My early favorite for book of the year—Mark Jones’ Knowing Christ—has finally arrived. This is a book on which to feast and fill your soul.

The venerable Dr. Packer wrote the foreword (I look forward to the day when someone compiles all the forewords he’s offered) and he concludes, “Knowing Christ is a book calculated to enrich our twenty-first-century souls, and one that it is an honour to introduce.” Rosaria Butterfield goes even further by saying, “Knowing Christ is a majestic gem that will be passed down from generation to generation as a beloved devotional. Its author takes the reader by a loving pastoral hand into depths and riches, exhorting us to know Christ better and to love him more.”

SITTING AT THE FEET OF A GIANT

To help publicize the book, Banner of Truth just put out a fifteen minute conversation between Jones and Packer on matters of awe, meditation, and the glory of Christ. Tune in and watch one of God’s great ones encourage us to stare in awe at Christ.

Speaking of Packer, you really ought to also check out Leland Ryken’s forthcoming biography J.I. Packer: An Evangelical Life. It will surely make its way on to many “Best Of” lists at the end of the year.