Theologian and churchman J.I. Packer dies at age 93
“Packer authored hundreds of Christian books and articles over more than half a century, but he’s perhaps best known for his 1973 work Knowing God. Publishers have sold more than 1.5 million copies since the book’s release and have translated it into more than a dozen languages.” - WORLD
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It’s hard to describe the impact Knowing God had on me. It’s time I reread it.
This one, much later, was also a real eye opener into what the Puritans were really like… though a bit of a slog in places!
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I have read nothing by Packer.
UPDATE: I forgot, I have read Evangelism and the Sovereignty of God. Don’t know why I forgot about that one. The best of it’s kind available.
Tyler is a pastor in Olympia, WA and works in State government.
It’s time to expand your literary landscape. Packer is outstanding!
G. N. Barkman
It’s just one of those things. I haven’t read Jonathan Edwards, either. I tried to read something, once, and found it incredibly boring. Packer isn’t boring, at least. I’ve almost finished a short, word study book he wrote about being a pastor. It’s an older book. It’s good.
Tyler is a pastor in Olympia, WA and works in State government.
I’ve never understood the enthusiasm about Edwards. I may never try to read anything by him again. Not that I dislike the guy; it’s just that he’s completely uninteresting to me. He’s right up there with The Three Little Pigs on my “must-read” list.
Tyler is a pastor in Olympia, WA and works in State government.
I’ve read far more Edwards than I have of Packer. Edwards is not an easy read, but I normally find the effort very fulfilling. Piper’s, God’s Passion for His Glory is a great introduction to the thinking of Edwards. It includes the text to Edwards’ The End for which God Created the World, along with helps on how to read him. I don’t always agree with Edwards but I have found him very helpful and convicting.
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