Pilgrim's Progress

We concluded our study of Pilgrim's Progress with a testimony session where our people spoke about the themes, people, and places in Pilgrim's Progress that meant the most to them. It was an encouraging time, but we had a recording malfunction and only got a bit of the session recorded. As a result we decided not to keep it. Instead, we offer this post as a summary and link … [Read more...] about The Pilgrim’s Progress Page

Pilgrim's Progress (2): Entering the Celestial City Our study of Pilgrim's Progress comes to a close this week. We follow the pilgrims through the last period of danger, the Enchanted Grounds, then watch their sojourn in Beulah Land. It is from here that pilgrims are called to the Celestial City and we see  numbers of them called on to glory as Bunyan's allegory closes. Next … [Read more...] about 3.1.09 Study • Pilgrim’s Progress

Pilgrim's Progress (2): The Delectable Mountains In this section, we see the pilgrims working their way along the way from just past Vanity Fair to the Enchanted Ground. On the way, the men of the party dispatch Giant Despair and rescue two fainting pilgrims, they meet the Shepherds of the Delectable Mountains and learn more spiritual lessons there, and meet a new manly … [Read more...] about 2.22.09 Study • Pilgrim’s Progress

Pilgrim's Progress (2): Gaius Welcomes the Pilgrims In this section we cover two homes which host the pilgrims (and provide brides for Christiana's sons). One of these houses is in the midst of Vanity Fair, where they find less trouble than Christian and Faithful did, due to a greater number of pilgrims and the guilty consciences of those who dwell in the Fair. The pilgrims … [Read more...] about 2.15.09 Study • Pilgrim’s Progress

Pilgrim's Progress (2): Trials in the Valley of Humiliation In this section, the Christian family travels through the Valley of Humiliation, the place where Christian fought Apollyon. They find this to be very fruitful ground for Christians. Then they enter the Valley of the Shadow of Death, a place of much temptation and trial for believers. They learn here the value of … [Read more...] about 2.8.09 Study • Pilgrim’s Progress