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I always enjoy finding new prayer resources and, for that reason, was glad to receive a copy of Donald McKim’s new Everyday Prayer with the Puritans. It features prayers from the Puritans accompanied by devotions from McKim. Here is a prayer from Lewis Bayly that stood out to me. Perhaps it can help and guide you as you pray… O most gracious God and loving Father, who art about my bed and knowest my down-lying and my uprising, and art near …
I’d like to express my gratitude to Radius for sponsoring the blog a number of times so they could let you know about their great upcoming (live and in-person! or live-stream if you prefer) conference featuring John Piper, Mark Dever, and my good friend Harshit Singh, among others. May God bless and keep you as you serve him and worship him in the weekend ahead. Today’s Kindle deals include some Saturday classics and whatever else I can track down in …
This week’s Free Stuff Friday is sponsored by Radius International They are giving away a conference package that includes: 2 tickets, a Radius pullover, and 4 books. The winner will receive two free tickets to the Radius Missiology Conference being held June 23-24, 2021, at Bethlehem Baptist Church, Minneapolis, MN. This event will be live in person or available as a live stream. John Piper, Mark Dever, Wayne Chen, Harshit Singh, Brooks Buser, and others from the Radius world will be …
If someone were to ask me, “Should I read Marvin Olasky’s Lament for a Father?,” the answer would be simple: Yes. But if someone were to ask me, “What is Lament for a Father?,” I’m not sure I could as easily answer the question. It is not quite a biography and not quite an autobiography. It is not quite a memoir and not quite a topical book on family or parenting. Perhaps, then, it’s best described as a kind of …
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you today. If you’re looking for something to help with devotions or Bible study, Westminster Books has the Reformed Expository Bible Study series on sale. I have added a few Kindle deals to the list. The Wait of the World I am pretty sure you’ll be encouraged by this dispatch from far away. “The goal of the trip was to connect with a few isolated church leaders in the district. There are very …
Good morning. May the Lord bless and keep you today. Logos users will definitely want to check out this month’s free and nearly free items. There are lots of excellent biographies on sale in today’s Kindle deals, including Luther, Packer, MLJ, and others. Going Beyond Clouds That Hide the View This is a good one. “Gloom is part of my life, shadowy and rainy. But so is brightness. My clouds at times stormy, other times reflective seem to melt away …
"Do you wish to grow in grace and be a devoted Christian? Be very sure, if you wish it, you could not have a more important question than this—Do you pray? I ask whether you pray, because neglect of prayer is one great cause of backsliding." (J.C. Ryle)
"Sinful years put thorns in the pillow on which the head of old age rests." (J.R. Miller)
"Your soul will wither and die without your Bible. Approach it desperately." (Matt Smethurst)
"If spirituality is not a particular priority in the balanced diet of a family, we cannot expect our children to gravitate toward spiritual values for sustenance as they begin to grow and reach out to feed themselves." (Alistair Begg)
"Nobody can produce new evidence of your depravity that will make God change his mind. God justified you with his eyes open." (J.I. Packer)
"The death of the body is easy when the soul is dead to sin." (Adelaide Rodham)
"If you are in Christ, your scars will not have the last word over your life. His scars will." (Sarah Walton)
On a warm, spring afternoon, walking along pathways that lead between city and country, between suburbia and farmland, I passed by a sprawling property, the home and gardens of a local landowner. I saw that the trees had remained unpruned, that the ground had gone untended, that the fences all around were sagging and broken down. I observed the sign by the road that advertised the owner’s business: Landscape & Maintenance. I paused to consider, I stopped to meditate until …
Good morning. The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with you. This week at Westminster Books, you’ll find the excellent Short Studies series from Crossway on sale. (Short studies on systematic theology and on biblical theology.) Why Pronouns Matter…a Lot Greg Koukl explains why pronouns matter an awful lot. “Here is what is at stake with those simple little words. We are being besieged by a worldview that is completely foreign to Jesus’ view of reality. According to this …
