Subject: The Gospel of Christ |
Bible Note: Hi, David... The story of the first toddling steps of the Reformation is a wonderful one. I think you will thoroughly enjoy reading about how God used men like Martin Luther, Ulrich Zwingli, John Calvin, and others. Great men of the faith are rare (Hebrews 11:38a), but when our Lord elects these unlikely fellows for His purposes (Ephesians 4:11-14), invading history at just the right moment (Ephesians 1:10; Isaiah 49:8), it is amazing what He accomplishes (Psalm 107:8). I was looking at www.monergism.com to see if John Hendryx had a good biography of Luther. I was rather surprised to see that he did not, although he has many of the others. However, as I thought about it, it occurred to me that one of the best places to get an overview of the lives of some of these believers, is from John Piper. My pastor regularly attends conferences hosted by Piper's church. Piper often discussed great believers of the faith. You can particularly find these talks here: http://www.desiringgod.org/ResourceLibrary/Biographies/ I download MP3's from here and elsewhere. Right now my Blackberry has about 75 hours of them. I can listen to sermons and lectures anywhere I go. Alternatively, if you prefer to read, Piper has text copies of his messages as well. Of course, this year marks John Calvin's 500th birthday, so you will see at Piper's website references to Calvin. In Him, Doc |