This week’s Free Stuff Friday is sponsored by The Good Book Company, who also sponsored the blog this week. They have five packages of three new releases to give away. Those who do not win and agree to receive emails from The Good Book Company will receive an email with the option to download a…
Over the years, Jared Wilson has written quite a collection of books that deal with the nature of the church and with ministry within the church. The latest, Gospel-Driven Ministry is, according to the subtitle, “An Introduction to the Calling and Work of a Pastor.” “This book,” he says, “is about the ways in which…
Good morning! May the Lord be with you and bless you today. There are a couple of Kindle deals that are worth a look. What Is Anxiety? This article by William Barcley will prove a worthwhile use of one of your three free monthly articles from Tabletalk (if you’re not a subscriber). “Most of our…
Grace and peace to you today. Today’s Kindle deals include a nice little list of titles from Crossway, most of which are related to Mother’s Day. (Yesterday on the blog: We Always Glean Among the Sheaves) When Mom Forgot Me “‘Where do you live?’ she asked. Wind whipped her white curls into a crown around…
Ruth needed help. Ruth needed help, and in his mercy God provided for her need. He provided it first through the laws of his land which instructed landowners that when they harvested grain, they were not to reap all the way to the edges of their fields and were not to pick up any bits…
The God of peace be with you today. This week Westminster Books has a deal on Michael Kruger’s book Surviving Religion 101. When Adoption Comes Full Circle Don’t miss this neat account of an adoption come full circle. “She found me a few years back through Facebook, approaching with respect and grace. We reached out…
Good morning! The Lord be with you today. I only dug up a couple of Kindle deals today, and will hope for better things as the week goes on. (Yesterday on the blog: A Family Update, Six Months Later) I Could Never Do That This is a good insight from Amy Medina, and one that…
This week the blog is sponsored by The Good Book Company, which publishes biblical, relevant, and accessible resources like those recommended below. The Christian life is sometimes pictured as running a race. Hebrews 12:1, for example, exhorts us: “Let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run…
It’s hard for me to believe it, but today is exactly six months since Nick went to heaven. In some ways it feels like more than that, but in so many more it feels like less. Six months ago we were a family of five and looking forward to soon being a family of six…
Good morning! Grace to you and peace. (Yesterday on the blog: The Endearing Conceit of Young Men) Humility on the Opinion Front This is a really good call for humility when it comes to opinions (and other things). Tithing in Financially Tight Times “Your bank balance hovers near zero. Your job feels like it’s hanging…
I wonder if you have ever thought about the kind of courage—but also the kind of conceit—it takes for a young man to ask a father for the hand of his daughter. De Witt Talmage once considered this in a discourse on marriage and, frankly, his thoughts are hilarious. I trust you’ll enjoy reading about…
May God bless and keep you as you worship him and serve him this weekend. Today’s Kindle deals include one of my favorite Kevin DeYoung books, along with the usual batch of Saturday classics. (Yesterday on the blog: New and Notable Christian Books for April 2021) Keeping the Faith Christian Smith spent two decades studying…