Journey to the Celestial City #23. In our continuing look at John Bunyan’s “Pilgrim’s Progress,” today we find the man, Christian, having continued on his journey without his roll, he ventures across a couple of men running the other way. They are Timorous and Mistrust whose frightening counsel regards two lions in the road just […]

Journey to the Celestial City #22. In our continuing look at John Bunyan’s “Pilgrim’s Progress,” today we find the man, Christian, climbing the Hill of Difficulty. He labors and labors still, until he comes to a restful place, an arbor by the side of the road about half way up the hill. Here Christian sits […]

Journey to the Celestial City #21. In our continuing look at John Bunyan’s “Pilgrim’s Progress,” today we find the man, Christian, having taken leave of three who would rather sleep, he now comes across two others named Formalist and Hypocrisy. They’ve just entered into the King’s highway by climbing over a wall. It’s a habit […]

Journey to the Celestial City #20. In our continuing look at John Bunyan’s “Pilgrim’s Progress,” today we find the man, Christian, having received release from his burden of sin at the cross, he now continues on the path to the Celestial City. He happens upon three men named Simple, Sloth and Presumption. Each are fast […]

Journey to the Celestial City #19. In our continuing look at John Bunyan’s “Pilgrim’s Progress,” today we find the man, Christian, leaving the care of the Interpreter. He enters into the highway of Salvation, yet he’s greatly slowed by the burden on his back. Thus he comes to the place where a cross stands. His […]

Journey to the Celestial City #18. In our continuing look at John Bunyan’s “Pilgrim’s Progress,” today we find the man, Christian, viewing the seventh and final sight shown to him by the Interpreter. This seventh sight is of a trembling man rising out of bed. He’s trembling because of a dream. The man relates to […]

Journey to the Celestial City #17. In our continuing look at John Bunyan’s “Pilgrim’s Progress,” today we find the man, Christian, viewing the sixth sight of seven shown to him by the Interpreter. This sixth sight is of a pitiful man in an iron cage. Christian converses with the man who tells him of how […]

Journey to the Celestial City #16. In our continuing look at John Bunyan’s “Pilgrim’s Progress,” today we find the man, Christian, viewing the fifth sight of seven shown to him by the Interpreter. This fifth sight is of a stately palace guarded by armed men so that no one should enter it. There is a […]

Journey to the Celestial City #15. In our continuing look at John Bunyan’s “Pilgrim’s Progress,” today we find the man, Christian, viewing the fourth sight of seven shown to him by the Interpreter. This fourth sight is of a fire burning against a wall. The devil is casting water upon it, yet the fire burns […]

Journey to the Celestial City #14. In our continuing look at John Bunyan’s “Pilgrim’s Progress,” today we find the man, Christian, viewing the third sight of seven shown to him by the Interpreter. This third sight is of two little children sitting in a room. One is named “Passion” while the other is “Patience.” Passion […]