Thriving in Grace: Twelve Ways the Puritans Fuel Spiritual Growth

“If there is a better short book on the strength and orderliness of the Puritans’ teaching on the lifestyle of the Christian, I have not yet read it. Thriving in Grace is the spiritual equivalent of what a taster meal in a Michelin-starred restaurant must be like: the work of a skilled chef who has a mastery of both his ingredients and the insight—usually only gained from decades of experience—into what will stimulate the taste buds of the guests. And Chefs Beeke and Hedges know how to season and garnish all twelve taster courses here with quotations that simply add to the experience of a meal that will linger long on the spiritual palate of every reader. A book indeed to ‘read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest’!”

“All Christians have periods of spiritual dryness. For that reason, Thriving in Grace is nothing less than a work of compassionate service to the people of God. Here, Joel Beeke and Brian Hedges take us back to the Puritans to show us, through the Puritans, the glory of God, the steadfastness of His word, and the blessedness of life as His people. These are the meditations that make weak knees strong and that make water to break forth in the desert. I pray this book will comfort many souls the way that it has comforted mine.”

“This book is terrific. There are other fine introductions to the Puritans that have done much good, but this book is sui generis in a number of ways. There are the illustrations, quotations, and the number of Puritan writers who are referred to. It is full of application to the Christian life, to God our source, Christ our Savior, and the person and work of the Holy Spirit. Almost every paragraph—and certainly every page—contains an illustration that will soon be shared by a father with his family or a preacher with his congregation. It is most readable. Reading it has revived my heart and given me a new delight in the gospel of the love of God in Jesus Christ. If I have been touched by soaring through these pages, then surely you will be elevated and invigorated too. Read it—and glorify God in the process.”