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The Imitation of Christ

I have been recommending the Moody Classics, a series of smaller paperback books which are reprints of great writers.  This is by the Dutch writer (1380-1471) Thomas of the city of Kempen near Cologne.  His journey is one of self-reflection and denial—a subject which may be of distaste today.  But these things ought not to be […]

Why God Used D.L. Moody

I came across this older booklet, written by Moody’s long-time associate, in a stack of old evangelism papers. I find this kind of reading, a refreshing break from much of the dry and dull informational writing today. It helped expand my illustration file quite a bit! Torrey’s eye-witness account of the life of the great […]

The Sacred Anointing: The Preaching of ...

To me, reading Martyn Lloyd-Jones, is much like reading J. Sidlow Baxter.  I enjoy his manner and his intensely sacred approach to Scripture, but I find him an interesting mix of Holiness and Reformed theology (he was fairly insistent on divine election but also believed in subsequent baptisms of the Holy Spirit).  Although this book […]

Just As I Am

It is not a quick read but it is an interesting one, through the 735 pages of the life of the well-known evangelist.  At times it is more like a modern Marco Polo considering all the well-known people and places Graham has encountered.  From the small dairy farm in North Carolina to the palaces of […]

Saint Thomas Aquinas: “The Dumb Ox”

Chesterton wrote the kind of books that make you think.  He is one of the most quoted authors on culture and religious life.  He himself writes, “For upon this point modern writers write a great deal of nonsense; and show more than their normal ingenuity in missing the point.” As in his similar book on […]

Pulpit Legends: Knowing the Scriptures

This is one in a series of old books reprinted by AMG Publishers, Chattanooga, TN.  It was originally written by Pierson in 1910.  It is 50 chapters and 350 pages packed full of details, topical lists, grammatical helps and interesting outlines from the Bible.   This is a great refresher course in Hermeneutics, covering topics from […]

George Whitefield: Divine Dramatists

NOTE:  In recent months I have reviewed a number of biographies.  Some have been older editions and some newer.  My objectives are these:  to be uplifted by the faith of past saints, many of whom have struggled and suffered far more than we; to notice parallels in history of circumstances and issues that we face, […]

Jonathan Edwards: the Preacher

NOTE:  In recent months I have reviewed a number of biographies.  Some have been older editions and some newer.  My objectives are these:  to be uplifted by the faith of past saints, many of whom have struggled and suffered far more than we; to notice parallels in history of circumstances and issues that we face, […]