The Complete Works Of Thomas Brooks (Volume II) - Softcover

Brooks, Thomas

Softcover

ISBN 10: 9354211747 ISBN 13: 9789354211744

Verlag: Alpha Editions, 2020

Inhaltsangabe

A treasury of Puritan wisdom from a voice that shaped pastoral care and private devotion. Timeless counsel for troubled hearts. Volume II of The Complete Works of Thomas Brooks brings together a puritan sermon collection and Christian devotional anthology that exemplifies seventeenth-century England's pastoral mind. Brooks's reformed theology writings are at once doctrinally rigorous and warmly practical, offering spiritual growth guidance and plain counsel for practical Christian living. Throughout, biblical meditation themes appear as steady anchors: short expositions and earnest appeals that suit private devotion, daily faith inspiration, or the preparation of sermons and talks. Pastors and church leaders will find these pages fruitful; casual readers seeking steady nourishment will find them accessible. The language is compact, the argument urgent, and the effect quietly sustaining. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike. Appealing equally to casual readers and classic-literature collectors, the volume makes Brooks's pastoral insight accessible while respecting the seriousness of the original. As a work rooted in the puritan era classics, Brooks's voice helps explain the theological currents of his age and the practice of pastoral care; his writings sit comfortably alongside the works of Richard Sibbes and the John Owen writings as resources for the reformed tradition. This edition blends fidelity to the original with readable modern presentation, so collectors of classic literature will value it as much as those hunting for everyday devotional material. Suitable for study, sermon preparation, and quiet reading, Volume II rewards repeated attention and invites a renewed appreciation of Puritan piety. Passages repay slow, reflective reading and often bring unexpected consolation to readers wrestling with doubt, loss or the daily demands of faithful living. Equally at home on a minister's desk or a bedside table, the collection offers material for pastoral counsel, private meditation and family worship, and remains a rich source of practical Christian living counsel for every stage of the spiritual life.

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Command Sergeant Major (Ret) Thomas R. Brooks was born January 7, 1948 in Hattiesburg, MS. He was raised in the small town of Seminary, MS - one of six sons. He enlisted in the Army in Jackson, MS August of 1967, and received Basic Training at Fort Gordon, Georgia, and Advanced Individual Training at Fort Sill, OK as a Field Artillery Crewman. His early assignments included a tour in Vietnam with subsequent assignments at Fort Carson, CO. Command Sergeant Major Brooks joined the Recruiting Command in 1972 as a Field Recruiter and Station Commander attached to the New Orleans Recruiting Battalion in Greenwood, MS. He continued to move up in rank and position with assignments in Jackson, MS, Ft. Worth, TX, Denver, CO., Albany, NY, and Ft. Baker, CA. August 1, 1996, he assumed duties as Command Sergeant Major of the United States Army Recruiting Command (USAREC), headquartered at Fort Knox, KY. His awards and decorations include: the Distinguished Service Medal, Legion of Merit, Meritorious Service Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters, Army Commendation Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters, Vietnam Service Medal with five campaign stars, Vietnam Campaign Medal, and the Army Achievement Medal. He has a BS in Business Administration (Cum Laude) from Columbia College. Command Sergeant Major (Ret) Brooks and his wife, Wanda, currently reside in MS where he entered the Army some fifty years earlier. CSM Brooks' post-retirement endeavors include teaching high school in Arlington, TX, serving as a senior training analyst at Fort Monroe, VA and as the Director of Military Personnel Services at Fort Gordon, GA. He then retired for a second time in November 2013 and now enjoys traveling, taking piano and dance lessons, community service projects, winemaking and spending quality time with his extended family including his four dearly loved grandchildren Olivia, Avery, Ashley and Cooper Thomas.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Alpha Editions
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2020
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 9354211747
• ISBN 13: 9789354211744
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 544
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
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