I’m glad that some of you are enjoying these quotations from “Heaven Is a World of Love.” Here’s the final one you’ll see on this blog. It encapsulates the themes seen in the previous quotations and paints a beautiful metaphysical, emotional, and spiritual picture of the realm to come. Wherever you are, take just four [...]
Contemplate Heaven with Me for a Minute: Edward’s “Heaven Is a World of Love”, Pt. 3
May 1, 2008 By 1 Comment
Contemplate Heaven with Me for a Minute: Edward’s “Heaven Is a World of Love”, Pt. 2
May 1, 2008 By 1 Comment
Here, from the pen of Jonathan Edwards, are several ways for the Christian to cultivate a love for heaven and a holy piety that fits us for that realm. These are manifestly helpful to the Christian seeking to learn how to become more heavenly-minded, in the best sense of the term. “First, let not your [...]
Contemplate Heaven with Me for a Minute: Edward’s “Heaven Is a World of Love”, Pt. 1
April 30, 2008 By 2 Comments
This sermon is an absolute masterpiece. Unfortunately, most Christians have not and never will encounter it. I encourage you to read this section and to check out the sermon. You’ll see why if you read it. The Reality of God’s Unending Love for His People–“As the saints will love God with an inconceivable ardency of [...]
Jonathan Edwards on the Pastor’s Chief Responsibility
April 28, 2008 By 2 Comments
The following is from a paper I just wrote on the subject. Edwards’s “Farewell Sermon”, delivered in June 1750 on 2 Corinthians 1:14, presents Edwards’s most extended treatment of the theology of Christian ministry, specifically, the theology of the pastorate. The following quotation captures nicely Edwards’s view of his call. Ministers are set as guides [...]
What I Am Reading Now: Or, This Is What Happens When Your Buddy “Tags” You
April 8, 2008 By Leave a Comment
My friend Reid Monaghan “tagged” me to fill out this little survey about reading. I played along. What are you reading on Spring reading days? I do not have Spring reading days. Currently I am reading various works of Jonathan Edwards for my class on the same. “Heaven Is a World of Love” was recently [...]
A Short List of Important History Biographies: 1-3
January 22, 2008 By 2 Comments
In the spirit of the lists posted by historians Sean Lucas and Michael Haykin, I offer my own humble little list of my favorite history biographies. 1. George Marsden, Jonathan Edwards–If you haven’t read this, you are missing out on a masterpiece of readable, richly textured history. Marsden sets Edwards’s context as well as one [...]
The Rise of the Pastor-Theologian
December 11, 2007 By 1 Comment
Came across this quotation by Jonathan Edwards scholar Doug Sweeney. Those familiar with Edwards’s works will recognize Sweeney as an editor of volume 23 of the Works volumes (it’s pretty sensational to have your name alongside that of Jonathan Edwards on the author listing). Sweeney is an impressive scholar, but he is also a man [...]
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