マリヤの受胎告知やベツレヘムへの旅のシーンからではなく、世界が造られたところから描いたクリスマス。なぜクリスチャンはクリスマスをお祝いするのか、クリスマスとイエスはどんなつながりがあるのかを、読み手が理解できるように描かれています。神の大きなストーリーを知ることで、クリスマスの本当の意味が分かってきます。

Some books begin by making the content sound like the single most important topic of all time. This book begins with a refreshing sense of perspective: ”there is no specific command in the bible to discover one’s calling.” But if we do have a ‘unique’ calling, it would make sense that we grow in our understanding of that calling. That is the beauty of this book.

Drawing from his own personal experience, Spurgeon brings a sense of order to the chaos so often surrounding depression. Undergirded by his longevity in ministry, he speaks into those moments when ministers are most vulnerable to bouts of melancholy.