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  • monday

    A La Carte (March 8)

    Good morning! Grace to you today. It has been a bit of a quiet stretch for Kindle deals, but there are a few there today. (Yesterday on the blog: This World Is Passing Away) The Empty Religions of Instagram There are lots of interesting insights here on the rise of “Instavangelists.” “We’ve found a different…

  • This World Is Passing Away

    This World Is Passing Away

    The Apostle tells us that “the present form of this world is passing away.” Horatius Bonar once reflected on this and wrote a beautiful bit of writing that shows just what that means and how we should live accordingly. The world is passing away — like a dream of the night. We lie down to…

  • Weekend A La Carte (March 6)

    Grace and peace to you as you serve and honor the Lord this weekend. My gratitude goes to Boyce College for sponsoring the blog this week so they can invite you to their upcoming Virtual Preview Day. Today’s Kindle deals include some classics along with a couple of newer works. (Yesterday on the blog: To…

  • Kids

    To My Son on His Twenty-First Birthday

    Happy birthday, my boy! You’re 21 today! Or you would be. Do you celebrate birthdays in heaven? Do you even mark days, months, and years? I confess, I have only just begun to realize how little I know about the place you have gone to be. I’ve got many questions, but few answers. Then again,…

  • friday

    A La Carte (March 5)

    Good morning! Grace to you today. Today’s Kindle deals include a few interesting titles. The Powerlessness of Positive Thinking “Positive thinking says if you just dig deep enough in yourself, you will find strength to conquer anything. The gospel says when you have no strength left, God will sustain you. Positive thinking looks to goodness…

  • thursday

    A La Carte (March 4)

    The God of peace be with you all today. Today’s Kindle deals are all about Kevin DeYoung books. On sale this week at Westminster Books is John Piper’s huge new work, his magnum opus perhaps, Providence. (Yesterday on the blog: New and Notable Books (Belated) for February 2021) Ibram X. Kendi’s Antiracism Can’t Heal Us…

  • New and Notable Books (Belated) for February 2021

    The time has come for another roundup of some of the new and notable books that have come my way in the past month. Unfortunately I dawdled just a little so this has fallen from the last days of February to the first days of March. Regardless, here are some of the books that caught…

  • wednesday

    A La Carte (March 3)

    Good morning! Grace and peace to you today. The Kindle deals are a little sparse today, but I did dig up a couple. 10 Things You Should Know about R. C. Sproul I loved this list of 10 things you should know about R.C. Sproul. The Counsel and Care of the Elderly “Society feeds the…

  • tuesday

    A La Carte (March 2)

    The Lord be with you and bless you today! Today’s Kindle deals include a few odds and ends. Logos users, I’ve got a couple of things to tell you. First, be sure to check out this month’s free and nearly free books. Second, Logos March Matchups is back and will lead to a huge discount…

  • Who Will Your High School Student Be On The Other Side of College?

    This week the blog is sponsored by Boyce College and they are inviting you to join them for their Virtual Preview Day on March 26th. Who will your high school student be on the other side of college? That is a question every thoughtful parent ponders as they consider post-secondary educational options. You will learn…

  • Which Christian Best Portrays Christ

    Which Christian Best Portrays Christ?

    An elderly man, bedridden through a long and terminal illness, wished to see the Rocky Mountains before he died. Unable to travel, yet being a man of some means, he hired a number of skilled artists and dispatched them to the West. To each he gave orders to bring him a painting that would display…

  • monday

    A La Carte (March 1)

    Good morning! Grace and peace to you today. Today’s list of Kindle deals turned into a pretty good one. Help! I Don’t Like the Music at My Church Matt Merker offers help to those who struggle with their church’s music. “Too loud. Too soft. Too rhythmic. Too classical. Not relevant enough. Not transcendent enough. Not…