Happy Labor day to you all! Hope you are enjoying your Monday off, if your off.
Today my youngest son and I organized a bunch of books I had the chance to pick up. Last week I had the blessing of going to my former mentors personal Library and grab some books. When I say some, I mean 100+ books. I grabbed a ton of gold from his personal library that I have now added to mine, with the hope I will use them to bring much glory to Jesus as Pastor Bob did for 60+ years. Hopefully I will pass my books down to someone who loves Jesus more than I do.
Many of the books were written by Carl F. Henry, Spurgeon, F.F. Bruce and then a wide assortment of authors from the past 100 years. There are a handful of older books, late 1800′s that are pretty cool to look through. As I was going through all the books, there was one set that I got really giddy about when I came across it. It was a 1844 printing of Thomas Chalmers complete sermon series. This would have been printed 3 years before Chalmers passed away and over 167 years ago.
Both books are in great shape, and even though they are not worth anything other than their content, they are a great find, in my mind. My first interaction with Chalmers was his article entitled The Exlpulsive Power of a New Affection (linked to .pdf). So that was how I spent my Labor day. Enjoying the smell of old books, and perusing through the different books, I know I’m a geek!
Reading is fun!
That’s wonderful Josh! Dr Bob (&/or family) knew just who would make the most use out of his books! Other protégés likely already have many of these same books, but none so special. I can imagine Dr Bob studying and making notes! I miss his teaching (listen to his EABC messages on occasion) but see how he lives on in you and others.
I grabbed one on Divorce and remarriage with page after page of folded lined-paper of his personal notes. Something I will treasure for years to come for sure! He was a blessing to me and so many.