The Reformed Pastor. By Richard Baxter. Carlisle: Banner of Truth. Reprint, 2005. One of Puritanisms most remarkable pastors, Baxter left an invaluable treasure for other pastors through the ages with Reformed Pastor. By “Reformed”...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
The Christian’s Great Interest. By William Guthrie. Carlisle: Banner of Truth. Reprinted, 2002. William Guthrie, student of the great Samuel Rutherford and minister from 1650-1664, was known in his day as the greatest practical preacher in...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
The True Bounds of Christian Freedom. By Samuel Bolton. Carlisle: Banner of Truth. Reprint, 2001. Another edition from the “Puritan Paperbacks,” True Bounds is a well-balanced, biblical approach to the questions concerning the...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Institutes of the Christian Religion. By John Calvin. In “The Library of Christian Classics.” Vols. 20,21. Louisville: Westminster/John Knox, 1960. I just finished reading through Calvin’s Institutes, all 1521 pages! It took...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
A Thousand Splendid Suns. By Khaled Hosseini. New York: Riverhead, 2007. Once again, Hosseini slams you in the face with reality through the means of a novel! A native Afghan himself, Hosseini takes the reader on a journey through the tumultuous...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Spurgeon: Prince of Preachers. By Lewis Drummond. Grand Rapids: Kregel, 1992. Charles Haddon Spurgeon is my spiritual hero! Hardly a day goes by that I have not read a sermon excerpt or chapter by Spurgeon or something about Spurgeon. I have...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment. By Jeremiah Burroughs. Edinburgh: Banner of Truth, 1648. 8th Reprint, 2009. Paul says in Philippians 4:11, “for I have learned in whatever situation I am to be content.” That is a powerful...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
When the Darkness Will Not Lift: Doing What We Can While We Wait for God-and Joy. By John Piper. Wheaton: Crossway, 2006. As should be expected and appreciated, Piper begins this discussion with theological underpinning. The beginning of our...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
The Horse Boy: A Father’s Quest to Heal His Son. By Rupert Isaacson. New York: Little, Brown and Company, 2009. Horse Boy is an absolutely captivating, fascinating non-fiction work that unfolds the journey of a father who goes to the end...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
A Lifting Up for the Downcast. By William Bridge. Edinburgh: Banner of Truth. Reprint, 2001. The first thing that caught my attention about Lifting Up is that it is actually a collection of sermons by William Bridge. I am certainly not versed...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
