As we mark the end of 2024, we are thankful for the work that the Lord has done through RFTG to help followers of Jesus to read deep in Scripture and the ancient traditions of the Church, and to grow deep in Christ. Eleven years ago, the blog that would eventually become Reading For The … Continue reading Top 10 Reviews and Articles from 2024
Today I’d like to introduce you to one of my all-time favorite authors: J.C. Ryle. Ryle was a bishop for the Church of England, writing and ministering in the latter half of the 1800’s. Even though he lived and wrote almost 200 years ago, his books are still as popular today as ever. You don’t … Continue reading J.C. Ryle: A Beloved Expositor
Biography is a powerful medium. It captures the beauty and tragedy of the human story. A good biography draws the reader into the human story to see how the subject navigates through the tragedy to enjoy the beauty of the human experience. A person’s story may encompass that arch, but it takes a good storyteller … Continue reading Jon Meacham: An American Biographer
In the world of theology, you might be familiar with authors such as D.A. Carson, J.I. Packer, or N.T. Wright. You may have benefitted from their works on topics such knowing God, the resurrection, or suffering. You might even wonder if going by initials instead of a normal first name is a requirement for being … Continue reading Jack Cottrell: A Beloved Theologian
Season 1: Episode 2 In this episode Zach discusses the writings and influence of the novelist, essayist, poet, and farmer Wendell Berry for our Authors You Should Know series. Much of what Berry laments about society find answers in the gospel. Yet we have much to learn from this American treasure. Books discussed in this … Continue reading Podcast: Wendell Berry | An American Treasure
Wendell Berry is probably not a household name. Yet he ranks easily in the top ten most important American writers along with the likes of William Faulkner, Edgar Allan Poe, Emily Dickinson, and T. S. Eliot. As of this writing he is still actively writing at the age of 89 from his farm in rural … Continue reading Wendell Berry: An American Treasure
