On this episode of five minutes in church history we are returning to our deserted island

and this time we're going to put on our deserted island Dr Mark Devver. Dr Devver it's nice to have you with us.

Steve, it's wonderful to be here and it's far warmer on your deserted island than in DC.

I think I like your island.

I don't want to be deserted anymore.

You're going to like this island very much because this island has a lot of books on it and you get to bring five books with you.

You don't need to worry about sermon prep. You don't need to worry about all your pastoral duties. You can just read books books and there's a Bible that's already there

so we've got a Bible we've got the works of Augustine this is a very theological

you say RC's been there okay we've got Calvin Luther and Edwards now it works

complete works now the Edwards is it the Yale edition or just the two volume

we've got both we've got Banner and Yale and so now it's up to you what five books would you bring with you to your

deserted island getaway? Well I think I'm gonna grab for my soul morning and

evening by Spurgeon or did you say all Spurgeon is already there?

No, but maybe we need to think about that.

Sorry.

We'll save a bunch of time if you'll just add Spurgeon to the island

and I won't include him in my five.

He's low and behold, there he. Okay well that's that's as it should be.

I think I'd bring pilgrim's progress. I think I'd bring Packers knowing God. It just

repays reading again and again.

Do you remember the first time you read that book?

I read that book my first semester, freshman year at Duke,

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