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# Voices From the Past
- URL: https://www.dashhouse.com/20151228voices-from-the-past/
- Published: 2015-12-29T10:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2022-08-15T15:24:54.000Z
- Author: Darryl Dash
- Tags: Blog, Book Reviews, #DashHouseCom, #wp

Some books really should have been magazine articles. Some books, however, pack so many thoughts into each page that they need to be savored slowly. [*Voices From the Past: Puritan Devotional Readings*](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1848710488/ref=as%5Fli%5Fqf%5Fsp%5Fasin%5Fil%5Ftl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1848710488&linkCode=as2&tag=dashhouse-20&linkId=AUCJA5XIWAC3PPBZ&ref=dashhouse.com) is one of those books, and it’s going to be my devotional for the coming year.

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I was reminded of *Voices From the Past* by Rosaria Butterfield, who referred to it in the expanded edition of her book [*Secret Thoughts of an Unlikely Convert*](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1884527809/ref=as%5Fli%5Fqf%5Fsp%5Fasin%5Fil%5Ftl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1884527809&linkCode=as2&tag=dashhouse-20&linkId=XPWU2GJKTIYTM4MN&ref=dashhouse.com). She called it her favorite devotional, and said, “Buy this book now and read it daily. You will thank me for this advice.” I followed her advice, and I suppose it’s now time to thank her.

There are a few things I appreciate about this volume.

First: it makes the puritans accessible. Puritans were a group of English Protestants in 16th and 17th centuries who wanted reform within the Church of England. Unfortunately, puritan has become a pejorative term. Many have never read the puritans, and wouldn’t know where to start. *Voices from the Past* is a good way to introduce yourself to their writings. You’ll quickly discover some of your favorite Puritan writers. I love John Flavel, William Gurnall, and Richard Sibbes, but you can’t go wrong with any in this volume.

Second: it packs a punch. Puritans were masters of both theology and application. In a short amount of space, they are able to unpack a theological truth and apply it with clarity and precision. They do this better than almost anyone does today.

Finally: it’s timeless. There’s power in reading something that is centuries old. It’s helpful to read truths that have endured, and it’s reassuring to trace back current teachings through the centuries.

I’ve used a number of devotional books, and many of them have been good. *Voices From the Past* is my favorite, and is probably the only one that I’ll read more than once.

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