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Austin-Sparks, T. – The School of Christ

The School of Christ
by T. Austin-Sparks
A series of addresses.

In this 8 chapter work by Austin-Sparks (Deeper Life Movement), Austin-Sparks deals with our learning in “the school of Christ”. He speaks of how we learn truth, under what conditions, and aids to learning.

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MacDuff A New Testament Chapter in Providence and Grace

MacDuff A New Testament Chapter in Providence and Grace MacDuff explains some aspects of God’s Providence and Grace. This work is based on Jesus encounter with the woman at the well. Some of his chapters are the needs be, the weary pilgrim, the drawer of water, conference, rival races, the gift of God, the well is deep, the contrast, the first evasion and reply, the second evasion and reply, the moments of silence, the home missionary, and the heavenly food and the field of harvest.

A New Testament Chapter in Providence and Grace

Noontide at Sychar (The story of Jacob’s well)

By John MacDuff, 1877

In this 14 chapter book, MacDuff explains some aspects of God’s Providence and Grace. This work is based on Jesus encounter with the woman at the well. Some of his chapters are the needs be, the weary pilgrim, the drawer of water, conference, rival races, the gift of God, the well is deep, the contrast, the first evasiona nd reply, the second evasion and reply, the moments of silence, the home missionary, and the heavenly food and the field of harvest. Continue reading

Albert the Great – On Cleaving to God

On Cleaving to God

On Cleaving to God
attributed to Saint Albert the Great (1193-1280)

This famous and much loved little treatise, On Cleaving to God, (De Adhaerendo Deo) has always been attributed to Saint Albert the Great, who lived from about 1200 to 1280, and was one of the most respected theologians of his time.”I have had the idea of writing something for myself on and about the state of complete and full abstraction from everything and of cleaving freely, confidently, nakedly and firmly to God alone, so as to describe it fully (in so far as it is possible in this abode of exile and pilgrimage), especially since the goal of Christian perfection is the love by which we cleave to God.” –St. Albert the Great, On the highest and supreme perfection of man, in so far as it is possible in this life.




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