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Free Stuff Fridays (Harvest House Publishers)

Oct 9

Giveaways

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This week, the blog and this giveaway are sponsored by Harvest House Publishers. Help your child see how the Bible is organized and how key people, events, and themes in each of its books connect. The Bible Infographics for Kids Bible Handbook uses fun, colorful, easy-to-follow visuals to give kids helpful context as they read Scripture. Each section brings together the most important details from each book of the Bible, so they can better understand what they are reading and how it contributes to the bigger picture. Inside, your child will Give your child a helpful reference they can…
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A Big Batch of New Books for Children and Teens

Here is a whole big batch of new books for kids of all ages (up to and including teens).

Oct 9

Resources

14 min read
A La Carte (October 9)

John Piper on marriage miracles / Why I regret getting a vasectomy / Vaccinated against God / A worship leader’s take on the Caleb Flynn case / Pastor, you will get hurt / Addressing the pastor shortage with the gospel / Podcast recommendations / Kindle deals

Oct 9

A La Carte

6 min read
A La Carte (October 8)

How you handle criticism is a test of your humility / The rise and fall of Jim Bakker / One simple principle for a more satisfying marriage / Why churchgoers escaped the ‘sex recession’ / Should Christians use apps like TikTok or Instagram? / Parenting like Aslan / Suffer and do not sin / Kindle…

Oct 8

A La Carte

5 min read
4 Truths to Preach to Your Sorrows

All has been well, and your life has been good. It has been easy to love God and trust him, to pray to him and sing his praises. But then suddenly you are struck by a great trial or a deep sorrow, and for a time it can be difficult to adjust. Here are truths…

Oct 7

Articles

9 min read
A La Carte (October 7)

Some marriage advice: just shut up / How to be happy at work / Is Jesus the social justice champion of progressives? / Get a grip: ‘Claude’ isn’t a person / Why Christians should not buy into AI catastrophism / Don’t suppress young men / and more.

Oct 7

A La Carte

6 min read
Prime Big Deals Days for Christians

These are Prime Big Deal Days at Amazon. This page is a roundup of some of the best deals I’ve been able to track down. Check in a couple of times on Tuesday and Wednesday as I’ll be adding deals as I find them.

Oct 6

Articles

43 min read

A La Carte (October 6)

When you’re not sorry / What is her body for? / Is AI the new Covid? / On dying well / Why translation must have fingerprints / When friends turn against you / Kindle deals / Prime Big Deals

Oct 6

A La Carte

6 min read
Ed Sheeran Proves Trueman Right: We All Live in Marx’s World Now

Ed Sheeran’s is in a heap of trouble. His shift from neutrality to attempting to mollify both sides has done little to rescue him from the mob. To understand why, I have been helped by Carl Trueman.

Oct 5

Articles

7 min read
A La Carte (October 5)

What I’ve learned in the cancer school of wisdom / 10 Things you should know about heaven / There is no secular remedy to rape culture / How to talk to strangers / Why surrogacy can’t be redeemed / Kindle deals

Oct 5

A La Carte

4 min read
Works & Wonders (Oct 4)

Works & Wonders: Eclipse Chasing, Gilded Mansions, Other Windows, The Risen Conqueror, Astronomy Photography, Ask and Expect

Oct 4

Articles

4 min read
Weekend A La Carte (October 3)

If my kids get into America’s top colleges, I hope they don’t go / Why Americans stopped throwing dinner parties / The Botkin sisters apologize / The case against video preaching / Reader recommendations

Oct 3

A La Carte

12 min read
Free Stuff Fridays (Zondervan Reflective)

Free Stuff Fridays: Win a copy of Why Christianity Makes Sense!

Oct 2

Giveaways

2 min read
Liturgies to Help Your Church Worship (Take Them for Your Own Use!)

A year’s worth of complete worship liturgies—calls to worship, confessions, benedictions, and full services. They are free to use or adapt, with no attribution needed.

Oct 2

Articles

2 min read

Why My Church Does Not Sing Songs by Bethel, Elevation, and Hillsong

A few years ago, I proposed to my fellow elders at Grace Fellowship Church that we stop singing songs by Hillsong. After some clarifying discussion, we agreed that we would not. The same reasoning applies to Elevation and Bethel. Here’s an explanation.

Sep 28

Articles

11 min read
Ed Sheeran Proves Trueman Right: We All Live in Marx’s World Now

Ed Sheeran’s is in a heap of trouble. His shift from neutrality to attempting to mollify both sides has done little to rescue him from the mob. To understand why, I have been helped by Carl Trueman.

Oct 5

Articles

7 min read
Prime Big Deals Days for Christians

These are Prime Big Deal Days at Amazon. This page is a roundup of some of the best deals I’ve been able to track down. Check in a couple of times on Tuesday and Wednesday as I’ll be adding deals as I find them.

Oct 6

Articles

43 min read
4 Truths to Preach to Your Sorrows

All has been well, and your life has been good. It has been easy to love God and trust him, to pray to him and sing his praises. But then suddenly you are struck by a great trial or a deep sorrow, and for a time it can be difficult to adjust. Here are truths…

Oct 7

Articles

9 min read
New and Notable Christian Books for September 2026 (and What’s Coming in October)

September is fading into October, but before the month becomes a distant memory, I’d like to tell you about some of the new books that it brought our way. Here is a selection of new and notable titles that I hope will be of interest to you.

Sep 30

Resources

14 min read

A La Carte (October 2)

What fills your mind? / Where have all the funerals gone? / Remote work and sexual temptation / Caring for a woman in an abusive relationship / Invade or retreat from politics? / Kindle deals / Logos deals / Funnies

Oct 2

A La Carte

5 min read
A La Carte (October 1)

‘I’m thankful I almost drowned’ / What to do instead of killing your wife / When urgent cries are met with silence / Give up your ladders to nowhere / Your marriage needs a thesaurus / Kindle deals

Oct 1

A La Carte

6 min read
New and Notable Christian Books for September 2026 (and What’s Coming in October)

September is fading into October, but before the month becomes a distant memory, I’d like to tell you about some of the new books that it brought our way. Here is a selection of new and notable titles that I hope will be of interest to you.

Sep 30

Resources

14 min read
A La Carte (September 30)

Is it worth going to church when I can’t even be in the service? / The Americans having the most sex / Reflections on Steve Lawson’s latest book / Entering middle age / Why does life seem to move faster as we get older? / 12 Reasons to go to church on rainy Sundays /…

Sep 30

A La Carte

5 min read
The Question of Meaning

Deep in the human heart, there is an ache—an ache for transcendence, for love, for justice, for happiness. It might be the deepest reality in the human heart. Yet despite this, we tend not to think about it as much as we ought. Why is this?

Sep 29

Sponsored

5 min read
A La Carte (September 29)

Will we remember and recognize one another in heaven? / Ten truths to cling to in your fight against sin / How AI is shaping teenagers and their spiritual lives / We cannot be sanctified through a checklist / How to fight lust / The joy of holiness / New books / and more.

Sep 29

A La Carte

6 min read
Why My Church Does Not Sing Songs by Bethel, Elevation, and Hillsong

A few years ago, I proposed to my fellow elders at Grace Fellowship Church that we stop singing songs by Hillsong. After some clarifying discussion, we agreed that we would not. The same reasoning applies to Elevation and Bethel. Here’s an explanation.

Sep 28

Articles

11 min read

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