With all those books recently acquired, I thought that it was right that I spend the bulk of my day off on reading. I love the eighteenth century and I really enjoyed the new biography of Thomas Charles by Eryl Davies and Michael Haykin's excellent new book Iron sharpens Iron looking at the matter of friendship with a special emphasis on eighteenth century Baptists. I found it a very stimulating read. I enjoyed Eryl Davies's book too (a little more substantial then Jonathan Thomas's little book) and it has whetted my appetite for the yet more substantial John Aaron biography. (Three biographies in one year!). What good books these days.
The similar phrase 'Worldly Christianity' is one used by Bonhoeffer. It's J Gresham Machen that I want to line up most closely with. See his Christianity and culture here. Having done commentaries on Proverbs (Heavenly Wisdom) and Song of Songs (Heavenly Love), a matching title for Ecclesiastes would be Heavenly Worldliness. For my stance on worldliness, see 3 posts here.
Day Off Week 25 2022
With all those books recently acquired, I thought that it was right that I spend the bulk of my day off on reading. I love the eighteenth century and I really enjoyed the new biography of Thomas Charles by Eryl Davies and Michael Haykin's excellent new book Iron sharpens Iron looking at the matter of friendship with a special emphasis on eighteenth century Baptists. I found it a very stimulating read. I enjoyed Eryl Davies's book too (a little more substantial then Jonathan Thomas's little book) and it has whetted my appetite for the yet more substantial John Aaron biography. (Three biographies in one year!). What good books these days.
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