This week’s sponsor of Free Stuff Fridays is Shepherd Press and they’ve got a really good prize for you to win. Well, for 5 of you to win at any rate.

Just in time for Valentine’s Day, they want to give you the audio from the recent Shepherd Press Authors’ Conference where the topic was “Rejuvenating the Gospel in Your Marriage and Family.” This includes both plenary sessions plus all six breakout sessions along with the bonus authors’ round table session. The plenary sessions feature Dave Harvey and Tedd Tripp speaking on Marriage. The breakout sessions include subjects such as empty nesting, redemption in relationships, how day-to-day talk affects your marriage and family, wisdom for husbands and fathers, and so on.

But there is more. Each winner will also receive five books:

• When Sinners Say "I Do"  by Dave Harvey
• Instructing A Child's Heart by Tedd & Margy Tripp
• Everyday Talk by Jay Younts
• Get Outta My Face by Rick Horne
• Craftsmen by John Crotts

That’s quite a prize package—an entire conference’s audio along with 5 great books (I’ve read them all and can vouch for each one of them). And all you need to do to be entered is put your name and email address in the form below.

Giveaway Rules: You may only enter the draw once. Simply fill out your name and email address to enter the draw. As soon as the winners have been chosen, all names and addresses will be immediately and permanently erased. Winners will be notified by email. The giveaway closes Saturday at noon.

This week’s Free Stuff Fridays giveaway is sponsored by Revive Our Hearts, the ministry of Nancy Leigh DeMoss. ROH is giving away 5 prize packages, each of which contains 4 books:

• Lies Women Believe and the Truth That Sets Them Free
• The Companion Guide for Lies Women Believe
• Lies Young Women Believe and the Truth That Sets Them Free
• The Companion Guide for Lies Young Women Believe

If these aren’t books you will read yourself, I know there is someone you could give them to who would benefit from reading them.

In Lies Women Believe, a book that has sold over half a million copies, “Nancy Leigh DeMoss addresses forty common lies that enslave Christian women today, and helps women begin to walk in freedom and true joy. This book is a must-read for any woman who longs to be free.” Lies Young Women Believe “will give girls aged 13-19 the tools they need to identify where their lives and beliefs are off course—the result of buying into Satan’s lies about God, guys, media, and more. Nancy Leigh DeMoss teams up with youth author Dannah Gresh to speak to teenage girls about the top lies they believe. They then equip young women in the skills and the truths of Scripture that overcome those lies.” Both books comes with a companion guide.

Giveaway Rules: You may only enter the draw once. Simply fill out your name and email address to enter the draw. As soon as the winners have been chosen, all names and addresses will be immediately and permanently erased. Winners will be notified by email. The giveaway closes Saturday at noon.

Today’s Free Stuff Fridays sponsor is once again CBD Reformed. CBD Reformed is always giving away great prizes and today is no exception. Today they are even giving away a book that everyone wants but no one can find—Michael Horton’s The Christian Faith. Each of five winners will receive a package of 3 books that includes:

• The Christian Faith by Michael Horton - Retail Price $49.99
• Getting The Reformation Wrong by James Payton, Jr. - Retail Price $23.00
• Slave: The Hidden Truth About Your Identity in Christ by John MacArthur - Retail Price $22.99

Here’s a description of The Christian Faith:

Prolific theologian Michael Horton’s highly anticipated The Christian Faith: A Systematic Theology for Pilgrims on The Way represents his magnum opus and will be viewed as one of-if not the-most important systematic theologies since the final volume of Karl Barth’s Church Dogmatics.

Horton views this volume as “doctrine that can be preached, experienced, and lived, as well as understood, clarified, and articulated.” It is written for a growing cast of pilgrims making their way together towards Christ and will be especially welcomed by professors, pastors, students, and armchair theologians. Features of this volume include:

(1) a brief synopsis of biblical passages that inform a particular doctrine; (2) surveys of past and current theologies with contemporary emphasis on exegetical, philosophical, practical, and theological questions; (3) substantial interaction with various Christian movements within the Protestant, Catholic, and Orthodox traditions, as well as the hermeneutical issues raised by postmodernity; and (4) practical tools for learning such as charts, sidebars, questions for discussion, and an extensive bibliography, divided into different entry levels and topics.

