As iron sharpens iron,
one person sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17)
“I believe some commentary sets are worth owning in full. Among them is the ESV Expository Commentary, which is now complete at 12 volumes that cover the whole Old Testament and New Testament. I think it is the best series for any Christian to own, whether it is to be used to study for sermons, to prepare Bible studies, or for personal devotion, growth, and learning.” - Challies
Read the series.
This review was written some years ago, but it fits well into the present project, so I decided to include it here. I hope I will be forgiven for posting a preexisting book review in the series, but the book is one of the most famous Puritan works and really had to be included. The review is of the recent edition of the work, John Owen, Communion with the Triune God, edited by Kelly M. Kapic and Justin Taylor, Wheaton, Ill: Crossway, 2007.
“In the second chapter, Packer explains that divine sovereignty and human responsibility are not at odds with one another. They are an ‘antinomy,’ which he defines as a situation ‘when a pair of principles stand side by side, seemingly irreconcilable, yet both undeniable.’” - London Lyceum
“Allison is firmly convinced that the majority of the Christian tradition has been in serious error on this point. He even confesses a certain amount of ‘blindness’ and ‘bias’ on his own part, due to his ‘sex identity’ and the “entrenched prejudice” of the tradition in which he was initially formed (10–11).” - CBMW/Eikon
“All the world’s a stage,
And all the men and women merely players;
They have their exits and their entrances.”
(As You Like It 2.7.139-141)
“Robin C. John challenges the idea that investing is only about increasing wealth. John, the cofounder and CEO of Eventide Asset Management, believes investing can be a faithful response to God’s call to work.” - IFWE
“In reality, the Revolution was a disaster for both liberty and happiness. The France of the Enlightenment, which had sown the seeds of freedom, was brought to an untimely end. What emerged instead was a police state” - L&L
“…the widespread interest in and unease about his approach tell me something deeper is going on. Many Christians I’ve spoken to express discomfort with Comer’s approach, but they can’t always articulate why. That tension warrants further reflection.” - TGC
During the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, the Puritans sought to purge Roman Catholic vestiges from the Church of England to make it more Protestant. They agreed with much of the Thirty-Nine Articles of Religion, but objected to the Church’s use of crucifixes, graven images, episcopal polity, ornate clerical vestments, the liturgical calendar, the sign of the cross in baptism, the elevation of the host, and kneeling to receive the Lord’s Supper. Their attempts to purify the Anglican Church ultimately failed, leading to the growth of dissenting denominations in Old and New England.
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