The history of Christ’s church is inseparable from the history of Satan’s attempts to destroy her. While difficult challenges have arisen from outside the church, the most dangerous have always been from within. For from within arise the false teachers, the peddlers of error who masquerade as teachers of truth. False teachers take on many…
Today’s Kindle deals include a long list of titles. Zondervan gets to play hero today with a whole group of discounted books, some of which haven’t been discounted before, to my knowledge. Also, for those who are interested, today is the release day of Biblical Doctrine, John MacArthur’s massive new systematic theology. Where Are All…
This sponsored post, an interview by Jared Wilson, was prepared by Midwestern Seminary. I met Mitch Bedzyk last year, when his church in Elmira, New York invited me to come speak at their annual student conference. I had a great time in upstate New York, as I always do, meeting a lot great people, eating…
For the past few years, lists of Christian bestsellers have been topped by a book claiming fresh revelation from Jesus Christ. Before that, they were overrun by books describing people’s purported visits to heaven. And before the heaven tourism fad, there was the best-selling novel that reframed the doctrine of the Trinity. Meanwhile, the largest…
Today’s Kindle deals include some excellent titles from Crossway as well as a couple of other good picks. President Trump’s Executive Order on Immigrants and Refugees Joe Carter takes a blessedly objective look at President Trump’s recent executive order. Performing a Time Audit of Your Life J.D. Greear shares what may prove a helpful resource.…
I have always been glad that there was one person who brought out her alabaster jar and anointed the Lord before his burial. Most people would have waited. They would have kept the jar sealed until after his death. Only then, when his body was torn and cold, would they have broken it open to…
Is there any trait more deceptive? Is there any vice easier to see in others, but harder to see in ourselves? We despise its presence in them, but defend its presence in us. It is the ugly trait of pride, one of a number of traits for which God has a special disgust. In this…
Today’s Kindle deals include several solid picks. You’ll want to give them a look, I think. On Board with Waterboarding? Richard Phillips: “Most alarming to me has been the support of waterboarding and other forms of torture among evangelical Christians. To my surprise and indignation, instead of applying the obvious implications of the Sixth Commandment,…
Much of life is an attempt to bring order from chaos. The pastor who sets out to prepare a sermon fills his mind with information and then needs to arrange it according to a unified theme. The author who sets out to write a book collects information from a hundred sources and then needs to…
Today’s Kindle deals include The Faith of Christopher Hitchens, an interesting and excellent book. There are also a number of titles related to abortion. Logos has put together a list of their most popular products for 2016. Quite a lot of them are for sale, so it’s worth giving the list a look. The Awkward…
Crash Course Philosophy has more than 5 million subscribers, making it one of the most popular YouTube channels. They recently shared a video titled “Family Obligations” in which they explain the view of American philosopher Jane English that grown children have no obligation to their parents and should feel no duty to care for them…
Today’s Kindle deals include a book for parents, several of Holman’s Quicksource guides, and a title on apologetics. Also in book news, we’re excited to announce that Cruciform Press is now partnering with Desiring God. Abortion Over The Atlantic Samuel James takes on that ridiculous article in The Atlantic that told blatant lies about abortion.…
Let me first tell you how None Like Him begins, then make two brief observations. “If you had told me five years ago that I would one day write a book for Christian women that led off with a quote from Proverbs 31, I probably would have punched you in the face.” The first observation:…
Today’s Kindle deals include The Supremacy of God in Preaching by John Piper as well as another group of books published by New Growth Press. There’s lots to choose from. Westminster Books has a sale on open box premium ESVs—the Bibles are in perfect condition but the boxes or wrappings are not. When They Walk…
Welcome to Final Call, a brief, hand-picked selection of news, articles, videos, and curiosities from the Internet and beyond. Today, each of the items has a common theme: 2017. Two Documentaries 2017 is going to bring two promising documentaries that will be of particular interest to Reformed folk. Both debuted their trailers at the recent…
I remember watching the commercial as a child. A man dressed for work sprints after a moving bus, trying desperately to flag it down before it drives off without him. In a flash, he is transported to a beach where he meets his future self, jogging under the morning sun. His future self looks over…
Today’s Kindle deals include a pretty good collection—several titles by New Growth Press as well as a book on Calvinism and a book by Michael Horton. Christian Audio is having a $5 Bible sale. Words Matter: Recovering Godly Speech in a Culture of Profanity I’m glad to read this article that addresses a serious issue.…
This sponsored post was prepared by The Gospel Project. Is it possible to study the Gospels and miss the gospel? Perhaps that sounds strange, even absurd. But for those of us who’ve been Christians for any significant amount of time, the story of Jesus’ life is well known. We can rehearse the details quickly: He…
Aging is a universal reality in this world, for as time progresses, we progress with it. Aging brings many sorrows as we face greater exposure to the sin that lives within us and the sin that pollutes everything around us. Aging also brings many joys as we experience God’s rich blessings, and especially as we…
Today’s Kindle deals include several good books: Desperate (an excellent book for women), a MacArthur title on spiritual growth, and a worthwhile series from Crossway. When You’re Not On the Same Page, But In The Same Book Here’s an important lesson based on today’s political discourse: “If the church is to be any sort of…