January 27, 1987 "Piper's Jounral Entry"

Listen to John Piper read from his journal entry as he pleads with God over the book "Desising God"

How John Piper Decides What to Read

From the Desiring God site the link on how Piper decides what to read.

A few books that he mentions:
The Pilgrim's Progress (Hendrickson Christian Classics)
The Religious Affections
Freedom of the Will
The Bondage of the Will
Institutes of the Christian Religion
Mortification of Sin: A Puritan's View on How to Deal with the Sin in Your Life [MORTIFICATION OF SIN]
Communion with God: Fellowship with Father, Son and Holy Spirit

New book about David Brainerd

I love biographies and especially those about missionaries. This new book on David Brainerd is featured on Justin Taylor's blog. It is published by Oxford University Press and hefty price tag. The Lives of David Brainerd: The Making of an American Evangelical Icon by John Grigg would be a worthy addition to your library.

Happy Birthday Jonathan Edwards - October 5

Desiring God web store is offering an unbelievable birthday special to honor Edwards.

Jonathan Edwards (1703-1758) was born 304 years ago today (Oct. 5). In celebration, we've discounted our Edwards-related products by 30% through Sunday, Oct. 7: Check out the specials.

Happy Birthday Jonathan!

Free Audio Down Load of the Life of David Brainerd

The Life of David Brainerd (Unabridged) by Jonathan Edwards
This book offers not only a captivating story, but an uplifting buoy for those who are weary, distant, or discouraged. It is an encouragement to all Christians to remain true to their calling through joyful times and discouragement. Use the coupon code OCT2007 to redeem this month's free audiobook download from christianaudio.com

Download link

Billy Graham and Jonathan Edwards come together in 1949

The year is 1949, the city is Los Angeles, the place canvas tent. Billy Graham preaches the sermon by Jonathan Edwards, 'Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God." The Jonathan Edwards Center at Yale has a digital exhibit featuring this momentus event. While at the web site check out the major works of Edwards.

Free Jonathan Edwards Audio

This months free audio from christianaudio.com is a Jonathan Edwards trilogy which includes three of the most important sermons ever preached on American soil. Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God is maybe the most important and well-known sermon of his, but also included is A Divine and Supernatural Light describing and illuminating what Edwards describes as a supernatural light imparted by God. His farewell sermon was given in June of 1750 and is a commendation to those who are in the Lord’s service, a plea to maintain unity, avoid dissension and false doctrine, and a call to devote themselves to prayer. Use this coupon code - JUN2007 - to redeem the free book of the month.

You will want to check this sight each month for great free audio.

Sermons Preached by Edwards (1725-1760)

Jonathan Edwards one of the great preachers and theologians of America comes alive in the "Altogether Lovely" which presents several sermons preached by Edwards on the loveliness of Jesus Christ. Sermons including “God the Best Portion of the Christian,” “The Excellency of Jesus Christ,” “Christ Exalted,” and many others emphasize the beauty to be found in the Savior and give us a glimpse into the warm, personal devotional life of Ewards.

I highly recommend "Altogher Lovely" whcih I found to be an eaiser read than "Freedom of the Will" or The Ends for which God Created the World." This book gives a wonderful portrait of how excellent and lovely Christ is in the believers life. One of my favorite hymns that came to mind frequently as I read was Beautiful Savior.

Reflections on Edward's Religious Affections

A good short reflection on Religous Affections by Jonathan Edwards can be found at the Between Two Worlds blog. Religous Affections is a book that needs to be read more widely within the church today. Much can be gleaned from Edwards.

Another resource is to check out John Pipers biographical sketch on Edwards - you can read the manuscript or listen online.

Christianity Today

The title is: "Young, Restless, and Reformed: Calvinism is making a comeback and shaking up the church." The September issue of Christianity Today. The article is by Collin Hansen. Worth picking up a copy of this issue.

Enjoying God Ministires and Jonathan Edwards

Sam Storms has a put together a great series of 46 articles on the theology of Jonathan Edwards. Storms ministy web site Enjoying God Ministries has a wealth of information on many subjects. Hours of reading enjoyment to help you delight in God.

