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Explore May 2017

  • A La Carte (May 4)

    Today’s Kindle deals include just one little reference work, but it’s one I turn to all the time. Westminster Books has a deal on an excellent 5-part set on the 5 solas. It Is Not Character Assassination Denny Burk: “There are many voices within the North American evangelical movement that are turning away from what…

  • If Only I Had Been Saved By Merit

    If Only I Had Been Saved By Merit!

    One of the hardest tasks for every Christian is to deeply believe and forever remember that we’ve been saved by grace. This is a lifelong challenge because our natural tendency is always to veer back to merit, to assume that we’ve been saved by something we are, something we’ve got, or something we’ve accomplished. Grace—unmerited…

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    A La Carte (May 3)

    Today’s Kindle deals include most of the volumes of the Zondervan Exegetical Commentary on The New Testament, which is an excellent series. The Most Common Reasons Pastors Fall This is really good and shies away from the usual simple explanations of how and why pastors fall. I Fear You Will Die and Go to Hell…

  • For the Glory of the Lord

    Infographic: For the Glory of the Lord

    It’s one of our favorite stories from the era of the Judges. God’s people are being oppressed by Midian and God has chosen an unlikely man to be their deliverer. Gideon is going to smash the Midianite army, but lest there be any doubt who is ultimately responsible for the victory, the Lord speaks with…

  • One Key Pursuit for Young Christians

    Advance! One Key Pursuit for Young Christians

    Imagine for a moment that you have been charged with coming up with a life plan for the most important person in all of human history. The Messiah, the Son of God, will soon come to earth and will remain here for just over 30 years. He will be fully man, so you will need…

  • A La Carte (May 2)

    Today’s Kindle deals include a whole commentary series on the New Testament. Mary And Her Little Lamb Did you know that the nursery rhyme is based on a real person and a real lamb? The Graceless Man “Jesus taught a parable that exposed the graceless heart of the religious leaders. Rightly identifying the graceless man…

  • Rediscovering the Holy Spirit

    4 Ways We Go Wrong in Thinking about the Holy Spirit

    Who exactly is the mysterious third person of the Trinity? Why does he seem to possess less reality than the Father and the Son? Perhaps we think of the Holy Spirit as a divine force or energy that we can “plug into” for spiritual power. Or as the kinder and gentler—more intimate—side of God. But…

  • Advance! Priorities for Young Christians

    Advance! Priorities for Young Christians

    Nobody left a deeper or more indelible mark on history than Jesus of Nazareth. In his birth, life, death, and resurrection, he impacted lives, transformed nations, and changed the world. It is for good reason that we measure history with B.C. and A.D., with what came before the birth of Jesus and what came after.…

  • A La Carte (May 1)

    Today’s Kindle deals include a long list of titles from Crossway, Thomas Nelson, and Zondervan. Free from ChristianAudio this month is Steve Lawson’s The Passionate Preaching of Martyn Lloyd-Jones. The other volumes in that series of short biographies are on sale. It Is Never Right to Be Angry at God Sometimes the strangest or most…