A La Carte (December 30)

Today’s Kindle deals include several short guides to the Bible and doctrine as well as Scotty Smith’s prayer book Everyday Prayers.

Spiritual Depression is Coming for You

“If you’ve been a Christian believer for any amount of time, you’re familiar with the feeling: It’s like you’re … off. Foggy. You’re not connecting with God, even after you’ve asked Him to search your heart and reveal to you any unconfessed or secret sin.”

4 Christian Principles For Making New Year’s Resolutions

Burk Parsons: “The Word of God gives us not only permission to make resolutions, it gives us good reasons for doing so. Various biblical passages seem to provide us with reasons for resolutions and examples of men of God who resolved to live for Him in a particular manner for a particular reason. As such, in considering how to glorify God in all that we do in our particular circumstances and callings, we would be wise to resolve to make particular resolutions to assist us in our sanctification.”

The Apocalypse That Never Happened

Remember Y2K? Here are “lessons of the Y2K panic, a worldwide digital apocalypse that never happened.”

The Legacy of Luther

Today only, download the ebook edition of The Legacy of Luther edited by Stephen Nichols and R.C. Sproul for free. (This offer comes from Ligonier Ministries, this week’s sponsor.)

The Beauty of Norway (Video)

Here’s a beautiful video displaying just some of the beauty of Norway. It’s yet another country I’d love to visit!

Do More Than Admit Your Sin

J.A. Medders: “Biblical confession involves more than admitting our sin. Sometimes we think fessing up to our sins is enough. ‘Alright, I’ll say what I’ve done, get my grace ticket, and go on my way.’ That’s a confession booth. That’s not biblical Christianity.”

This Day in 2002. 15 years ago today Islamic militants killed and maimed American missionaries working at a Baptist-run hospital in Yemen including William Koehn, Kathleen Gariety and Martha Myers. *