I would like to recommend two well-done modern classics by Dolores Kimball: The Attributes of God in Modern English by Arthur W. Pink and The Holy War: In Modern English by John Bunyan. The Attributes of God is a wonderful book, and Kimball has done a professional light edit of the work to make it... Continue Reading →
John Flavel (1627-1691) was a 17th-century Puritan minister and author. One of his books was titled, "A Saint Indeed, or The Great Work of a Christian in Keeping the Heart in the Several Conditions of Life." Over the years, this long title has often been shortened to "Keeping the Heart." I recently finished a modern... Continue Reading →
How much time do we spend thinking about the glory of Christ? Even more, do we treasure Him and long to see Him in all His glory? As puritan theologian John Owen (1616-1683) reached the end of his ministry, he wrote The Glory of Christ to argue that it is one of our greatest duties... Continue Reading →
I want to share another excellent resource for modernized Christian classic books: http://www.onthewing.org/Classics.html. These resources are provided free by On the Wing. William Gross has done an extensive amount of work modernizing many classics from Bunyan to Owen. These books have updated language and use modern formatting to assist with understanding. They also make use... Continue Reading →
When updating and modernizing Christian classics, there are several different approaches. Should you only update spelling and punctuation? Should you rearrange sentences, update the wording, or abridge the text? Over the past year, I've been working on a series of updates to older Christian books. I love learning from older Saints, seeing both how much... Continue Reading →
Christian Classics for the Modern Reader 