I’ve been meaning to say thank you for awhile but kept forgetting to do it. I finally qualified for a gift certificate that I’m going to put to good use toward the books I need for seminary in the fall.
I’m taking Ancient Church History and The General Epistles and Revelation. My reading list isn’t too bad since the courses are each two credits. I thought I would buy some of the church history books early and read them over the summer and I’m thinking about digesting them (maybe). I’ll be buying these:

I also have to read Confessions by Augustine but I have a copy of that already.
Not only did I get a gift certificate from the bookstore but they sent me two free books. Wasn’t that nice of them?


Once I read them, I’ll write a review for the blog. Check them out in the mean time. Both books have study questions at the end of each chapter that might be useful for a Bible study group. Drew’s book looks like a response to a purpose driven life:

“Charles Drew has given us a great book to give away–especially to those who want a purpose-driven life and want to dig more deeply into the mysteries of that purpose. It is at once clear, personal, culturally up-to-date, and theologically rich– a perfect combination. Drew takes us a step beyond the literature that is presently available on the subject. Highly recommended.” – Dr. Timothy Keller, Senior Minister, Redeemer Presbyterian Church, New York.