I wasn’t quite asleep but I also wasn’t quite awake. It wasn’t quite real, but it also doesn’t seem right to call it fake. Like a story that had already been written or like a tale that had already been told, it flashed into my mind in the briefest of moments. In what must have…
As yet another month draws to its close, perhaps it is an ideal time for us to remind ourselves that right now, at this very moment, God is reigning from his throne. (Yesterday on the blog: Cheer Up, Men and Women of Unappreciated Services) The widow’s might Kim Henderson’s column in the new issue of…
Many people feel unappreciated or underappreciated at times. Many feel as if they serve more than they are served, give more than they are given. And often that is exactly the case. De Witt Talmage once pondered this fact in a reflection on 1 Samuel 30:24, a passage quoted below. I hope you find it…
Good morning! May you know God’s richest blessings in the weekend ahead. My gratitude goes to Zondervan for sponsoring the blog this week with news of a new book by Sean McGever titled The Good News of Our Limits. There’s a pretty good little collection of Kindle deals to browse today. (Yesterday on the blog:…
This week’s Free Stuff Fridays is sponsored by Zondervan, who also sponsored the blog this week. They are giving away TEN 2-packs of Sean McGever’s NEWEST book, The Good News of Our Limits, so you can keep one and give one away. Many of us are tired, stressed, and overworked. We think that following God…
As you know, I like to do my best to comb through the new Christian books each month to see what stands out as being not only new, but also particularly notable. I received quite a number of new titles in February and narrowed the list down to the ones below. I have included the…
May the Lord be with you and bless you today. I mentioned earlier in the week that Westminster Books has some excellent biographies for young readers on sale. Today they’ve added a good book on reading the Bible well. To Stay and Serve: Why We Didn’t Flee Ukraine Here’s a dispatch from within Ukraine: “In…
Grace and peace to you today. Today’s Kindle deals include a couple of good books. (Yesterday on the blog: When We Go Unnourished) What I Learned About Love When I Met My Son This is a sweet reflection on the love of a father for a son. “When I met my son that day, I…
My dad sometimes got exasperated with me. He sometimes got exasperated with me and, looking back, I can’t say I blame him. After all, while his passion was to nurture life within his precious gardens, mine was to kick back with a good book. While his burden was to do things well, mine was to…
The Lord bless you and keep you today. On sale this week at Westminster Books is an excellent series of Christian biographies for children. Seven Common Misconceptions about the King James Bible “When a book blossoms into such a literary lotus, myths also begin to sprout. Grains of truth rendering them plausible grow into weeds…
May the God of love and peace be with you today. (Yesterday on the blog: None of Us Will Ever Forget What You Did) Important Contexts for Understanding Reformed Theology Keith Mathison reminds us that context matters in history and theology as much as in Bible study. “Reformed theology was a fruit of the 16th-century…
Today’s post is written by Sean McGever and is sponsored by Zondervan. Sean is the author of The Good News of Our Limits. You may believe in a false gospel and not even know it. Worse yet, this message may have come from your favorite Christian books, sermons, and Bible studies. False gospels are nothing…
The young man had forsaken his father, claimed an early inheritance, and blown it all in reckless living. Having fallen from riches to poverty, this prodigal son was now in the most desperate of straights—working hard, eating little, spiraling ever downward. But on one brutal day, when he was as low as low could be,…
Happy Family Day to my fellow Canadians (who live in provinces that mark it). Happy Monday to everyone else! Today’s Kindle deals include some excellent books for teens and young adults (and some deals for others as well). (Yesterday on the blog: The Power of True Holiness) The Netflix Dilemma “The ‘post-liberal’ condition we’re experiencing…
This week I found myself pondering some powerful words from the pen of J.C. Ryle: “Satan knows well the power of true holiness and the immense injury which increased attention to it will do to his kingdom.” We are called to God so we can become holy like God. He means for us to be…
Good morning! Blessings to you as you serve the Lord and worship him this weekend. My gratitude goes to Zondervan for sponsoring the blog this week with news of Michael Horton’s new book Recovering Our Sanity. There are (finally) a few new Kindle deals to look at. (Yesterday on the blog: Same Words, Different Worlds)…
This week’s Free Stuff Fridays is sponsored by Zondervan Reflective, who also sponsored the blog this week. They are giving away FIVE copies of Michael Horton’s new book, Recovering Our Sanity. Here’s more about the book: How cultivating a healthy fear of God liberates us from our fear of others, our fear of the future,…
I have been meaning to write a review of the latest book by my friend Leonardo De Chirico: Same Words, Different Worlds: Do Roman Catholics and Evangelicals Believe the Same Gospel? Leonardo is a pastor and scholar in Rome whose primary area of expertise is a Protestant perspective on Roman Catholicism. In this review, written…
The Lord be with you and bless you today. Westminster Books has a deal on the new book by Mark Jones, Knowing Sin. (Yesterday on the blog: A Family Update and a Some Thoughts on Those Canadian Truckers) The Necessity and Danger of Mercy Ministry Mez McConnell: “While a church may do a lot of…
It has been a little while since I have provided anything like a family or personal update, so I thought I would do so today. Also, I have received quite a number of questions about the Canadian truckers and their Freedom Convoy, so wanted to offer a few observations on that. I am under some…