This is a landmark book in modern Puritan study, and it is a joy to commend it.
For Christians, weakness should be a way of life. Yet most of us try desperately to be sufficient on our own, and we resent our limitations and our needs. Renowned theologian and Bible teacher J. I. Packer reflects on his experience of weakness-having been hit by a bread truck at a young age and now facing the realities of aging-in order to teach us the importance of embracing our own fra…
The Apostles Creed is the oldest, most beautiful succinct summary of Christian beliefs. Though often recited in unison during worship services, the creed begins with the phrase "I believe," making it a deeply personal profession of faith. But when was the last time you examined it closely? In Affirming the Apostles' Creed, an excerpt from Growing in Christ, noted Bible scholar and author J. …
If in an earlier generation people sometimes were said to be so heavenly-minded that they were said to be so heavenly-minded that they were no earthly good, " begins Carl F.H. the same time the hunger for spiritual vitality is growing.