{"id":8996,"date":"2020-12-05T00:05:34","date_gmt":"2020-12-05T06:05:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.twocities.org\/?p=8996"},"modified":"2020-12-21T16:56:01","modified_gmt":"2020-12-21T22:56:01","slug":"books-of-the-year-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.twocities.org\/?p=8996","title":{"rendered":"BOOKS OF THE YEAR! 2020 VERSION"},"content":{"rendered":"

Another great year of reading. What follows are my favorite books in two main categories (bible\/theology and history) along with a miscellaneous category. Three great books, all rereads, are not mentioned, but Bunyan’s The Pilgrim’s Progress<\/em> and Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners<\/em> along with Tolkien’s The Fellowship of the Ring<\/em> were all formative…once again. In the case of The Pilgrim’s Progress<\/em> my fifth read of that book proved to be extremely rich. I pray I can read it many more times. I will not hit Spurgeon’s 100 times reading it, but perhaps 20 or so.<\/strong><\/p>\n

In no particular order, here are the best books I read this year:<\/strong><\/p>\n

BIBLE\/THEOLOGY:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Advent<\/em> by Fleming Rutledge<\/strong><\/p>\n

Run to your bookstore!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Even easier you can order this magnificent work online!<\/strong><\/p>\n

I have read and reread Rutledge’s big book on the crucifixion. I made nearly 600 notes in the margin during the first read and another 300 plus during the second read. I interviewed Fleming Rutledge in 2018. It is a brilliant and beautiful book, but Advent<\/em> is now my favorite.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Advent<\/em> is more accessible than The Crucifixion of Jesus<\/em> because it is a collection of sermons. Don’t let that fool you. These are meaty sermons with Rutledge’s trademark goodies in the footnotes.<\/strong><\/p>\n

There are some places I may disagree with the author, but I enthusiastically recommend Advent<\/em>!<\/strong><\/p>\n