Welcome to Baxter's Directory

Welcome to Baxter's Directory, a blog dedicated to the Puritan Divine, Richard Baxter. There will be posts on the Puritans in general, as well as other Puritans in particular, but Baxter will be the primary emphasis of this blog.

I became a Richard Baxter fan almost twelve years ago. He has taught, encouraged, inspired, corrected, and equipped me as a "private" Christian as well as a pastor.

My first website dedicated to Richard Baxter was called The Richard Baxter Homepage. It was on AOL for over ten years. In fact, Phil Johnson was gracious enough to put it on his Hall of Church History site that he maintained for quite some time. AOL kept my websites up and running long after I stopped using AOL. However, I just recently discovered that back in October of this year, they closed down all of their old websites.

Therefore, I thought it might be a good idea to introduce Baxter to the blogosphere via this blog. There are many good websites, articles, sermons, etc., that relate to Baxter that I would like to make known on this blog. I would also like to share Baxter's wise counsel on living the Christian life with an audience that may not be familiar with him (as well as other Puritans).

I hope you will be blessed by this blog. Truly Richard Baxter was a faithful shepherd of souls. It's my prayer that his life and spiritual direction will encourage you to want to know God better, love God more, follow God more closely, and become more like God in every sphere of your life.

Soli Deo Gloria,
Dale Tedder