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Explore January 2022

  • friday

    A La Carte (January 7)

    May the Lord be with you and extend his richest blessings to you today. The Strange Fate of Hamilton and Harry Potter Carl Trueman: “Years ago, when teaching at seminary, I used to tell the students that moral relevance in the modern world was a cruel and fickle mistress. However much Christians accommodated themselves to…

  • thursday

    A La Carte (January 6)

    Grace and peace to you today. Westminster Books is offering 50% off their top sellers from 2021. There are a couple of new Kindle deals today. (Yesterday on the blog: The Squiggly Line of God’s Providence) Greedy for Gain “There’s something ugly, something character revealing, about the politician who squeezes absolutely every inch out of…

  • The Squiggly Line of Gods Providence

    The Squiggly Line of God’s Providence

    Even in our sorest trials we have the highest confidence: all things work for good. Even in our darkest valleys we have the brightest light: all things work for good. Even in our lowest moments, our hardest days, our most difficult circumstances, this precious promise blesses us, sustains us, gives us hope: all things work…

  • wednesday

    A La Carte (January 5)

    May the Lord bless and keep you today. There’s a nice little collection of Kindle deals today, including Rod Dreher’s Live Not By Lies and Mark Vroegop’s Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy. No False Worship of the True God Writing about the second commandment, Bruce Ashford says, “it’s an insult to God when we have to…

  • tuesday

    A La Carte (January 4)

    May the God of love and peace be with you. (Yesterday on the blog: A Heart That Is Free, A Step That Is Light) Into the Waves Andrea Sanborn: “For those of us who take our Christian faith seriously, it feels like an ocean of change is sweeping over us, undermining the ground we stand…

  • A Heart That Is Free A Step That Is Light

    A Heart That Is Free, A Step That Is Light

    The great general had led his troops to a hard-fought but resounding triumph on the field of battle. With the enemy army now vanquished and scattered, he rallied his regiments to press on toward the capital where they would secure the final victory. And though the men marched briskly, he urged them to still greater…

  • monday

    A La Carte (January 3)

    Good morning. Grace and peace to you today. Logos users, there are some free and almost free books for you to look at. You’ll also find some good deals from Crossway commentaries and MacArthur commentaries. (Yesterday on the blog: The New Year — A Poetic Prayer) I’ve Never Killed Anyone… Right? “You don’t hate anybody,…

  • The New Year

    The New Year — A Poetic Prayer

    A new year is upon us and the occasion affords the perfect opportunity to pause, reflect, and pray. In recent weeks I’ve been exploring the poetry of Marianne Farningham who wrote the bulk of her works in the late 1800s. Among them was this poetic prayer for a new year. Perhaps you’d like to make…

  • Weekend A La Carte

    Weekend A La Carte (January 1)

    Happy new year, my friends! What a joy it is to know that today, right now, our God is reigning over all of earth and heaven. His purposes will prevail! Today’s Kindle deals include both newer works and classics. The New Year Starts: Making Plans? Today I’ve got several articles about the beginning of a…