Thomas Jefferson once famously remarked, "I cannot live without books." Fortunately for Jefferson, he never had to test that thesis. Most preachers can identify with Jefferson's love of books. Indeed, preachers... Continue Reading...

Though the demise of the book has been forecast by many, the printed page holds a cherished place in the ministry of the preacher. For most of us, the library is like a meeting of friends, where books old and n... Continue Reading...

When Paul wrote to Timothy requesting that he come quickly, he also asked Timothy to bring his books and parchments. Any preacher will understand this urgent request, since books are such an important staple of... Continue Reading...

"The multitude of books is making us ignorant." Thus commented Voltaire -- who, we should note -- went on to write several books of his own. Nevertheless, the explosion of books noted by Voltaire is eclipsed by... Continue Reading...

Books, said James Russell Lowell, "are the bees which carry the quickening pollen from one to another mind." If this be so, then the past year has seen an entire swarm of books released for purposes of cross-po... Continue Reading...

Henry Ward Beecher, one of the most famous preachers of the nineteenth century, once remarked that "a library is not a luxury but one of the necessities of life." Well, it certainly seems that way to the workin... Continue Reading...