Thomas Watson on Love to God

08/17/2020

By Pastor Joe Romeo


"Thomas Watson on Love to God"


I recently fell in love with my wife all over again. As she bemoaned the scarcity of good Christian books, I handed her a copy of the puritan Thomas Watson’s (1620–1686) The Doctrine of Repentance. She read a few pages during her morning devotions the next two days. When I asked what she thought about the book, she replied, “The puritans are better than anything I’ve read. No one writes like this anymore.”

When she finished her comments, I told her, “I just fell in love with you all over again. Tell me more about how you love the Puritans.” (Yes, please pray for my wife. She has to live with me.) [read more]