These are four books in the new Pocket Puritan series published by the Banner of Truth Trust. Every Christian should profit by reading these small books and hopefully many will be encouraged to read more of the Puritans’ writings. Anger Management Richard Baxter 58 pages ISBN 978-085151-9791 £4.65 Positively, Baxter wrote, ‘Anger has…
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Over the years certain sayings have helped to clarify my thinking and have had a formative influence in my life. One such saying comes from Daniel Rowland (1711-90) who said that throughout his life he had been seeking to learn four lessons: 'to repent, without despairing; to be angry without sinning'. The fact that…
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Frank could not remember a worse day in his whole life. At work he had been called in by his boss to be told that the company would have to lay off a third of their staff. That included Frank. He was out of a job, and everyone knows that at fifty it is…
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While preaching on forgiving and forgetting, C. H. Spurgeon commented, 'No one burying a mad dog leaves the tail sticking out!' When we forgive, we bury the beast of bitterness. But too often we mark the grave so we can return to brood. Jenny explained, ‘I can forgive her, but I can’t forget’. She…
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