Read Biographies - Jonathan Edwards 1703 - 1758

Murray has put together a very readable biography of one the the great theologians of all time in this work. If you can only read one biography this year read this one!
An American Congregationalist clergyman, was the outstanding theologian and scholar of colonial New England in the 1700's. In his most famous book Freedom of the Will (1754), he upheld such Calvinistic doctrines as predestination. But he insisted that man had freedom to choose alternative courses when forces outside him "inclined" his will to choose. Edwards was born on October 5, 1703, in East Windsor, Conn. He received A.B. and A.M. degrees from Yale University. In 1727, he was ordained and installed as assistant in the church of Solomon Stoddard, his grandfather, at Northhampton, Mass. When Stoddard died in 1729, Edwards became pastor. The religious revival, a part of the Great Awakening, came to his church in 1734. His famous sermon, "Sinners in the Hands of An Angry God"(1741), was preached during his revival. Edwards' discipline of young people for reading "immoral" literature and his refusal to give communion to unconverted church members caused dismissal in 1750. He then served as a missionary to the Indians in Stockbridge, Mass., from 1751-1757. Edwards became president of the college of New England (now Princeton) in 1758, but died later that same year of smallpox.

For more information about Edwards and works by him, about him go to Monergism.

Jonathan Edwards Center at Yale University blog

The Jonathan Edwards Center has a great blog with all kinds of interesting articles on Edwards.

Click the image to view the blog.

131 Christians Everyone Should Know

Informative and insightfull! Read some biographies of theologians taken from "131 Christians Everyone Should Know.
Edwards, Calvin, Luther, and Athanasuis to name a few.

Listen to Edwards

Download Jonathan Edwards sermons and books being read on MP3's at Audio Sermons .com a site I am sure you will visit over and over. Check out link under Sermons for a complete listing of all sermons available online. With 89,200 sermons you can listen and listen and listen...

This is a personal favorite. I have a 45 minute drive to work one way which is just enough time to listen to a sermon or lecture.

Above All Earthly Powers: The Supremacy of Christ in a Postmodern World

The 2006 Desiring God National Conference registration information and speaker information is now available. Conference dates are September 29-October 1, 2006.

John Piper gives and invitation to the conference.

I have attended past conferences and have been inspired and encouraged. The bookstore has been the best that I have seen for a conference.

To see past conferences click the link:
2003 - A God-Entranced Vision of All Things
2004 – Sex and the Supremacy of God
2005 – Suffering and the Sovereignty of God

Don't miss this conference!

Edwards Online

To find out more about Jonathan Edwards the following links may wet your apatite. Read sermons or download PDF works of Edwards from the links I have listed in order of my personal preference:

Monergism has a section on Edwards is most helpful and has lots information.

Yale has a good site that when completed will have Edwards complete works.

The Writings of Jonathan Edwards many with PDF download – This is spot that I downloaded and read Religious Affections.

Many of Jonathan Edward’s sermons are found on this site.

Calvin College has a site that is not visually great but has works you can download.

Edwards Resolutions

I would like to hear from anyone who has other Edwards’s links that have been helpful.

The Glory of God - learing from Edwards

A great book that I have read recently is by John Piper, "God's Passion for His Glory" which has included in it the complete text of Jonathan Edwards work "The End for which God Created the World."

John Piper helps to unpack Edwards thought on "The End for which God Created the World." He brings clarity of understanding with biographical background and theological perspectives. He shares with us Edwards, "radically God-centered view of virtue - which is, in fact, the end for which God created the world - and apply its scathy relevance to cultural transformation and world evangelism."

The book includes the complete text of Edwards work. Although difficult to understand in our day because of use of enlightenment arguments in the first half - the second half brings into view the Christian perspective and is worth the effort of wading through the first half. You will expand your understanding of the Glory of God in the reading of "God's Passion for His Glory."

To purchase the book or to download the online book with pdf files
Part 1 chapter 1, chapter 2-3, Part 2 introduction, chapter 1, chapter2

"All that is ever spoken of in the scripture as an ultimate end of God's works is included in the phrase, The Glory of God." Jonathan Edwards

Jonathan Edwards - Favorite Author

Jonathan Edwards has fast become one of my favorite authors. Recently I have completed two classes offered at our church and taught by Nick Nowalk. The classes helped students dig into Religious Affections and The End for Which God Created the World. Each of these works demands of the reader to work hard in understanding the concepts Edwards is communicating and to rethink prior postions that one may hold in this modern age.

Edwards is truely one of the great puritins and preachers to grace the American landscape. His theolgical interpretations continue to be wrestled with today.

I will be commenting more on Edwards as he is the imputis to starting this blog. Other important church figures will be discussed on these pages.