Over the past couple of weeks the blogs and sites I read have been humming with list after list of the top books of 2020. It seems that just about every avid reader I follow is eager to share his or her picks for the year that was. I love these lists and especially love…
Logos users, remember to check out the 12 Days of Logos. The deals include a bunch of my recommendations for OT commentaries, a number of complete commentary sets (NICOT, Welwyn, etc), and the complete NSBT set. There are some really good deals to be had. Think You Know the Christmas Story? Here are Five Common…
There’s a good-sized list of Kindle deals to look through today; it includes Joel Beeke’s neat little book on marriage, Ligonier’s book on false teaching, and my Epic. (Yesterday on the blog: When All Seems To Be Gain, Plan For Loss) The Evolution of Digital Third Spaces Chris Martin has an interesting discussion here of…
This week the blog is sponsored by AGTV, a new video streaming service that features a carefully curated collection of films and television series such as American Gospel, Luther, Calvinist, Christianity Explored, and Epic. In Paul’s letters to Timothy, he repeatedly exhorts him to “Guard the deposit entrusted to you.” (1 Timothy 6:20). “Guard, through…
A friend of mine was part of a rapid deployment unit in the military. The task of his division was to be in a perpetual state of readiness, able to be deployed at a moment’s notice. When a need for their services arose, those soldiers were to be geared up, loaded up, and wheels up…
The Logos deals continue through their 12 Days of Logos. Recently they’ve added my top recommendations for OT commentaries, a number of complete commentary sets (NICOT, Welwyn, etc), and the complete NSBT set. You can’t go wrong with any of those! There aren’t a lot of Kindle deals today. However, you will find Tim Keller’s…
When Jesus prayed to the Father he said, “Your will be done on earth, as it is in heaven.” Charles Spurgeon once reflected on these words as they pertained specifically to the Christian’s responsibility toward missions and evangelism. His thoughts are worth pondering today. “Your will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.”…
My gratitude goes to Zondervan for sponsoring the blog this week to tell you about their excellent book Confronting Injustice Without Compromising Truth (which, coincidentally, was one of my top-10 books of the year). It is sponsors and patrons that keep this site going. Logos has begun their annual 12 Days of Logos promotion and…
This week’s Free Stuff Fridays is sponsored by Zondervan Academic, who also sponsored the blog this week. They are giving away FIVE 3-packs of Thaddeus Williams’ new book Confronting Injustice without Compromising Truth so you and two of your friends can do a ‘social justice reading group.’ Here is more about the book. Social justice…
Do you love to read? Do you want to learn to love to read? Do you enjoy reading books that cross the whole spectrum of topics and genres? Then I’ve got something that may be right up your alley—the 2021 Christian Reading Challenge. Whether you are a light reader or completely obsessed, this 2021 Christian…
Westminster Books has discounts on some Puritan books, including the ever-popular The Valley of Vision. Today’s Kindle deals include a good one on friendship along with a couple of pocket guides. The Surprising Ministry of Encouragement Ray Ortlund: “Encouragement is what the gospel feels like as it moves from one believer to another. The ministry…
Today’s Kindle deals include some devotionals from Crossway. (While it’s not a Christian book, Bill Bryson’s The Body is on sale today; I found it a fascinating read, though you need to be willing to see design where he sees evolution.) (Yesterday on the blog: My Top 10 Books of 2020) Leah I think you’ll…
We have just about arrived at the end of another year—a year in which I did quite a lot of reading across a variety of subjects. Today I want to offer my picks for the top 10 books of 2020. I have put them in some semblance of order with my first pick at the…
It was a year ago today that my father unexpectedly went to be with the Lord—the start of what has been the most difficult 12-month period we’ve known. Yet through it we’ve experienced so much of the Lord’s kindness—so many of his blessings. And it’s somehow comforting to know that my dad was waiting in…
I haven’t been able to dig up any noteworthy Kindle deals after yesterday’s huge list. I’ll keep looking… (Yesterday on the blog: Goodnight Till Then) Why Doesn’t God Make His Existence More Obvious? Have you asked (or been asked) this question before? “It is a common objection to the existence of God: why doesn’t he…
This post is written by Thaddeus J. Williams, author of Confronting Injustice without Compromising Truth, and is sponsored by Zondervan Academic. Combining the word “social” with the word “justice” is a bit like mixing Mentos with soda. It is highly explosive, especially when we don’t bother to define our terms. Some use “social justice” to…
“Mr. Challies, we want you to know that we have received Nick into our care. Rest assured that he is in the very best of hands.” The message comes as a relief, for it means that Nick’s long, last, lonely journey is complete. Even if he can’t come home, he has at least arrived back…
Today’s Kindle deals include a massive list of deals. If you’ve got a Kindle, today’s a good day… (Yesterday on the blog: No Hope Without Christ’s Righteousness) Sanctorum Communionem “As I stood there in that big echoey room, I sighed and considered all that has not gone on in there since March. ‘I believe the…
The book Piercing Heaven shares some wonderful prayers from the Puritans. This is one of the first and, to my mind, one of the best prayers in the collection. Lord, I would be the most miserable person in the world if my hopes were only in this life. Why? Because I am hopeless without Christ’s…
My thanks goes to The Good Book Company for sponsoring the blog this week. It is corporate sponsors and personal patrons who make this site possible and I’m thankful for each one. Today’s Kindle deals include a collection of newer and older books. (Yesterday on the blog: I Fear God, and I’m Afraid of God)…