This sponsored posted was written by Dustin Bruce, Dean of Boyce College (and, as it happens, the college my son attends). Everything about Boyce — its theological core, its commitment to a biblical worldview, its community of discipleship, and its heart for the world — is rooted in the gospel and focused on the transformation…
I am not updating Kindle deals this week, so be sure to check in next week! Building the Southern Hemisphere’s Highest Residences (Video) I rather enjoyed this look at how Australians are building the highest residences in the southern hemisphere. Small Beginnings: C. H. Spurgeon at Waterbeach Geoffrey Chang takes a look at Spurgeon’s small…
The listing of Kindle deals is on hiatus this week. Check back next week! Uprising (Video) Here’s a stunning video of flowers and insects and other beautiful creations. Your Prosperity Is Too Small Costi Hinn: “There is not a more blinding, arrogant, and myopically presumptuous belief system than the “prosperity gospel.” While it promises a…
Kindle deal updates are on hiatus this week. Please check back next week to see what’s new. What the Soviets Intended for Siberia, God Intended for Good Sarah Eekhoff Zylstra continues her unique and excellent journalism at TGC. “When Evgeny Bakhmutsky’s grandfather baptized him, the older man cried—but not just happy tears. ‘He was crying…
Though you could travel a hundred times the speed of light, past countless yellow-orange stars, to the edge of the galaxy and swoop down to the fiery glow located a few hundred light-years below the plane of the Milky Way, Though you could slow to examine the host of hot young stars luminous among the…
Today’s Kindle deals include a couple of new books and a couple of older ones. (Yesterday on the blog: God Created Family To Carry Out His Will) The Crucial Difference Between Law and Gospel for the Christian Life Few people are better equipped to explain this than Michael Horton. “It was a Saturday and I…
This week the blog and the giveaway has been sponsored by Dwell, the Bible app that keeps Scripture in your ears and on your heart. They are giving away 10 Lifetime Subscriptions to their app! That means 10 lucky winners will get forever access to the new Bible app that’s transforming the way people experience…
In the last article on family I wanted to show that God created family and therefore it is his to define. Now, I need to address the “why” question: Why did God create the family? I will answer this in two ways through two articles. The first provides this answer: God created family to carry…
I spent a few minutes yesterday hunting for Kindle deals and found a few that may be of some interest. Boris Johnson’s Challenge Carl Trueman writes about Boris Johnson’s challenge(s) as he takes on his new role as Prime Minister. 100 Questions to Fuel Mentoring Relationships If you’re involved in a mentoring relationship, you may…
We happen to have arrived in Amsterdam in the middle of a heat wave. It’s beautiful here but, wow, is it ever scorching hot! Westminster Books has deals on books by R. Kent Hughes, including a new edition of his classic Disciplines of a Godly Man. (Yesterday on the blog: An Interview with Keith Getty)…
I recently had the opportunity to ask Keith Getty a few questions about the church and hymnody and whatever else I wanted to talk about. I figured that’s an opportunity I ought to take. Here’s what I had to ask and what he had to say… What do you see as the “lay of the…
I’ve been on an overnight flight (Good morning, Amsterdam!), so did not have much time to look for Kindle deals. I did pull out at least a couple, though. Busyness and Rest Kevin DeYoung writes about the busy (or not-so-busy) life of Jesus: “He was busy, but never in a way that made Him frantic,…
This week the blog is sponsored by Dwell and written by Jeff McFadden. As I write this it’s mid-July, which means that, for many of us, it’s been 5 or 6 months since we fell off the wagon of the annual I’m-going-to-read-the-Bible-in-a-year train. The new year’s hope and optimism was knocked aside in the busyness…
There are some new Kindle deals to browse through today. (Yesterday on the blog: Where Did Family Come From?) Why You Should Have That Difficult Conversation I agree with Jared. Sometimes you just need to have that difficult conversation. “It’s impossible to get through mature adult life without navigating personal oversights and offenses. No normal…
We are at an interesting and perhaps unprecedented time in history when our understanding of family is being confronted and our definition of family is being rewritten. The social norms of Western society and the laws of Canada are changing fast. Things that only a generation ago were considered inadvisable, immoral, or just plain evil…
Today’s Kindle deals include a collection of books from Crossway. Audubon Photography Awards There are some stunning photographs to marvel at here. 4 Reasons Leaders Need Large Blocks of Time This makes lots of sense. “Calendars fill up quickly. If leaders don’t manage their calendars then their calendars will manage them. In my view, one…
From time to time I like to share an example of a Pastoral prayer that was prayed during a Sunday morning service at Grace Fellowship Church. This one comes from pastor Paul Martin. Lord, it is true. We faint for your salvation, and long for your help, because sin has messed up our lives. Our…
I made it safely home after a wonderful little trip to Africa. I should have some video to share soon. Today’s Kindle deals include some new books and some old books—it’s a good selection! (Yesterday on the blog: New and Notable Books) Uh, You Should Read FaceApp’s Truly Wild Terms of Service Agreement Before You…
This week the blog and the giveaway has been sponsored by Crown & Covenant Publications. They will be giving away five copies of Pastor Rutledge “Rut” Etheridge III”s soon to be published book God Breathed: Connecting through Scripture to God, Others, the Natural World, and Yourself. Coming August 2019! Self-made truth is the air we…
July isn’t always prime time for book releases, but in this case, it has done okay for itself. Here are some of the new and notable Christian books for July, 2019. In each case, I’ve provided the publisher’s editorial description. Disciplines of a Godly Man (Updated Edition) by R. Kent Hughes. This is a new,…