Being Human

For several years, one of the people who God has most used to influence my thinking about the Christian life is Francis Schaeffer. I am not alone in this. The impact that Schaeffer has had on Christians from all over the world (and on the more positive elements of broad Evangelicalism) is immeasurable.

In reading Schaeffer, doing research on the Internet, and following various "trails" I have come into contact with other names of people that have done much to impact the thinking of many Christians who were themselves influenced by Schaeffer. Among these are such people as Os Guinness, Nancy Pearcy, and Jerram Barrs.

I recently come upon a series of lectures by Barrs on the life of Francis and Edith Schaeffer. I have been listening to these while I exercise. I have read several books about the Schaeffers and their work at L'Abri, and these lectures help fill in many of the details.

As a result of the appreciation of Barrs' lectures, I ordered a couple of books of his to read on other subjects. One is entitled Being Human (co-written with Ranald Macaulay). These books represent to me thinking at a "different angle" those very truths I have loved for the 17 years I have been a Christian. I am only beginning each one of them, but have been very challenged in what I have read so far in the. I will keep this blog updated with my process.