Nathan W. Bingham

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As Christians, do we marvel at the wonder of Christ and the Incarnation as much as we could?

Sadly, even during the Christmas season, it can be all too easy to get distracted by the busyness, the travel, and even the gift-giving that we can neglect the real meaning behind the season.

Welcome to the Monday edition of Renewing Your Mind, and today you'll hear about a unique book that was crafted to encourage Christians and Christian families to pause and reflect during Advent, and a book that was designed to be passed down to future generations.

You can learn more and request a copy at renewingyourmind.org.

But to tell us more is its author, the president of Reformation Bible College and Ligonier Teaching Fellow, Stephen Nichols.

Dr. Nichols, welcome once again to the Renewing Your Mind studio.

It's great to be with you, Nathan.

Thanks for having me.

Well, as we start to look around the corner to the Christmas and Advent season, I wanted to take some time to talk about a book that you wrote that you pulled together that is designed for this season.

And it's called Peace, Classic Readings for Christmas.

And I love this title, but I wanted to begin by asking you, what was your goal in writing this book?

Well, I have to say that this is a very handsome book.

The illustrations, the creative direction, they're excellent.

And it's a hardcover book, cloth bound.

It is clear to me that your desire was for this to remain in families and to be passed down.

And there's a lot in this book, as you just alluded to.

It has quotes on Christmas and the Incarnation from Martin Luther, Charles Spurgeon, R.C.