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Spiritual Counsel from George Müller on Nourishing The Soul

George_MullerThis minisode features the reading of an excerpt from the autobiography of the 19th century pastor, evangelist and orphanage founder George Müller. In this reading, George Müller gives his spiritual advice on how to nourish one’s soul, namely, on the meditating on the Word of God.

A link to this excerpt can be found here at Bible.org.

A link to a pdf detailing the devotional life of George Müller can be found here.

A link to John Piper’s lecture on how George Müller’s strategy for showing God can be found here from DesiringGod.org..

The Happiness of Drawing Near To God – Part 2

Thomas-WatsonEpisode 88 is the second and concluding part of the reading of “The Happiness of Drawing Near To God” by the 17th century English minister Thomas Watson.

A link to the podcast episode (Episode 15) on the practices of the Puritans regarding biblical meditation can be found here

A link to a text of the entire sermon “The Happiness of Drawing Near to God can be found here, courtesy of Grace Gems

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The Happiness of Drawing Near To God – Part 1

WATSON-Thomas_detailEpisode 87 is centered on the reading of the first half of a sermon by the 17th century English minister Thomas Watson (1620-1686).

A link to the podcast episode (Episode 15) on the practices of the Puritans regarding biblical meditation can be found here

A link to a text of the entire sermon “The Happiness of Drawing Near to God can be found here, courtesy of Grace Gems

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Excerpt from “The City of God” by Augustine, Bishop of Hippo

Augustine by CarpaccioThis minisode features a sample of text written in the early 5th century by Augustine, Bishop of Hippo, in north Africa. The text which is read is from Book 19 Chapter 20 of “The City of God.”

In this rather massive book, written after the Visigoths sacked Rome in 410 A.D., Augustine makes the case that the abandonment of the old Roman gods did not lead to this crisis. Rather, Augustine contrasts the City of Man (Earthly ways of conducting life) with the City of God (Heavenly ways of conducting life).

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