Additionally, CBD Reformed is offering a 4-day sale (January 28 - 31) on the following two products:

• Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy by Eric Metaxes - retail $29.99 / sale $16.99
• NRSV C.S. Lewis Bible, Bonded Leather - retail $59.99 / sale $24.99

Anyone is free to take advantage of these special deals.

Giveaway Rules: You may only enter the draw once. Simply fill out your name and email address to enter the draw. As soon as the winners have been chosen, all names and addresses will be immediately and permanently erased. Winners will be notified by email. The giveaway closes Saturday at noon.

There are some anniversaries that we remember with joy; there are other anniversaries that we remember with grief and out of grim necessity. Such is the case with tomorrow’s 38th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision. This week’s Free Stuff Fridays sponsor is Ligonier Ministries and Ligonier is offering prize packages based around a book that R.C. Sproul wishes he hadn’t ever had to write.

There will be 5 prizes this week—4 smaller prizes and 1 grand prize.

4 winners will each receive a copy of R.C. Sproul’s book Abortion, recently reprinted in a brand new edition. The grand prize winner will receive:

• 1 copy of the Abortion book
• 1 copy of the Abortion Series DVD
• 1 copy of the Christian Ethics Series CD
• 1 copy of the book How Should I Live in this World? By R.C. Sproul

Here is a quick summary of the book: “In this book, Dr. R.C. Sproul employs his unique perspective as a highly experienced pastor-theologian and a trained philosopher to provide well-considered and compassionate answers to the difficult questions that attend termination of pregnancy. Dr. Sproul strives for a factual, well-reasoned approach informed by careful biblical scholarship. He considers both sides of this issue in terms of biblical teaching, civil law, and natural law. This edition includes a new foreword by Dr. George Grant and has been updated to reflect developments in the issue. Appendixes provide further background on the issue of when life begins and list sources for pro-life resources.”

This will be a great collection of resources to keep for your own use or to consider donating to your church library.

Giveaway Rules: You may only enter the draw once. Simply fill out your name and email address to enter the draw. As soon as the winners have been chosen, all names and addresses will be immediately and permanently erased. Winners will be notified by email. The giveaway closes Saturday at noon.

This week’s sponsor of Free Stuff Fridays is Bob Kellemen of RPM Ministries. Bob is a biblical counselor who has written 5 books and who writes for Discerning Reader, Gospel Coalition, and other ministries.

Bob is giving away 5 prizes. There will be 2 packages that contain Soul Physicians and Spiritual Friends (which together retail for $80). There will be 3 prizes each containing 3 books that together retail at $55.00: God’s Healing for Life’s Losses, Sacred Friendships, and Beyond the Suffering. Here is some information about the books:

Soul Physicians: A Theology of Soul Care and Spiritual Direction - The Remedy to Secular Psychology: Everyone talks about biblical counseling but what makes biblical counseling truly biblical? Soul Physicians equips readers to change lives with Christ's changeless truth by speaking the truth in love. It explores biblical answers to life's seven ultimate questions. Discover how to understand people, diagnose problems, and describe solutions-biblically.

Spiritual Friends: A Methodology of Soul Care and Spiritual Direction - Everyone talks about doing biblical counseling, but what does it look like in real life? Spiritual Friends equips readers to develop twenty-two biblical counseling skills. With 1000s of illustrative interactions and 100s of skill-building exercises, it's a biblically relevant training manual and a relationally practical workbook for relating God's truth to human relationships.

God's Healing for Life's Losses: How to Find Hope When You're Hurting - Are you ready for real, raw, honest, and hopeful conversation about suffering, loss, and grief--from a Christ-centered perspective? When life's losses invade your world, learn how to face suffering face-to-face with God.

Beyond the Suffering: Embracing the Legacy of African American Soul Care and Spiritual Direction - If you love stories of victory snatch from the jaws of defeat; if you have a passion for multi-cultural ministry; and if you want to learn life lessons from the legacy of the heroes of the Black Church, then Beyond the Suffering is the book of choice. Through 100s of first-person narratives  of remarkable men and women, readers learn how to move beyond suffering to the place of Christ's healing hope.

