All of Piper's biographical sketches are pearl. The conference version is available for streaming or download as MP3 for free at the Desiring God website. ( )

The book of ten essays was delightful and inspiring in providing great insights into the life and person of Jonathan Edwards. He was a key figure in the Great American Awakening of the eighteenth century. Edwards, a man of keen intellect (entering Yale at age 12), was most diligent in pursuing God with everything he possessed - said to be God-centered, God-focused, God-intoxicated and God-entranced. The book gives insight into Edwards' exemplary life of duty to God and man, and the most intentional way in which he ordered his life to affect godliness in life’s every dimension - as illustrated by his 70 resolutions, drawn up at an early age in order to gain grace and holiness. ( )