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Elliot Ritzema is the creator of the Spurgeon Commentary series, as well as a contributor to the Faithlife Study Bible and Lexham Bible Dictionary. He holds an MDiv from Regent College. ...more

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	Spurgeon Commentary: Philippians by Charles Haddon Spurgeon, Elliot Ritzema (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 4.38 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Spurgeon Commentary: Galatians by Charles Haddon Spurgeon, Elliot Ritzema (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 4.33 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2013 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Lexham Bible Dictionary by John D. Barry (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Lazarus Wentz (Editor), Douglas Mangum (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 4.40 avg rating — 10 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Spurgeon Commentary: Hebrews by Charles Haddon Spurgeon, Elliot Ritzema (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Jessi Strong (Editor) 3.78 avg rating — 9 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	300 Quotations for Preachers 3.20 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2013	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Spurgeon Commentary: 2 Thessalonians, 2 Timothy, Titus by Charles Haddon Spurgeon, Elliot Ritzema (Goodreads Author) (Editor) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	300 Sermon Illustrations from Charles Spurgeon by Charles Haddon Spurgeon, Elliot Ritzema (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Christmas Amid the Rubble

I’ve recently realized that the last thing I put on this blog was a melancholy reflection on Christmas. Now, I’d like to put before you this Advent a painting by Albrecht Altdorfer:

Sitting in prison on the first Sunday of Advent 1943, German theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer wrote:

November 28, 1943

My dear Parents,

Although no one has any idea whether and how letters are presently

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The Republic of Plato

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Karol Wojtyla's Personalist Philosophy: Understanding Person and Act by Miguel Acosta (2016-05-24)

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All Things Are Full of Gods: The Mysteries of Mind and Life

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