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  • Free Stuff Fridays

    Free Stuff Fridays (Zondervan Academic)

    This week the blog and giveaway are sponsored by Zondervan Academic. Zondervan Academic is giving away the Zondervan Essential Companion to Christian History and the Zondervan Essential Companion to Christian History Video Study to five winners. This highly informative, broad-ranging book provides vital facts on the growth and impact of Christianity from the apostles to…

  • Education

    What If God Doesn’t Care a Whole Lot About How You Educate Your Children?

    My family is coming down to our final decisions about education. Our oldest is already safely squared away at Boyce College and the Southern Baptist Theological seminary, where he seems to be doing really well. My middlest, who is currently in twelfth grade, has already decided that she will also head to Boyce next year.…

  • friday

    A La Carte (October 4)

    There are some pretty good Kindle deals on offer today. Westminster Books also has some good deals this week, focused on books related to sexuality. Learning to Dream Again Basically, if Heidi Tai writes it, I’m going to read it. 7 Ways You Can Contribute to Better Public Discourse “Here are their seven encouragements for…

  • thursday

    A La Carte (October 3)

    Today’s Kindle deals include a trio of books, all of which are worth at least a quick look. (Yesterday on the blog: Two Habits of Successful Parents) “Is This a Sin?”: Ethical Triage and Church Discipline “As it pertains to church discipline, how should a church evaluate moral controversies where there’s not an immediate or…

  • Two Habits of Successful Parents

    Two Habits of Successful Parents

    Chap Bettis recently wrote about a phenomenon he has observed in today’s young parents—one Aileen and I have often discussed as well. “Many parents are reluctant and even resistant to asking advice about their parenting. While others can see blind spots, the parents themselves remain… blind to them.” That is one side of the equation—young…

  • wednesday

    A La Carte (October 2)

    Today’s Kindle deals include quite a long list to work through. Westminster Books has the lowest price I’ve seen on the new Puritan documentary. The Saddest Word Janie Cheaney writes about the saddest word—one we are all too familiar with. America: A Child Pornocracy Rod Dreher: “I still can’t get over the big story in…

  • tuesday

    A La Carte (October 1)

    Today’s Kindle deals include just a couple of titles, something that’s unusual for the first of the month. But I just ran out of time to search; I’ll hope for better things tomorrow. Logos users will want to check out the free (and heavily discounted) books of the month—various key volumes from the works of…