Between Two Worlds

Nancy Guthrie has put together an outstanding anthology of Advent readings, entitled Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus: Experiencing the Peace and Promise of Christmas.

It contains 22 readings from older pastors and theologians, as well as contemporary ones:

In the former category:

• Augustine
• Martin Luther
• John Calvin
• Jonathan Edwards
• George Whitefield
• J. C. Ryle
• Charles H. Spurgeon
• Martyn Lloyd-Jones
• Francis A. Schaeffer

And in the latter:

• Randy Alcorn
• Alistair Begg
• James Montgomery Boice
• Kent Hughes
• Tim Keller
• John Piper
• Ligon Duncan
• John MacArthur
• Raymond C. Ortlund Jr.
• J. I. Packer
• Joseph "Skip" Ryan
• R. C. Sproul
• Joni Eareckson Tada

You can read some sample material online:

• Contents
• Preface and Chapters 1-2