Today, Pastor Nate talks about the real Puritans—not the gloomy, joy-hating ones that are often portrayed to us—but the faithful, joy-filled Christians that they were. Nate explains their historical context and draws a portrait of what they were really like.

Here are Pastor Nate's book recommendations from this episode:

• John Owen's The Death of Death
• J.I. Packer's A Quest for Godliness: The Puritan Vision of the Christian Life
• Leland Ryken's Worldly Saints: The Puritans as They Really Were
• Joel Beeke and Michael Reeve 's Following God Fully: An Introduction to the Puritans