Sacred Friendships: Celebrating the Legacy of Women Heroes of the Faith - Celebrate the incredible stories of over fifty amazing Christian women. Sacred Friendships gives voice to the voiceless as it narrates how godly Christian women have provided soul care and spiritual direction for the past 2,000 years.

Giveaway Rules: You may only enter the draw once. Simply fill out your name and email address to enter the draw. As soon as the winners have been chosen, all names and addresses will be immediately and permanently erased. Winners will be notified by email. The giveaway closes Saturday at noon.

This week’s sponsor of Free Stuff Fridays is Christian Focus Publications, a name that is familiar to most of us, I would imagine. And they’ve got a great giveaway for the start of a new year. Here's the ideal way to begin the New Year with devotional readings from the pen of George Whitefield and a timely and much appreciated encouragement to private prayer by David McIntyre both published by Christian Focus. Five people will each win both of these books.

The Hidden Life of Prayer comes highly recommended by men like John Piper and Wayne Grudem. “Private or secret prayer is the life-blood of the Christian. The great men and women of God down through the ages have testified to the effectiveness of this in their lives. Some like Martin Luther, have said that they could not survive a busy day without spending 2-3 hours alone with God. Drawing on the experiences of people like Luther, Spurgeon, Muller, Whitefield and Wesley, the author presses the case for a greater commitment to prayer. His advice may not only transform your life, it could be a catalyst towards a change in the world around you.”

George Whitefield Daily Readings is “the first devotional compiled solely from Whitefield’s works and provides an excellent introduction to the spirituality of this eighteenth century evangelical. In this carefully edited edition, Randall Pederson has chosen passages based upon George Whitefield’s letters and sermons that will encourage, inspire and challenge the reader each day. Bible passages are based upon the ESV.”

Giveaway Rules: You may only enter the draw once. Simply fill out your name and email address to enter the draw. As soon as the winners have been chosen, all names and addresses will be immediately and permanently erased. Winners will be notified by email. The giveaway closes Saturday at noon.

I guess this is the final Free Stuff Fridays of 2010. I’m glad to say that there will be many more of them in 2011 and beyond. But for now, let’s see what we’ve got to giveaway for today.

This week’s edition of Free Stuff Fridays is sponsored by CBD Reformed. They are giving away 5 prizes, each of which will contain the following 3 great books:

• God's Glory in Salvation Through Judgment by James Hamilton - Retail price $40.00
• The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis - Retail price $13.99
• A Portrait of Paul by Rob Ventura & Jeremy Walker - Retail price - $18.00

Additionally, CBD Reformed is offering a 4-day sale (December 31 - January 3) on the following three products. Anyone is free to take advantage of these deals:

• The Gospel of John by F.F. Bruce - retail $40.00 / sale $7.99
• Radical by David Platt - retail $14.99 / sale $8.99
• The Expositor's Bible Commentary, 12 Volumes - retail $456.88 / sale $149.99

There are 5 prizes to win, so get your name in ASAP.

Giveaway Rules: You may only enter the draw once. Simply fill out your name and email address to enter the draw. As soon as the winners have been chosen, all names and addresses will be immediately and permanently erased. Winners will be notified by email. The giveaway closes Saturday at noon.

One of the most common questions I get is this one: How many people participate in Free Stuff Fridays. That’s closely guarded information, as it happens, but put it this way: if you play consistently over the long haul you are bound to win sooner or later. With at least 5 winners a week and 52 draws per year, that means at least 260 people a year win something. Sooner or later the random draw will go your way! Maybe in the new year I’ll see if I can convince the sponsors to come up with a greater number of prizes…

This week’s edition of Free Stuff Fridays is sponsored by CBD Reformed. They are givine away 5 prizes, each of which will contain the following 3 great books:

• Ministries of Mercy by Timothy Keller - Retail price $12.99
• The Cross-Centered Life by C.J. Mahaney - Retail price $9.99
• The God Who Is There by D.A. Carson - Retail price - $16.99

That’s 3 great books by 3 really good authors.

