Books for Christmas
December 3, 2009
Why stress the Christmas shopping? Here are some suggestions to help . . .
For the kids:
- The new Pilgrim's Progress, edited by C. J. Lovik and illustrated by Mike Wimmer. This new Crossway Book is excellent in every way. It is truly a beautiful book. Buy it for the whole family and read it together. Your kids will always remember it.
- John Calvin: A Children's Story Behind the Legacy by Kerry L. Tittle. Buy one last book to round out the Calvin 500 year and make it this one.
For her:
- Heidi L. Nichols, Anne Bradtsreet: A Guided Tour of the Life and Thought of a Puritan Poet, by P&R. Yes, there's a boatload of self-interest here, but trust me, your wives will love it. Read the poetry with her and she'll love it and you even more.
- Brandon G. Withrow, Katherine Parr: A Guided Tour of the Life and Thought of a Reformation Queen, by P&R. Yes, some self-interest here, too, but Parr deserves far more attention than she is given. Her Lamentation Or Complaint of a Sinner, reproduced here, is worth the price of the book alone.
For him:
- Thomas J. Nettles, James Petigru Boyce: A Southern Baptist Statesman, by P&R. This is a first-class biography on a statesman-scholar-gentleman by a statesman-scholar-gentleman. Biographies should "sing," and this one does.
For the kids:
- The new Pilgrim's Progress, edited by C. J. Lovik and illustrated by Mike Wimmer. This new Crossway Book is excellent in every way. It is truly a beautiful book. Buy it for the whole family and read it together. Your kids will always remember it.
- John Calvin: A Children's Story Behind the Legacy by Kerry L. Tittle. Buy one last book to round out the Calvin 500 year and make it this one.
For her:
- Heidi L. Nichols, Anne Bradtsreet: A Guided Tour of the Life and Thought of a Puritan Poet, by P&R. Yes, there's a boatload of self-interest here, but trust me, your wives will love it. Read the poetry with her and she'll love it and you even more.
- Brandon G. Withrow, Katherine Parr: A Guided Tour of the Life and Thought of a Reformation Queen, by P&R. Yes, some self-interest here, too, but Parr deserves far more attention than she is given. Her Lamentation Or Complaint of a Sinner, reproduced here, is worth the price of the book alone.
For him:
- Thomas J. Nettles, James Petigru Boyce: A Southern Baptist Statesman, by P&R. This is a first-class biography on a statesman-scholar-gentleman by a statesman-scholar-gentleman. Biographies should "sing," and this one does.
