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  • tuesday

    A La Carte (April 7)

    We have had an amazing run with Kindle deals lately, but it came to a screeching halt today. We will try again soon. In the meantime, for the committed readers, check out today’s New and Notable Books. (Yesterday on the blog: Has There Ever Been a Better Time To Start a Blog?) When Can We…

  • Is the Bible Enough? Why You Need to Know the Creeds, Too.

    Today’s post is excerpted from Justin S. Holcomb’s Know the Creeds and Councils and is sponsored by MasterLectures. Today’s Christianity is directly affected by what earlier Christians chose to do and to believe. Obviously, Christianity did not begin when we were born. Nor did our generation invent Christian thought. We live two thousand years removed…

  • Has There Ever Been a Better Time To Start a Blog

    Has There Ever Been a Better Time To Start a Blog?

    I have been at this blogging thing for a long time and over the years I’ve taken many opportunities to encourage others to try their hand at it. I believe in the value of blogs and believe there is a future for them. It’s possible that I lack the appropriate self-awareness, but I’m pretty sure…

  • monday

    A La Carte (April 6)

    Today’s Kindle deals include an Easter-related collection from Crossway. (Yesterday on the blog: Christ Our Hope In Life and Death) No Social Distance in Heaven “It’s incredible how quickly we as individuals and as a society adapt to new social norms, or disparage those who don’t adapt quickly enough. It makes me wonder if the…

  • Christ Our Hope In Life and Death

    Hymn Sunday is a collaboration with my friends at Getty Music. I’m pleased to be able to offer you a free song along with the lyrics and sheet music. This song seems particularly well-suited to our times… “What is your only comfort in life and in death?” For centuries, believers have learned the Christian faith…

  • Weekend A La Carte (April 4)

    Some have asked how the book launch went this week. To be honest, I don’t really know, though I think it went well enough. What I do know is that if you got it, read or watched it, enjoyed it, and feel up to it, reviews on Amazon always help the cause. Once again, there’s…

  • A Family Update

    A Family Update

    Like the great majority of other families on earth, mine is learning to adjust to unexpected new realities. It has now been three weeks since we were instructed to distance ourselves from others as much as possible, and we have done our best to comply. Here’s a little update from our neck of the woods.…

  • friday

    A La Carte (April 3)

    I am probably not the only one succumbing to necessity and beginning to search YouTube for “how to cut your own hair.” The government has warned it could be a long time before non-essential businesses like barbers are allowed to open again… Today’s Kindle deals include some really good options, including D.A. Carson’s The Enduring…

  • epic free streaming

    Watch a Free Episode of “Epic”

    This week marks the release of Epic: An Around-the-World Journey through Christian History, my new book and documentary project. Many have wondered how the two products relate to one another. Essentially, they are complementary, so while you can enjoy either one on its own, they go very well together. The book focuses on the objects…

  • thursday

    A La Carte (April 2)

    We have had some great days for Kindle deals lately, and the trend continues today. Meanwhile, if you prefer print, Westminster Books is offering discounts on items related to the Psalms. (Yesterday on the blog: 10 Church Members God Especially Calls Me To Love) Until We Meet Again Students and parents will appreciate this letter…

  • 10 Church Members God Especially Calls Me To Love

    10 Church Members God Especially Calls Me To Love

    In a recent and widely-shared article, a pastor provides a series of profiles of church members who “drive him crazy” and make pastoral ministry “less than fun.” Though he tells of his love for the local church and his commitment to it, he also says that every church he knows has “members and attenders that…

  • wednesday

    A La Carte (April 1)

    Today has the biggest list of Kindle deals I have seen in a very long time. Have at it! Also check out Amazon’s monthly general market Kindle book deals. (Yesterday on the blog: My New Book & Documentary Are Now Available!) I Didn’t Know I Loved You Like This Glenna Marshall expresses some of the…