Green pastures

"This is a wonderful book to help Christians recognize and utilize the provisions our Lord has made for our spiritual health and growth. Too often believers are tempted to seek great and unusual events or experiences to find spiritual strength and encouragement while neglecting regular and comparatively unimpressive provisions such as the Scriptures, baptism, the Lord's Supper, and prayer. Yet, it is precisely these latter 'ordinary' provisions that the Lord Jesus has given to be utilized for the purpose of building us up in the faith and establishing us in His grace. Just as better physical health is obtained through commitment to careful nutrition than through corrective medical intervention, the path to spiritual health also depends on the ordinary means of grace rather than occasional and extraordinary experiences. J. Ryan Davidson understands that and wants God's people to understand it too. He clearly explains what the Bible teaches about the importance of the ordinary means that Christ has provided for His Church. This book is pastorally wise, confessionally faithful, and spiritually helpful. I highly recommend it." Tom Ascol, Pastor of Grace Baptist Church

"The adage 'good things come in small packages' is appropriate for Ryan Davidson's book Green Pastures: A Primer on the Ordinary Means of Grace. This book will be to your soul what a diamond ring hidden in a velvet box is to a bride-to-be—pure delight. In simple yet well-illustrated language, Pastor Davidson teaches us how the covenant Lord blesses His people with abundant gifts of grace. Every pastor should distribute Green Pastures to his people, and God's people need to marvel and delight in its truths. I wish I had read this book forty years ago!" James M. Renihan, President of IRBS Theological Seminary. Mansfield, Texas, USA.

"One of the things that unites confessional Presbyterians and Reformed Baptists is their common commitment to a ministry delineated by the ordinary means of grace. Such a ministry is not a matter of arbitrary personal taste but is driven by our understanding of what God's grace precisely is and how it becomes a reality in the lives of Christians. This little book is helpful in that regard, offering brief but solid accounts of the Word, sacraments, and prayer in a way that will aid all those who seek a ministry that reflects biblical priorities and teaching." Carl R. Trueman, Professor of Biblical and Religious Studies. Grove City College