As time passes, I find myself increasingly drawn to old authors and old books. I scour the used bookshops to look for lost treasures. At the back of one such nineteenth-century work I found this old poem by Edward Morris. I don’t know who Edward Morris was or when he lived, but I’m grateful for…
My gratitude goes to Baker Books for sponsoring the blog this week with news of the new book Overcoming Bitterness: Moving from Life’s Greatest Hurts to a Life Filled with Joy. Today’s Kindle deals include some classics along with a couple of newer works. (Yesterday on the blog: Why the West Is Antihistorical) Five Truths…
This week’s Free Stuff Friday is sponsored by Baker Books . They are giving away three-book packages of Stephen Viars’ books: Loving Your Community and Overcoming Bitterness. These book bundles are great for sharing with friends, family, and small groups! Loving Your Community by Stephen Viars This practical guide for equipping local churches and individual…
It’s increasingly obvious that the modern West has become antihistorical. The past is no longer seen as a useful guide to the present or future, but a misleading, unreliable one. Those who lived in the past are more likely to be dishonored than honored. The study of history itself is often seen as wasteful or…
Grace and peace to you from God our Father and Christ Jesus our Savior. Westminster Books has discounted some of January’s new and notable titles. Logos users, be sure to grab your free books of the month before the 31st! Today’s Kindle deals include at least a couple of interesting picks. Close-Call Survivor “Staff Sgt.…
Good morning, and may the God of love and peace be with you today. Today’s Kindle deals include a number of selections from Crossway with a few others besides. (Yesterday on the blog: When We Failed to Count the Cost) The False Gospel of Assuming the Worst of Others “One reason conversations about hard topics…
It’s the age of the tattoo, isn’t it? It has become something of a rite of passage for older teenagers or younger adults to get inked. Whatever we parents think about this trend, I expect we’re unanimous in at least wanting our children to wait until they are old enough to count the cost—to grow…
Good morning! The Lord be with you today. On sale this week at Westminster Books is Mike Emlet’s new Saints, Sufferers & Sinners. There is, as usual, a selection of Kindle deals to look through. Joe Biden’s Transgender Fictions Carl Trueman: “If only it was just women’s sports that were headed from ESPN to the…
Good morning! The grace of the Lord Jesus be with you today… Today’s Kindle deals include a kind of hodgepodge! (Yesterday on the blog: Shedding Tears Over Sorrows That May Never Come) Rejoice Always I have been considering First Thessalonians 5:16–18 a fair bit lately: “Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances.”…
This week the blog is sponsored by Baker Books and is adapted from Stephen Viars’ new book Overcoming Bitterness: Moving from Life’s Greatest Hurts to a Life Filled with Joy. Do you have any bitterness in your life? As a pastor attempting to shepherd our church family through a worldwide pandemic, I have had a…
We prayed as a family before Nick and Abby left for their fall semester, then snapped a photo of the two of them standing together outside our home—our two college students. It was August 1, 2020, and they were headed to Louisville, Kentucky, Nick for his junior year and Abby for her freshman. I made…
Grace and peace be with you as you live out another week for God’s glory. There’s a good little selection of Kindle deals to browse through today. Love Bade Him Welcome I love to read stories of how God works to call his people to himself. 10 Sermons to Eliminate Preachers, here are 10 sermons—or…
A book I’ve come to much enjoy is Piercing Heaven, which shares favorite prayers from the Puritans (and a few others). Many of the prayers are ones I’ve been able to pray myself. This example comes from the pen of Robert Hawker. Precious Jesus, you are the Source, the Fountain, the Author, the Finisher of…
The God of love and peace be with you as you serve and worship him this weekend. My gratitude goes to AGTV for sponsoring the blog this week with news of their excellent video streaming service. Today’s Kindle deals include some classics and some more contemporary works. You’ll also find lots of general market kids’…
With a new year comes lots of new books. And it’s not just new books but new commentaries as well. Lots of them have landed on my doorstep in the past few weeks and here are my picks for the new and notable books and commentaries from January 2021. In each case I’ve included the…
Grace and peace to you today, my friends. The Cure for the Prophetic Pandemic This blogger is extremely concerned about some recent failed prophecies. “I say that this is a prophetic reckoning because literally dozens of prophetic words surrounding this historical moment were recorded and made available to the masses for spiritual consumption. It was…
Grace and peace to you this morning! Westminster Books is having a special on a new book (or, really, pair of books) by Michael Reeves. Today’s Kindle deals are highlighted by several books from Crossway on the subject of justification. (Yesterday on the blog: We Prophesy Grief, Not Grace) The Blessing of Weariness “I like…
If this pandemic has taught us anything, surely it’s taught us that we are lousy prognosticators. The best of our politicians, the best of our scientists, the best of our statisticians, could not, between them, do much of anything to predict how far the virus would spread, how quickly it would move, how many lives…
Good morning. As you begin the day, you may do well to briefly consider this truth: “God reigns over the nations; God sits on his holy throne.” Today doesn’t have the greatest selection of Kindle deals we’ve ever seen, but there are still some good picks there. Keep Moving Forward This is a simple reminder,…
Grace and peace to you today. Today’s Kindle deals include The Christian’s Only Comfort in Life and Death which has a list price of $70. There are quite a lot of others as well. (Yesterday on the blog: Don’t Drop the Rock!) Reevaluating Your Church’s Values I agree with Jared Wilson. “I am convinced that…