Churches Without Chests

Religious Affections
Jonathan Edwards’ Religious Affections is crucial for understanding Christian emotions. It distinguishes genuine spiritual affections…

The Life of God in the Soul of Man
If recommendations pique your interest in a book, these should carry some weight: John Wesley:…

The Letters of Samuel Rutherford
Samuel Rutherford’s letters, born of suffering, sing of Christ’s sufficiency. He longed for Christ’s presence,…
2024 Reading
David de Bruyn
December 30, 2024
Desiring GodPiper, John5/5. Reread. Still one of the best books for understanding motive in the…

On Loving God
Bernard of Clairvaux, despite medieval theological “blind-spots,” offers ardent devotion in “On Loving God.” He…

De Contemptu Mundi
Eucherius, in “On Contempt for the World,” urges Valerian to know and love God, the…
Introduction to the Devotional Classics
If you had to choose 20 Christian books to take with you to a desert…
God in Three Persons, not Three Personalities
No one will “solve” the doctrine of the Trinity, as if it is a maths…
Serious Ministry
Part of Christian parlance is to speak of “the ministry” or “the minister” to refer…
Spurgeon on Shorter Sermons
In order to maintain attention, avoid being too long. An old preacher used to say to a…
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