Additionally, CBD Reformed is offering a 4-day sale (December 17 - 20) on the following three products. Anyone is free to take advantage of these deals:

• Slave by John MacArthur - retail $22.99 / sale $13.99
• Systematic Theology, 3 Volumes by Charles Hodge - retail $100.00 / sale $19.99
• The Archer And The Arrow by Phillip Jensen & Paul Grimmond - retail $14.99 / sale $6.99

There are 5 prizes to win, so get your name in ASAP.

Giveaway Rules: You may only enter the draw once. Simply fill out your name and email address to enter the draw. As soon as the winners have been chosen, all names and addresses will be immediately and permanently erased. Winners will be notified by email. The giveaway closes Saturday at noon.

This week’s Free Stuff Fridays is sponsored by Bardin & Marsee Publishing, a company that publishes a unique product: The Waterproof Bible. Now don’t run away; this is actually a great product.

The Waterproof Bible is (as you may have guessed) a Bible that is waterproof. It’s geared especially toward those who go camping or who are otherwise active outdoors (or who like to do their devotions while showering, I suppose). “The durability of the Waterproof Bible gives you the freedom to take God’s Word with you anywhere - boating, traveling, camping… with worry free confidence that your Bible will withstand the test of time.” Here are some of its unique features:

• Extremely Durable Synthetic Pages
• 100% Worry Free
• Stain Resistant
• Ultra Clear Text
• Ideal for Tote Bag or Backpack
• Dry Highlight
• Write and Underline
• No Bleed Thru
• F L O A T S

It is available in the NLT, NIV, KJV and now in the ESV. The winners of this week’s giveaway will receive a copy of the ESV Outdoor Bible. And I’ve got 6 of them to give away today.

Giveaway Rules: You may only enter the draw once. Simply fill out your name and email address to enter the draw. As soon as the winners have been chosen, all names and addresses will be immediately and permanently erased. Winners will be notified by email. The giveaway closes Saturday at noon.

I’m on the road today, so there will be no A La Carte (Booooo!). My apologies. However, we do have Free Stuff Fridays (Cheers!). Actually, let me give you one link: Amazon has Melissa & Doug toys at half price today only. These are amazing toys my kids have always loved, but we’ve rarely been able to afford. However, at half price things look a lot better…

This week’s giveaway is sponsored by Reformation Heritage Books, a name that ought to be familiar to you by now. And they are giving away a prize that’s, well, different.

This week there will be 5 winners and each one will receive the complete set of Journibles. You can keep ‘em all or you can give a few of them away (even for Christmas gifts). What are Journibles? Well, they are what happens when you smash a Bible into a journal. “The idea comes from Deuteronomy 17:18, where God commands the kings of Israel to hand-write their own copy of the Torah, or book of the law. The purpose of this was so that they would carry it with them always, read it, learn from it, and lead the people accordingly. It’s interesting to note that 3400 years later, educators have been discovering that most people learn kinesthetically, by doing or writing things out for themselves. As you open the book, you will see chapter and verse numbers on the right-hand pages. These are conveniently spaced according to the length of each verse. However, these pre-formatted lines are left blank for you to hand-write your Journible book of yourself.”

It’s kind of a neat idea, really. As you read the Bible, you get to write it out on your own—a great way of enhancing understanding and retention, and you also get to take your own notes. Pretty cool, eh?

So far there are 6 Journibles in the series. The winnres will receive:

• Proverbs
• Romans
• John
• Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, 1 & 2 Thessalonians
• 1 & 2 Timothy, Titus, Philemon, Hebrews
• James, 1 & 2 Peter, 1, 2 & 3 John, Jude

If you want to get a better idea of the format, click here to see a sample page from Galatians. Or you can visit the official Journibles site.

Giveaway Rules: You may only enter the draw once. Simply fill out your name and email address to enter the draw. As soon as the winners have been chosen, all names and addresses will be immediately and permanently erased. Winners will be notified by email. The giveaway closes Saturday at noon.