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  • A La Carte (November 21)

    Today’s Kindle deals include: A Loving Life by Paul Miller, Loving Jesus More and Loving the Way Jesus Loves by Philip Ryken, Loving God with All Your Mind by Gene Edward Veith, For the Love of God by D.A. Carson, and a number of others. Does God Expect us to Change the World? Are we…

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    Here Comes (U.S.) Thanksgiving: The Unbreakable Link between Gratitude and Joy

    What are people willing to give for joy? What price are they willing to pay? Consider what people spend on vacations, luxury goods, entertainment, and stimulants and it’s clear the cost is sky-high. And yet all that time, money, and effort never seems to be enough. For so many people, joy remains elusive. And if…

  • Weekend A La Carte (November 19)

    I have received a number on inquiries about Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals. So, yes, I will be creating my usual roundup of deals from all across the internet that will be of special interest to Christians. Stay tuned over the holiday weekend and I’ll have them all listed for you. Sisters, Jesus Is…

  • Free Stuff Fridays

    Free Stuff Fridays (Missional Wear Edition)

    This week’s Free Stuff Fridays is sponsored by Missional Wear who also sponsored the blog this week. You may already know that they carry a large selection of great reformed theology themed apparel, however, they are now excited to share with you a new line of quality laser engraved goods! Many of these new items…

  • As Innocent as a Snake

    As Innocent as a Snake

    There is something deep within the human heart, even the regenerate human heart, that enjoys evil. There is something within us that is drawn, almost magnetized at times, toward those things that are improper or even outright vile. At times each of us wants to see, taste, touch, or experience what God forbids. We want…

  • A La Carte (November 18)

    I’m writing today from Belfast, Northern Ireland. I am here for Saturday’s Treasuring Christ Conference at Ballygomartin Baptist Church. If you’re in the area, I’ll also be at the Evangelical Book Shop tomorrow from 12:30-1:30 and would love to meet you there. Today’s Kindle deals include just one, but it may be of interest: Exploring…

  • 3 Parenting Myths Every Parent Is Tempted To Believe

    3 Parenting Myths We Are All Tempted To Believe

    God tells each of us that we are responsible to faithfully parent our children, and that ultimately our task is to raise our children to be fellow disciples of Christ. Through his Word he instructs us how to go about so daunting a task. Yet even while God sets the challenge and provides the instruction,…

  • A La Carte (November 17)

    Today’s Kindle deals include: One New Man by Jarvis Williams, The Secret of Spiritual Joy by William Farley, Helps for Counsellors by Jay Adams, Gray Matters by Brett McCracken, and God’s Word in Our Hands by James Williams. Christian Audio is selling CD bundles at up to 90% off. They’d make for good gifts or…

  • Have I Sinned Against You

    Have I Sinned Against You?

    I once had an unexpected, startling confrontation with another Christian. I was a speaker at a conference and walking from one event to another when an individual came charging up to me. He got right up in my face, like a batter arguing strikes with an umpire, and began to tell how I had offended…

  • A La Carte (November 16)

    Today’s Kindle deals include just a couple: Justification Vindicated by Robert Traill and Multiply by Francis Chan. This week’s deals from Westminster Books include some excellent Christmas resources you may want to stock up on. Logos users may be interested in some early Black Friday deals. Yes, pre-Black Friday. 3 Things Parents Can do to…

  • 18 Prayers to Pray for Unbelievers

    18 Prayers to Pray for Unbelievers

    A friend asked the question: How do I pray for unbelievers? How do I pray effectively? I trust that every Christian regularly prays for family or friends or colleagues or neighbors who do not yet know the Lord. And while we can and must pray for matters related to their lives and circumstances, the emphasis…

  • A La Carte (November 15)

    Today’s Kindle deals include: The Original Jesus by Daniel Darling, Mormonism 101 by McKeever & Johnson, Preaching with a Plan by Scott Gibson, Washed and Waiting by Wesley Hill, People To Be Loved by Preston Sprinkle, and a collection of Counterpoints books which present multiple views on a point of doctrine. More Like Sherlock, Less…

  • Do Not Waste Your Ambition

    Don’t Waste Your Ambition

    I wonder if in all of human history there has been a generation that has had as much ambition, as much self-confidence, as the millennials. You believe that you can make a difference, that you can change the world, and you have the ambition to get out there and attempt it. I like that. I…

  • A La Carte (November 14)

    Today’s Kindle deals include an amazing selection. There are lists of books from Crossway, Matthias Media, Zondervan, and more. Visit the Kindle Deals for Christians page to see them. 9 Things Titus 2 Women Do I really enjoyed this one. “When I think about these women—whether they are slightly or significantly older than me, and…

  • Extending an Olive Branch

    Extending an Olive Branch

    It is the season of olive branches. At least, it is the season of metaphoric olive branches, of people offering peacemaking gestures, though whether these are genuine or opportunistic remains to be seen. My interest is more in the expression than the gestures themselves because this is yet another neat little idiom that is derived…

  • Can Christians Smoke Marijuana Pot

    Marijuana and the US elections: Is it Really Legal?

    One of the reasons Christians don’t use marijuana is because doing so is against the law, in the United States at least. But what about when the law changes and suddenly, overnight, it’s (supposedly) legal? For some of you, that’s your reality. For others, it will likely be your reality in the not too distant…

  • Weekend A La Carte (November 12)

    I am not aware of any significant new Kindle deals today, but readers of printed books will want to know that Banner of Truth has a Christmas sale going on. It includes some of their best titles. Not An Iota What did Jesus mean when he said, “until heaven and earth pass away, not an…

  • Keep a Close Watch on Yourself

    Keep a Close Watch on Yourself!

    It happens with alarming, distressing regularity. And it hurts every time. It hurts every time we see a person we love or admire fall into a great sin or deny a precious doctrine. We are always left asking ourselves how it happened. What went wrong? How did we not see this coming? How did they…