"First things first", his big brother John said, and Luke knew he meant staking tomato plants long before they would need to be staked. " First things first", Pa had said, and he meant tramping through the woods, breaking a new path, trailing a racoon. And Luke agreed with Pa. But after Pa died, Luke always seemed to be in trouble because the spent even more time rambling off by himself, drea…
"~Dr. H. R. ROOKMAAKER werd in 1922 te Den Haag geboren. Hij studeerde kunstgeschiedenis aan de Universiteit van de ge- meente Amsterdam en was ge- durende een aantal jaren kunst- recensent. In 1959 kreeg hij de doctorstitel op een proefschrift over de kunsttheorie?n van Gau- guin c.s. en in datzelfde jaar ver- scheen ook van zijn hand een boek over jazz, blues en spirituals. Voor ""Fontana"" r…
Affandi dilahirkan di Cirebon, Jawa Barat tahun 1907. Tak diketahui tanggal dan bulannya yang pasti. Ayahnya Pak Sudarga Kusuma, seorang Mantri Ukur di Pabrik Gula Ciledug. Affandi anak ketiga dari tujuh bersaudara: lima laki-laki dan dua perempuan. Siapakah tak kenal Affandi? Dialah maestro pelukis Indonesia. Sebagai pelukis berkelas internasional dan meraih banyak oenghargaan dari pelbagai…
S. Sudjojono dilahirkan di Kisaran, Tebing Tinggi, Sumatra Utara. Hal itu tidak diragukan. Tapi Kapan? Tentang hal ini tak ada kepastian. Jangankan tanggal dan bulannya, tahunnya juga tidak. Tapi mestinya sekitar tahun 1913. Meskipun begitu, generasi muda kita patut tahu siapa S. Sudjojono itu. Dia adalah salah seorang pelukis ternama Indonesia. Perannya di bidang seni lukis pantas kita ketahui…
This volume includes the texts of Erasmus's 1524 diatribe against Luther, De Libero Arbitrio, and Luther's violent counterattack, De Servo Arbitrio. E. Gordon Rupp and Philip Watson offer commentary on these texts as well. Long recognized for the quality of its translations, introductions, explanatory notes, and indexes, the Library of Christian Classics provides scholars and students with mode…
Are you a workaholic? Or is your job just a necessary evil, a means of paying the bills? Do you feel guilty when you relax? Or when you groan 'Roll on Friday!'? God ordained both work and rest. This book will help you see the wisdom of that. It will enable you to think through a healthy, biblical attitude to your work and your leisure, and to move your lifestyle into line with his plan. 'This …
This commentary’s subtitle, “Defend the Faith,” highlights its recurring emphasis on defending and promoting orthodox theology. Other significant themes include the conducting of public worship, the qualifications of elders and deacons (and the wives who have a share in their ministry), the personal godliness of the gospel minister, the proper spiritual and practical care of various membe…
What does Christianity have to do with ordinary life? Is there a biblical perspective on our work or recreation or whatever we do? If so, how can we gain that perspective? Many people seek to have a biblical view of life, yet fail to apply that biblical mindset, or worldview, to all parts of their lives. Ryken reveals the basis of the Christian world view and describes how it affects one's view…
What does Christianity have to do with baseball? April Fool's Day? E-mail? DNA? Politics? Philip Ryken turns these topics into meditations on living out the Christian life in a culture that tries to forget God.