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  • tuesday

    A La Carte (August 6)

    Today’s Kindle deals include some pretty solid picks. Logos users will definitely want to grab this month’s free book (and perhaps the pair of almost-free books as well). (Yesterday on the blog: God Created Family To Picture His Truth) Narratives of Surprising Conversions You’ll enjoy reading these narratives of surprising conversions that Jared Wilson has…

  • Orphan Care and the Great Commission

    This week the blog is sponsored by Moody Publishers and this post is written by Todd Chipman from his book Until Every Child is Home: Why The Church Can and Must Care for Orphans. I wrote Until Every Child Is Home because I have seen that God’s instruction for His people to care for orphans…

  • God Created Family To Picture His Truth

    God Created Family To Picture His Truth

    I’ve put together a little mini-series on family, and have shown first that God created family and second that God created family as a means of carrying out his will. In today’s article I want to show that God also created family to picture his truth. Here is what I mean: God uses family as…

  • monday

    A La Carte (August 5)

    I am on the way home from my family vacation—two weeks away with the people I love the most. It was enjoyable and relaxing. Now that I’m back from vacation, I’m back to updating Kindle deals. You’ll find a number of new ones. (Yesterday on the blog: Come Behold the Wondrous Mystery) The Last Days…

  • Come Behold the Wondrous Mystery

    Hymn Sunday is a collaboration with Getty Music. You will find a video along with downloadable sheet music. This song is all about the concept of beholding the life of Christ. It was inspired by this scripture from 2 Corinthians: “And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed…

  • Weekend A La Carte (August 3)

    This is my Kindle-free week. Things should be back to normal by Monday. 4 Reasons to Stop Grumbling “The Bible shows that grumbling has been a problem for humans for a very long time—and that it’s not acceptable for Christians. Here are four biblical reasons why we should stick a lid on our complaints.” We…

  • Free Stuff Fridays (Southern Seminary)

    This week’s Free Stuff Fridays is brought to you by our friends at Southern Seminary and Boyce College, who also sponsored this week’s blog. Southern Seminary is giving away 20 copies of the Sermon on the Mount study journal, written by Jonathan Pennington, New Testament professor, and gospels scholar. This journal invites the reader to…

  • friday

    A La Carte (August 2)

    My week of not really keeping an eye on Kindle deals is coming to an end shortly. Check back on Monday. Eve’s Nakedness and Your Broken Body “Eve was the last woman to experience unbroken body-image. She was the last woman to see her body outside of the shadow of sin.” Sin has cast a…

  • thursday

    A La Carte (August 1)

    I’m not really posting Kindle deals this week, so check back on Monday to find out what’s new. Do the Gospels Borrow from Pagan Myths? This is a very common charge against the Bible. But is it based on reality? “Why should anyone see Jesus as being distinct from the pagan gods? Could it be…