The Lightlings
Renewing Your Mind
Ligonier Ministries
4.8 • 5.3K Ratings
🗓️ 6 September 2024
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
Many people are afraid of the dark—but why are others afraid of the light? Today, R.C. Sproul reads his children’s book The Lightlings to help parents and grandparents explain the key biblical themes of creation, fall, and redemption.
Get a hardcover copy of The Lightlings, the children’s book by R.C. Sproul, for your donation of any amount: https://gift.renewingyourmind.org/3584/the-lightlings
Meet Today’s Teacher:
R.C. Sproul (1939–2017) was known for his ability to winsomely and clearly communicate deep, practical truths from God’s Word. He was founder of Ligonier Ministries, first minister of preaching and teaching at Saint Andrew’s Chapel, first president of Reformation Bible College, and executive editor of Tabletalk magazine.
Meet the Host:
Nathan W. Bingham is vice president of ministry engagement for Ligonier Ministries, executive producer and host of Renewing Your Mind, host of the Ask Ligonier podcast, and a graduate of Presbyterian Theological College in Melbourne, Australia. Nathan joined Ligonier in 2012 and lives in Central Florida with his wife and four children.
Renewing Your Mind is a donor-supported outreach of Ligonier Ministries. Explore all of our podcasts: https://www.ligonier.org/podcasts
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| 0:00.0 | Today, on renewing your mind, R. C. Sproll reads his children's book, The Lightlings. Here's a preview. |
| 0:07.2 | After the Lightlings left the garden, the king began to remove his light from that garden. |
| 0:13.6 | And the garden soon became cold and covered with weeds and thorns and sticky briars. |
| 0:21.4 | It was awful living in the dreadful darkness all the time, where the only light they ever saw |
| 0:26.5 | was in barely lit shadows that danced in the forest. |
| 0:30.5 | In fact, they couldn't tell the difference anymore between night and day. Most of us know John 316, but do you know John 319? |
| 0:46.3 | The light has come into the world, and people love the darkness more than the light |
| 0:51.3 | because their works were evil. |
| 0:53.3 | As you'll hear today on a special edition |
| 0:55.6 | of renewing your mind, not everyone is afraid of the dark. Some are afraid of the light. |
| 1:02.5 | R.C. Sprawl was committed to bringing the truth of scripture to the next generation, |
| 1:07.1 | and he had a wonderful ability to do that through his stories. |
| 1:15.0 | The lightlings, which you'll hear him read today, is one of my favorites. |
| 1:21.5 | You can request your own copy with your donation of any amount at Renewing Your Mind.org. |
| 1:28.5 | I encourage you to gather your family together to enjoy a tale that captures the essence of the biblical story of redemption. Here's Dr. Sprawl. |
| 1:33.6 | One evening, in a house in a quiet neighborhood, a little boy was getting ready for |
| 1:43.2 | bed. The boy's name was Charlie Cobb. |
| 1:47.0 | And as his mother was tucking him in, she covered him with blankets to make him warm and cozy. |
| 1:54.0 | And then she knelt by his bed and prayed with him. |
| 1:58.0 | Finally, she stood, leaned over, and kissed him on the forehead. |
| 2:03.6 | Charlie looked up at her and said, Mommy, please don't forget to turn on the nightlight |
| 2:08.6 | before you leave my room. Mrs. Cobb smiled at him and said, don't worry, sweetheart, I'll be sure |
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