This sponsored post was prepared by The Good Book Company. To mildly mangle Charles Dickens, December is the best of times, and the worst of times. The best, because in the depths of winter we remember the heights from which the Word came. We marvel at his journey from the heavenly throne room to the…
For the past few years I’ve made it a point to collect Cyber Monday deals that may be of particular interest to Christians. While there are many places you can go online to find deals on electronics and other big-ticket items, I wanted to provide a place for Christian retailers to make their deals known…
It is Cyber Monday today, which means you will find an unusual number of Kindle deals. Amazon has over 800 Kindle books on sale spanning all genres. You can see the complete list right here. Here are some of the deals that will be of interest to Christians. (Also, be sure to visit my listing…
Swasey’s Last Sermon “Garrett Swasey was the officer killed trying to rescue people at a Planned Parenthood facility in Colorado Springs. Swasey was shot while saving people at a place he abhorred. He was an elder of a church that believed in the inerrancy of Scripture, and that abortion is evil.” The Cripplegate shares excerpts…
It was a slow week for letters to the editor, largely because of American Thanksgiving, I think. So I will double-down next week and in the meantime share a great little quote from Spurgeon. No neutralities can exist in religion. We are either ranked under the banner of Prince Immanuel, to serve and fight His…
Books for Christmas Is there anything better to get for Christmas than books? Here are gift recommendations from Westminster Books. When My Industry Died This author writes about the death of the video store he worked in. It’s interesting to consider what we lose when we go from a store staffed with people and filled…
This week’s Free Stuff Fridays is sponsored by CBD Reformed. As they always do, they are giving away some great prize packages. There will be 5 winners this week, and each of them will receive the following 3 items: In addition, CBD Reformed is offering a 4-day sale (November 27 – 30) on the following…
For the past few years I’ve made it a point to collect Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals that may be of particular interest to Christians. While there are many places you can go online to find deals on electronics and other big-ticket items, I wanted to provide a place for Christian retailers to make…
If you own a Kindle, you know this is a good time to be a reader of Christian books. Publishers continue to spoil us with great deals on books new and old. There will be a lot of deals coming our way over the Thanksgiving (and Black Friday and Cyber Monday) weekend. I am going…
Dr. Everett Piper: A Man Among Boys Rod Dreher highlights Dr. Everett Piper, president of Oklahoma Wesleyan University. “Many of us have wondered when a university president was going to stand up and push back against the student bullies, instead of grovel and coddle them.” He did just that. I Was Walking on Blood Two…
If you are at all like me, you probably find it easy to pray those prayers of petition (“Please give me…”) but far more difficult to pray those prayers of gratitude (“Thank you for…”). Here is some valuable assistance from The Valley of Vision. O My God,You fairest, greatest, first of all objects,My heart admires,…
Pornography: A Perpetual Pastoral Problem I was recently a guest on Mortification of Spin to talk with Aimee, Carl, and Todd about the problem of pornography. 5 Reminders for Christian Parents “Parenting is just hard. It’s tiring. It’s busy. It’s laborious. It’s unending. It’s continuous. It’s demanding. But with all these realities, we as parents…
I have been around Christians all my life, and I don’t know that I’ve heard too many of them exclaim, “Oh how I love your law!” Yet in Psalm 119 we find David saying that very thing, expressing his love for God’s law. In the very first Psalm we find him declaring the man blessed…
Westminster Books Westminster Books has just added IVP ebooks and they’ve got a great selection of them on sale for just $1.99. This deal lasts for only a couple of days, so don’t dawdle. The no-brainers include : Basic Christianity by John Stott, Delighting in the Trinity by Michael Reeves, God’s Big Picture by Vaughan…
I am really excited to announce that one week from today you will be able to purchase my new book Do More Better: A Practical Guide to Productivity. I wrote this book because I believe God calls each one of us to emphasize productivity in our lives. He calls each of us to emphasize a…
The ESV Men’s Devotional Bible is a rare product—it is a devotional Bible I may actually use. While I receive many similar products, I have never found one that intrigued me enough to commit to using it day-by-day. Sometimes this is because the editors have decided to push a wooden format that does not interest…
The Evangelical Theological Society after Obergefell I am no scholar, so rarely pay much attention to the proceedings of the Evangelical Theological Society, but this year seems to have been particularly important. Denny Burk reports. Does God “Want” All to Be Saved? Michael Kruger takes on the always-controversial question. “But, our answer to these questions…
This sponsored post was prepared by Books at a Glance. Books At a Glance is a Christian book summary service. We take the newest and most significant books that Christian publishers, such as Crossway, Zondervan, IVP, B&H, Baker, etc. publish, and then every week we take one or two of those books and condense them…
As a young man, I often spent time around older men so I could receive their wisdom and counsel. I wanted to hear about their experience of living as Christians, and especially their experience of growing in holiness. I wanted their assurance that they had seen significant success in the battle against sin—not just that…
The Bible App Deep Dive I enjoyed this extensive review and comparison of various Bible apps. It’s fun to see how far apps have come over the past few years. Holiday at the Dictator’s Guesthouse If you’re in the mood for a long read, you’ll enjoy reading about one eccentric who decided to travel to…