May the God of love and peace be with you today. There are a couple of Kindle deals for you today, including one of Al Mohler’s books. (Yesterday on the blog: Whatever Is False, Whatever Is Immoral, Whatever Is Prejudiced…) When My Quadriplegia Ends You’ll be encouraged by this article from Joni Eareckson Tada. “On the morning of my wedding, my helpers laid me on a couch in the church’s bridal salon to dress me in my gown. They heaved …
We live at a time of great public immorality, a time in which the only thing that is shameful is shame itself. Immorality is synonymous with entertainment and the basest sexual perversions are flaunted on-screen for all to see. Television shows compete among themselves to explore and transgress any boundary. The very things that marked a respectable man a few years ago mark a bigoted or repressed one today. Society is so saturated with immorality it is impossible to prevent …
Grace and peace be with you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. The Dark, Enduring Legacy of Friends With a new Friends special getting lots of attention, Jonathon Van Maren writes about the show’s dark, enduring legacy. “TV sitcoms tell stories; stories have storytellers. The cast and crew of Friends wanted to push the envelope, knowing that TV is a frequently a feedback loop that not only reflects culture but also drives, shapes, and informs it.” A …
As you know, I like to share occasional examples of pastoral prayers. I do this hoping they may provide inspiration for others as they prepare their prayers week by week. This particular prayer was prayed this weekend at Grace Fellowship Church. Our Father in heaven, we love you. How can we but love you, for you are so worthy of our love. We look at the gods that men have invented and we can only conclude that none of them …
May God bless and keep you as you serve him in the weekend ahead. Today’s Kindle deals include a list of classics. (Yesterday on the blog: New and Notable Christian Books for May 2021) I Do and I Will “There is a glorious triumvirate in a Christian marriage: God…husband…wife. Through the scuffing and scars and suffering, your footing will become more sure, only if you first bow in obedience to God. Ephesians 5:21-33 has taken Jon and I years to …
This week’s Free Stuff Friday is sponsored by Radius International They are giving away a conference package that includes: 2 tickets, a Radius pullover, and 4 books. The winner will receive two free tickets to the Radius Missiology Conference being held June 23-24, 2021, at Bethlehem Baptist Church, Minneapolis, MN. This event will be live in person or available as a live stream. John Piper, Mark Dever, Wayne Chen, Harshit Singh, Brooks Buser, and others from the Radius world will be …
I am in the happy position of receiving endless numbers of Christian books. Every month or so I try to sort through them to identify the new titles that seem most noteworthy and, therefore, may be of most interest to readers like you. Here is the selection for May 2021, including the publishers’ descriptions. Gun Lap: Staying in the Race with Purpose by Robert Wolgemuth. “You may think you’re too old to run fast, but you’re not too old to …
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you today. Today’s Kindle deals include a couple of books so far. Eating Out With Your Kids When Hell is Real “Recently, the New York Times ran a piece on a famous pastor’s son who is now a vocal ex-vangelical and a rising Tiktok star. Many have commented on the story and it’s not my intention here to weigh in on this tragic situation. God is sovereign and I pray that …
This post is sponsored by Getty Music and written by Keith Getty. Register before June 10 for Sing! 2021 to take advantage of Spring rates. Save an additional 15% when you use the code CHALLIES at checkout. Register today or learn more at https://bit.ly/34iTGeJ. What a year it has been! The challenges of the pandemic have reminded us never to take for granted every moment of life the Lord gives us. Now, as many churches begin to gather again, Kristyn and …
Good morning. May the Lord bless and keep you today. There’s a good collection of Kindle deals to check out today. (Yesterday on the blog: A Family Update and a Cause of Death) Let Us Reason Together About Complementarianism This long article from Kevin DeYoung addresses a number of common objections to complementarianism. What If I’m Not The Best At Anything? I can identify with this! “I took a workplace assessment once to determine my strengths and weaknesses and find better ways …
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