Today’s Kindle deals include a few titles that will be of interest if you’re into church history. You’ll find most people’s #1 pick for a church history overview at a great price. Paul Remembered Mary “Paul remembered Mary and how hard she worked. In Romans 16:6, Paul requested that a particular Mary would be recognized…
An ember left alone will soon grow cold, but embers set close together will continue to glow, to burn brightly, and even to set others ablaze. Christians resemble embers, for we, too, must be set close together to thrive. “Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise” (Proverbs 13:20), which means that those who walk with…
Today’s Kindle deals include several titles from the Christian market and also a few from the general market. You Can’t Love Missions without Loving the Local Church There’s lots to ponder in this article. Do I Need To Ask Forgiveness Every Time? (Video) Dr. Stephen Wellum answers a common question: “If Jesus already died for…
Today I want to tell a story. It’s not my story, though I do make a couple of brief appearances along the way. It’s actually a story about a church, and if it’s a story about a church, it must first be a story about Jesus. After all, every church is his church. To tell…
Today’s Kindle deals include quite a few titles that are worth checking out. Westminster Books has a bunch of deals on books related to technology and living in the world today. As it happens, a couple of them are by me. Reformed Perspective March/April Reformed Perspective is a good little magazine (produced in Canada, hence…
A few weeks ago I wrote an article titled What We Lost When We Lost Our Hymnals and was rather surprised to see 300,000 people stop by to read it! I meant to point out that there are consequences in shifting from one medium to another—in this case, shifting from hymnals to PowerPoint projection. (I…
Today’s Kindle deals include a couple of good books, including a book on Romans written by Tim Keller. Investigating the Birth Control Pill Reformed Perspectives magazine has an article investigating the birth control pill and whether it’s a legitimate option for believers. The Wisdom of Sex Also on the theme of sexuality, here are several…
This sponsored post was written by Joel Beeke on behalf of the Family Worship Bible Guide. Family worship has fallen on hard times. Parents often say they are too busy to do it. Or else they don’t know how to do it because their parents never did it. When my parents commemorated their fiftieth anniversary,…
Ask Me Anything is an opportunity for you to submit questions that are related or unrelated to things I’ve written, and for me to take a shot at answer them. This week’s questions concern Calvinism, a husband who wants his wife to read erotica, pastors who give to their own church, the usefulness of church…
Today’s Kindle deals include some recommended titles by Lydia Brownback, James White, and a few other notable authors. He Is Not Dead It’s a day past Easter, but still a good time to reflect on the seven victories it represents. The Historical Evidence Also, Simon Gathercole examines the historical evidence for Jesus, then concludes with…
I get letters—lots and lots of letters. And, from time to time, I share some of the best of them. Here are some recent letters to the editor I thought you would enjoy. They concern hymnals, Christian celebrity, and Christian moms. Letters on What We Lost When We Lost Our Hymnals I thoroughly enjoyed reading…
Earlier this year I wrote a short series called The Commandment We Forgot. These articles looked to the fifth commandment (“honor your father and mother”) to explore an angle few of us have seriously considered: What does it mean to obey this commandment as adults? Along the way I offered a number of practical suggestions…
Today’s Kindle deals include several interesting books. My pick of the day is Todd Friel’s Reset for Parents. The Intrusive Neighbor Joe Thorn: “God’s command for us to love our neighbor as ourselves, to seek their good, is a call for us to be intrusive. It’s counter intuitive to many of us who have come…
This week’s Free Stuff Fridays is provided by Is Genesis History? which also sponsored the blog this week. I’ve got ten prizes to give away, each a copy of the film. Winners will be able to choose whether they will receive a DVD, a Blu-Ray DVD, or a digital download. Is Genesis History? is a…
A single sentence can change a life. Angela Yuan learned this the hard way, her heart shattered when her cherished son spoke just three short words. The proud, atheist mother simply wasn’t ready to hear “I am gay.” She fumbled for a response, but the pain was too sharp, the shame too intense. Finally, she…
There is a nice variety of Kindle deals today, with many of them related to Easter or Reformation. John Piper has a new book out and Westminster Books has discounted it. I was a guest on The Ordinary Preacher podcast where we discussed speaking the truth with love and various other topics. Pastor, Defend Christian…
Our digital world is both a blessing and a curse for our growth in godliness. Today’s Christians have more sound, biblical resources at the tips of their fingers than all of our forefathers could have imagined. Through our phones, we can keep in constant touch with distant fellow Christians and benefit from the spiritual gifts…
Today’s Kindle deals include a couple of fairly minor deals. We’ll hope for better things tomorrow. Christian Audio has the Heroes of History series on sale. These are short biographies of many key Christian figures. My Jesus, I Love You; Your Bride I Despise! “Professing love for Christ but little for the church makes about…
“Productivity? But I’m a stay-at-home mom!” That’s roughly how Aileen replied when we sat down to talk about the fact that our lives were veering out of control. We were emerging from an especially busy season but coming up to what promised to be an even busier one. Our son was ready to begin high…
Today’s Kindle deals include several titles from Christian Focus that are good at any time of year, but especially appropriate around Easter. Benjamin Franklin’s Misplaced Hope of Resurrection Vance Christie: “Franklin died doubting that Christ Jesus is God the Son, much less trusting in Jesus as his Savior from sin and the source of eternal…