The Anxious Enquirer after Salvation Directed and Encouraged by John Angell James

Matthew’s pick, All That Is In God by James Dolezal is one book we are giving away. (~28:00-40:00) Lastly, the duo focuses on theological works. His writings on the Gospel of John are the jewel of the set. John recommends a commentary he tries to make sure every family of his local church has in their homes, Expository Thoughts on the Gospels by J.C. It is a short, approachable commentary on John 13-17. Matthew opens this segment with The Inner Sanctuary by Charles Ross. (~20:00-28:00) The third genre for the guys is commentaries. It is primarily a blue-collar church that finds green pastures in these helpful works.

Their local body reads several books congregationally each year, but they aren’t necessarily a highly educated church.

(~16:00-19:00) John and Matthew take a short detour into discussing the importance of reading in the Christian life. We also include links to two study helps for this particular devotional work below. One of Matthew’s picks is John Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress. One of John’s picks is John Owen’s Communion with God. (~8:00- 20:00) Then the guys move to devotional literature. John discusses Amy Carmichael of Dohnavur by Frank Houghton, while Matthew commends Iain Murray’s Revival and Revivalism. (~2:00-8:00) First up is biographical / historical. The full list is linked below in the Show Notes. There are books from several genres: Biography, History, Devotional, Commentary, and Theology. (Don’t worry, we won’t tell if you buy a few for yourself.) But they are 18 books they highly recommend to have on your 2019 reading list and books to consider giving away as Christmas gifts. These aren’t necessarily their favorite books of 2018, or the top 18 books that have changed their lives. Just in time for your last-minute Christmas shopping, John and Matthew share 18 book recommendations in this week’s Behold Your God Podcast.

The Anxious Enquirer after Salvation Directed and Encouraged by John Angell James