As many of us seek a restoration of sound biblical teaching, seeking depth and awe in place of shallowness and entertainment, I don’t think I hear enough on the importance of real community in the church. I will trumpet right along anyone else the absolute essential of having sound, rigorous biblical exposition. Without it, all …
I think the little letter to Titus is in many ways a discourse on church health. People today often overlook this letter, but Luther said of it, “This is a short epistle, but a model of Christian doctrine, in which is comprehended in a masterful way all that is necessary for a Christian to know …
In this blog I am simply assuming the value and importance of reading aloud to your children. One of my goals in reading to my boys (in addition to the main goal of learning) is to develop a love for hearing good reading. So, books on tape or audio dramatizations fit our goals well. My …
Hand that Rocks the Cradle: Good Books to Read Aloud to Children By Nathaniel Bluedorn We began building a library for our boys well before they could read. As we began one of the best resources we had was this little booklet, in which Bluedorn has listed books his parents read to him and his …
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The Christmas Troll By Eugene Peterson (NavPress, 2004) I bought this book a year ago because I think Peterson is a good writer and story teller. However, this book was a disappointment to me. It is nicely illustrated and the story is fine, there just was not much to it. The point of the book …
The Gold Thread: A Story for the Young, by Norman Macleod, D.D. (London: Burnet & Isbiter, nd), 68 pp. I found this old book in a little bookshop in Scotland, and it has become a favorite in our family. This is a beautiful allegory of the Christian life in a manner that reminded me of …
Son of Charlemagne, Barbara Willard(Doubleday, 1959; Bethlehem Books, 1998), 183 pp. This is essentially an overview of the career of Charles the Great, King of the Franks, written from the perspective of his son and heir, Carl. According to information in this new edition, the book was originally written for a series which aimed to …
I am sure you are well aware by now of John Piper’s cancer. It has been good to see so many expressing concern and praying. I want to point out here his letter to his church which announced the cancer. You may have already read it. When I read it last week I was especially …
The Picture Bible By Iva Hoth. Chariot Victor Publishing. 800 pages We bought this one because I remembered enjoying it so much as a kid. I had encountered it as a series of smaller volumes in our church library, and loved them. It took us a long time to find it and then we discovered …
I picked up this excerpt from Martin Luther some years back and have used it often. I came back to it today, and then thought it could be of use to pass it on here. There is much helpful wisdom here. 1. Prayer. For this reason you should despair of your wisdom and reason; for …