How can a Christian prepare for death? It is a question pertinent to us all, and yet it is asked earnestly by so few.
This week we seek guidance on this question from the work of the seventeenth-century minister George Swinnock and the nineteenth-century pastoral theologian Archibald Alexander.
Featured Resources:
- Excerpt from 'The Fading of the Flesh' in The Works of George Swinnock, Vol. 3 (1672; repr. Edinburgh: Banner of Truth, 1996), pages 466–471.
- Excerpt from Archibald Alexander, Thoughts on Religious Experience (1844; repr. Edinburgh: Banner of Truth, 1978, 2024), pages 277–280.
Related resources:
The Works of George Swinnock (5 volumes, 2526 pages, clothbound)
The Works of George Swinnock, Volume 3 (source of today's excerpt from The Fading of the Flesh, a work contained in volumes 3 and 4 of Swinnock's Works)
Archibald Alexander, Thoughts on Religious Experience
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