Grace and peace to you on this fine day. (Yesterday on the blog: A Message for Young Women) Faith Like A Beach House You may identify with this. “I had foolishly thought that time would be the vehicle of sanctification, that being an older Christian would automatically make me a more Christ-like Christian. But it…
I recently shared a message for young men. Having done that, I asked my friend Melissa Edgington if she would write an equivalent letter for young women. She kindly did so and allowed me to share it here. Somewhere out there in the great, wide world, someone is praying for you. She probably doesn’t know…
The Lord bless you and keep you today. Westminster Books has some good books specially discounted. Today’s Kindle deals include a couple of solid titles. What Does ‘Deconstruction’ Even Mean? “‘Deconstruction’ is a term that has increasingly been used in evangelical circles, especially over the past decade. But it is a confusing term, because there’s…
May the God of love and peace be with you today, my friends. (Yesterday on the blog: The Music of Heaven) When Activists Do History This is really interesting: “There exists today a growing trend among historians that represents a significant departure from the traditional scholarly approach to writing and teaching history. This trend involves…
This Q&A with Michael Horton comes from Zondervan Reflective. Learn more about Horton’s new book at RecoveringOurSanity.com. What prompted you to write Recovering Our Sanity? Michael Horton: The replication of America’s “civil war” in the body of Christ. It’s one thing to be hated by the world because of the gospel; it’s another thing for…
One quiet evening many years ago, I was sitting on the screened-in porch of our old family cottage when I heard the music of bagpipes. Curious, I followed the sound, which me led as far as I could go, down to the shore of the lake. Somewhere across the water, I could hear the piper…
Good morning. Grace and peace to you. There is a good collection of Kindle deals to look at today, headlined by a group of books for women published by Crossway. (Yesterday on the blog: Great God, Is Life Such an Uncertain Thing?) The last leaf Andrée Seu Peterson: “The pestilence angel, no respecter of persons…
In the late 1800s, there were few American preachers who were better-known than De Witt Talmage (who spend most of his ministry at Central Presbyterian Church in Brooklyn, New York). He was known as an orator and was perhaps second only to Henry Ward Beecher when it came to his ability to hold a crowd…
This week Westminster Books hosted the bookstore for the Bethlehem Conference for Pastors. Now they’re offering 50% off some of their favorite books featured at the event. (Yesterday on the blog: You’re Only Human) Grave words Kim Henderson considers tombstones and how they can preach to us even decades or centuries later. A Call for…
This week’s Free Stuff Friday is sponsored by Radius International. They are giving away a conference package that includes: 2 tickets, a Radius pullover, and 2 books. The winner will receive two free tickets to the Radius Missiology Conference being held June 29-30, 2022, at Christ Covenant Church, Matthews, NC. This event will be live…
You know as well as I do that you are a finite being. Yet you know as well as I do that at times you fight against your finitude, you battle against your inevitable limits and boundaries as if they are a problem to be overcome or even a sin to be repented of. Yet…
May the Lord be with you and bless you today. There have been a couple of interesting Kindle deals over the past couple of days. If There Wasn’t a Sermon About It, Does Your Pastor Even Care? Trevin Wax addresses what is an urgent concern to many pastors. “I thought about ‘Justice Sunday’ recently because…
Good morning! Grace and peace to you. Westminster Books has a heavy-duty new set of books on sale. (Yesterday on the blog: The God Who Counts the Cost) Music And Lyrics “The world is a symphony: exquisite and detailed and beautiful. But for all of its music, there is one thing that the world cannot…
We are nothing if not rash—nothing if not prone to making vows that are impulsive, promises we cannot keep. Sometimes we deliver on them only partially and at other times we fail altogether. “It is better that you should not vow than that you should vow and not pay,” says the Sage. But too often…
The Lord bless you and keep you today. Today’s Kindle deals include Alistair Begg’s excellent new book Brave by Faith. Wordle and Our Longing for the Limited Chris Martin reflects on an interesting cultural phenomenon: “The most consequential cultural phenomenon of this, the year of our Lord, 2022 is a once-a-day word game made by…
May the God of love and peace be with you today. Today’s Kindle deals include some books for adults and some of kids. (Yesterday on the blog: Do You Knock at the Gates of the Grave?) How and when was the canon of Scripture established, and by whom? (Video) Stephen Nichols does a great job…
There is a sense in which we are less familiar with death than our forebears, more insulated from its horrors. Of course the death rate in the twenty-first century is identical to every century before and every century to come—“it is appointed for [each and every] man to die once, and after that comes judgment.”…
Good morning! Grace and peace to you. There are a few Kindle deals to take a glance at. (Yesterday on the blog: As if God Had Ever Made an Atlantic Wide Enough…) An Open Letter to a Distressed Sufferer Mike Emlet has an open letter to those who are suffering. “Dear friend, I have no…
As we go through times of suffering and sorrow, we inevitably come into contact with those who would seek to comfort us. Some offer true help and true hope while others, unfortunately, do not. In this short but sweet quote, Theodore Cuyler reflects on what we need most in our times of affliction. There are…
May God bless you as you serve and worship him this weekend. My gratitude goes to Radius International for sponsoring the blog this week. Be sure to consider attending their upcoming Missiology Conference virtually or in-person. It includes Alistair Begg, Kevin DeYoung, and others. Today’s Kindle deals include some newer and older titles. (Yesterday on…