to that statement. I know someone who used to tell me, “I’m just not creative like you are.” In the past, I might have agreed with them. However, I’ve gained a new perspective after reading Andrew Peterson’s Adorning the Dark: Thoughts on Community, Calling, and the Mystery of Making.
I’ve only recently started reading some works by the Puritans. However, I’ve been a fan of their prayers for quite some time. When you think about Puritan prayers, your mind most likely heads toward the classic The Valley of Vision. It has been the staple collection of Puritan prayers for some time now. I have enjoyed reading and praying through the prayers in The Valley of Vision. The depths of the prayers of the Puritans really makes an impact.
I made my way through several books in 2019 and enjoyed much of what I read. At the beginning of the new year, I try and compile a list of what I thought were the best I read for the year. These aren’t books that were necessarily brand new, in fact, some were pretty old. This isn’t a “Top New Christian Books Released in 2019” kinda post. These were just books that edified me that I’m sharing with you. Here they are in no certain order…
One thing I don’t often hear discussed or mentioned very often in church life is the covenants found in the Bible…
Growing up, I never really knew what Advent was apart from all the fun calendars you could open, but as I got older and learned the meaning of Advent and started participating in it with my own family, it has become really meaningful to me. Advent means “coming” and we take all 24 days leading to Christmas day to intentionally focus on the coming Christ as a baby. I’ve found this intentional focus helps me keep the true meaning of Christmas at the forefront of the season and it increases my joy in Christ…
I recently discussed the merits of a Reader’s Bible. It truly is an enjoyable experience to get rid of the chapters, verse numbers, and footnotes and immerse yourself in the text for an enjoyable, undistracted reading experience. However, what I didn’t touch on is the way you can squeeze even more enjoyment out of the experience. That’s why I’m excited to share with you today about Holman’s new Christian Standard Bible Five-Volume Reader’s Bible.
I’m a slow reader by anyone’s measure. I’m not the person who can finish a book in a day. I am the person who may have to re-read a paragraph two or three times to get it. Sometimes reading can feel like work.
R.C. Sproul Jr. is a very controversial figure. I actually wasn’t even aware of this when I asked to review his book. I just knew that I loved his dad and had benefited greatly from his ministry and Jr.’s book intrigued me because I learn about what it was like to be Sproul Senior’s son. You can find plenty of details regarding the controversies if you wish, but that is not the aim of this review. My aim is to review the book that R.C. Jr. has written and take it for it is.
There was a lot of reading required in seminary. There was so much that it was hard to keep up. Being a slow reader, I had to learn to read faster and quite frankly at times I had to skim. There was one book in particular that caused me to slow down and it had a profound impact on me…
