Monday, November 24, 2008

Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus: Experiencing the Peace and Promise of Christmas

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: