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Thomas Brooks, Part 1 The next five weeks (or so—we’ll see as we go along) we’ll be looking at Thomas Brooks’ Precious Remedies Against Satan’s Devices. Thomas Brooks was an English non-conformist …
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Ambrose begins Book III (you can read summaries of Book I HERE and Book II HERE) of his magnum opus Duties of the Clergy by extolling the importance of drawing wisdom and understanding from scriptural …
Sacred Marriage’s subtitle: “What if God designed marriage to make us holy more than to make us happy?” has stirred a lot of debate. In the updated revision, I made sure to clarify that holiness …
Ambrose (340-397), the Bishop of Milan, was one of the most influential ecclesiastical figures of the 4th century. I personally love his works but more importantly (and of course much more …
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Decades ago, while serving on a pastoral search committee, I listened to hours of sermons from people all over the country. One young applicant was certainly earnest, and he clearly aimed for …
When Pure Pleasure: Why Do Christians Feel So Bad About Feeling Good? came out in its German edition, the German publisher asked me a number of questions behind why I thought the book needed to be …
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