Charles Spurgeon’s love for books is well known, yet he reminds us that even the best reading cannot replace the nourishment of Scripture. This illustration captures him reading The Pilgrim’s Progress.
Category: Reading
Finding Wisdom in Books and God’s Attributes
Bishop Joseph Hall marveled at the “world of wit” packed onto library shelves, yet Puritan John Flavel takes this imagery further, pointing us to a library far more enduring than paper and ink—a library of God’s own attributes.
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A One-Year Reading Plan for The Christian in Complete Armour
We often talk about the necessity of spiritual growth, but we rarely discuss the logistics of the battle. I came across a one-year reading plan of William Gurnall’s The Christian in Complete Armour. The grand theme of this book is spiritual warfare and we are furnishing ourselves with the “spiritual arms” necessary for the daily fight. While tackling an unabridged volume of more than 1,100 pages may seem intimidating, the reading plan below makes the task far more manageable.
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