Spoiled for Choice: Two New Graphic Novels of Pilgrim’s Progress

Two new graphic novel adaptations of Pilgrim’s Progress have arrived within weeks of each other. Here’s how they are similar and different, and my recommendation of which one to buy.

Two new graphic novel adaptations of Pilgrim’s Progress have arrived within weeks of each other. Here’s how they are similar and different, and my recommendation of which one to buy.

On spouses sitting together in church / Can’t you just be like me? / Husbands, pray for your wives / Six comforts for pastors / The most fun I ever had / Will we really be perfect in heaven? / The most offensive doctrine / Kindle deals and more

I recently shared my suggestions for the first 250 books that can get a church well on its way to having a great library. Today I am sharing 100 books that will expand the library so it is as useful to children as it is to adults.

A new serpent in the garden of Africa / On naming the dead / Why your favorite worship song’s grammar matters / 3 Reasons you should not date while watching porn / Would you forgive me of my narcissism? / Christianity Today and the sin of centrism / Kindle deals, videos, and more

Tuesday is the day most publishers release their new books. Here is a look at the Christian books that came our way this week, including Biblical and Theological Studies, From Silence to Sinai.

C.S. Lewis’s vices / How to graciously say no / Can’t you let me just attend? / When morningness is confused with godliness / Everyone doesn’t react the same way / Evangelizing with a dog / Kindle deals / New books

The gospel still changes everything. But have we embraced something less? The reason many profess Christ but don’t possess Christ, and how a reduced understanding of the gospel can leave people mistaking religious activity for saving faith.

A few weeks ago, I explained why my church does not sing songs by Hillsong, and, by the same convictions, songs by Bethel and Elevation. Today, a related matter: what should you do if your church sings Hillsong, but you wish it wouldn’t?

Christianity under the progressive gaze / Why Christians must reject the conspiratorial mind / Wise people strive to be wiser / The pro-life movement’s midterm reckoning / How evil works / Preaching in paragraphs / Kindle deals / and more.

This week’s Works & Wonders: the power of God, Nikon’s microscope photos, three Come, Thou Founts, a brain-injured musical genius, and Prepare Him Room live.

The Hutterites’ guide to technology / Searching for jobs, Gen Z feels like it’s staring into ‘the void’ / The gospel according to Peter (Thiel) / Scientism and the allure of control / Can science explain sparkling rivers? / What led to Christianity Today’s crisis?

I regret to inform you, dear reader, that heaven tourism is back. The genre possibly never went away entirely, but it did at least disappear from the bestseller lists for several years. Sadly, it has returned in Gabe Poirot’s 18 Days in Heaven.

Don’t despise the red flags / Your thoughts are shaping your life / Can’t you just love everyone? / Selfies are not the self: forming embodied youth in a disembodied age / Effective altruists and the spreadsheet gospel / 4 Applications for the order of love—from the home to the ends of the earth /…

When you feel guilty about your giving / The missing piece in John Mark Comer’s quiet time / A manifesto for phone-free church / The pull of Rome / 4 Misconceptions about spiritual warfare / Slouching toward Narnia / Kindle deals, and more

Netflix appears to have fallen on hard times and I have some suggestions that I’d like to think would help it: cut the sex, nudity, and profanity, and gain back the viewers it’s long been alienating.

Can I love my enemies while addressing wrongs and protecting myself? / Is missions too costly for kids? / Don’t stock the pantry with temptation / Churches face a shortage of worship leaders / AI brought a mathematician to Ecclesiastes / Discerning between godly and worldly grief / Harvest in fearful times / and more.

Tuesday is the day most publishers release their new books. Here is a look at the Christian books that came our way this week, including Prodigal Culture, Scroll Less Live More, and a graphic novel of Pilgrim’s Progress.

May God be gracious to us: a prayer before Election Day / A wretch like me / On the naming of death / Readers respond on Elisabeth Elliot’s sexuality / The belly dancer grandmas / Looksmaxxing: the normalizing of vanity / Kindle deals, new books, and more.

Encounter the living Jesus in all of Scripture. The Jesus Bible lifts Jesus up as the lead story of the Bible and encourages you to faithfully follow him as you participate in his story.

Conflict in marriage is inevitable, but resolving it well is a skill. Here are 6 practical tips that range from examining your own sin first to a 10 p.m. rule.

Your definition of blessing is too small / You can see everything: on masks, performing, and holiness / 5 Ways retirees can serve the church / The danger of ‘no enemies to the right’ / A candy shop owner, a customs officer, and a beloved family / The straightest path to happiness is devoting ourselves…
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