With summer already upon a good number of students, and summer in the not-too-distant future for others, I thought it might be helpful to put together a list of books that would make for worthy summer reading. I chose to focus on books that have been released in the past year or so and which…
May the God of love and peace be with you today. If you didn’t check in yesterday, you may want to take a look at the collection of Kindle deals. (Yesterday on the blog: Another Week in a Difficult and Hostile World) Grief Is Not the Enemy “Like love or joy or hope, grief is…
Bounded by a lake on its southern side, the city of Toronto and the suburbs that surround it are being steadily pushed to the east, west, and north. In these regions, developers are buying great stretches of farmland and converting them into dense neighborhoods. With hundreds of thousands of people arriving in Canada each year…
To my American friends and family, I hope you enjoy your Memorial Day today. I’ve been saying that for years now and still don’t know what a proper Memorial Day greeting is or if there even is one… Crossway has got us covered with a nice little list of Kindle deals. (Yesterday on the blog:…
I had quite a number of opportunities this week to think and speak about death. And as I did so, I found myself drawn to these precious and poetic words from F.B. Meyer in which he reflects on the abolishment of death in the death of Christ. What hope we have in the gospel! Death…
I hope and trust you’ll all enjoy your weekend! If you’re into Kindle deals, you’ll find a few good ones today. I’d like to remind you that my forthcoming book Seasons of Sorrow: The Pain of Loss and the Comfort of God is now available for pre-order. You can reserve your copy at Amazon, Westminster…
Do you remember the purity movement? Or perhaps it’s better to ask this: How could you possibly forget the purity movement? Though in many ways its aims were noble—sexual purity among teens and young adults—its methods were more than a little suspect and, in the long run, often even harmful. It framed sexual purity as…
May the Lord be with you and bless you today. Westminster Books has a handy little Father’s Day Gift Guide for those who want to get a jump on their shopping. (Yesterday on the blog: New and Notable Christian Books for May 2022) When MAID goes to Church “I was recently taken aback to read…
May has been another good month for Christian book releases. I sorted through the many options and arrived at this list of new and notables. In each case I’ve provided the editorial description to give you a sense of what it’s all about. I hope there’s something here that’s of interest to you! A Concise…
Grace and peace to you today. There’s a nice little list of Kindle deals this morning. (Yesterday on the blog: How Can We Measure Spiritual Progress?) Living in the Blackened Forest Brianna Lambert: “Yesterday I met a friend at a park and watched my three children play, while another mom got the worst phone call…
Every book contract—at least, every book contract I’ve ever seen—includes a word count. When the author finally submits a manuscript, it cannot be a discretionary number of words but must be within the range the publisher has set. This is good and helpful for an author because it makes it simple to set goals and…
It has been a good few days for Christian writing and I’m glad to share a roundup of some of the articles I’ve discovered in my online wanderings. Over at Westminster Books you’ll find a discount on Kevin DeYoung’s new book. There is a number of Kindle deals to glance at today. The Tearing Apart…
The God of love and peace be with you today. (Yesterday on the blog: My Heart Longs for Justice (Kind of)) The reckoning of the Lord Here is Al Mohler’s response to the report issues by Guidepost Solutions about abuse in the SBC. “I am writing this essay in one of the most difficult moments…
Sometimes I find myself on a reading kick in which I follow a common theme through a number of books. Over the past few weeks I have been fascinated with businesses that have the appearance of being legitimate while they are actually over-hyped at best and fraudulent at worst. Elizabeth Holmes’ Theranos claimed to have…
Happy Victoria Day to my fellow Canadians. I hope you enjoy your day off! Today’s Kindle deals include a list of titles from Crossway. (Yesterday on the blog: Vultures Are Always the First to Smell Carrion) After Roe: What’s Our Job Now? Here’s George Grant in Tabletalk: “Circumstances change. Laws, courts, and administrations come and…
Wherever there is Christian community there is bound to be scolds and critics. This is true today and this was true in days past. Here’s a great little excerpt from one of De Witt Talmage’s sermons from the late 1800s in which he expresses his concern about such individuals. There are in every community and…
May you know the Lord’s blessings as you serve and worship him this weekend. There are a few new Kindle deals to look at today. (Yesterday on the blog: Should We Abandon “Evangelical?”) Consuming ideologies “J.K. Rowling, one of the most successful authors of all time, posted an interesting Twitter thread on April 20. I’ll…
The word evangelical seems to have fallen out of favor, and perhaps for reasons that are understandable. Where the word once had a distinct Christian meaning, in recent years it has come to be conflated with politics as much as religion, with civil issues as much as spiritual. Many wonder whether the term is worth…
The Lord be with you and bless you today, my friends. (Yesterday on the blog: Seasons of Sorrow: The Pain of Loss and the Comfort of God) Sexual ethics and colonialism for the modern age This article considers the strange contradictions between society’s hatred of an old form of colonialism and its love of a…
I have often said that I don’t know what I think or what I believe until I write about it. Writing is how I reflect, how I meditate, how I chart life’s every journey. In the waning weeks of 2020 my dear son Nick passed away very suddenly and very unexpectedly. And when that sorrow…