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  • Free Stuff Fridays

    Free Stuff Fridays (Ligonier Ministries)

    This week’s Free Stuff Friday is sponsored by Ligonier Ministries. They are offering free admission to ten pairs of winners at their 2023 National Conference. As Christians are pushed toward the margins of a hostile society, we cannot afford to surrender our convictions or to retreat in fear. By God’s grace, we have the truth…

  • The Epic Story of the Bible

    How to Read and Understand God’s Word

    The Bible can be an intimidating book. I suppose any book of the Bible’s size can be intimidating merely by virtue of its page count. But then there’s also the claims people make about the Bible—that it’s a book that transforms lives, that it’s a book that reveals the mind of God himself, that it’s…

  • friday

    A La Carte (August 5)

    I think we’ve come to the end of a nice little streak of daily Kindle deals. We’ll hope for better things tomorrow. On the printed book front, Westminster Books has deals on books about parenting, headlined by a new edition of one of Paul Tripp’s works. Jordan Peterson’s Christian Problem I’m not familiar with Michael…

  • thursday

    A La Carte (August 4)

    Grace and peace to you today, my friends. There are not quite as many Kindle deals today as in the past couple of days, but there are still a few worth checking out. (Yesterday on the blog: Once Again Honestly Assessing Our Decision to Public School Our Kids) Seeking and Following God’s Guidance Vance Christie:…

  • public schooling

    Once Again Honestly Assessing Our Decision to Public School Our Kids

    Many years ago, Aileen and I made the decision to enroll our children in the local public school. This was a decision we made as carefully and thoughtfully as we knew how to at the time (which was way back in the early 2000s). We decided we would take the approach of “a child at…

  • wednesday

    A La Carte (August 3)

    The Lord be with you and bless you today. Today’s Kindle deals include another good-sized list of books. Westminster Books has ESVs on sale this week. You’ll also find a discount on a book meant to provide daily liturgies. (Yesterday on the blog: Seasons of Sorrow: A Special Pre-Order Offer) A Crucial Court Case Exposes…

  • Seasons of Sorrow Pre-Order

    Seasons of Sorrow: A Special Pre-Order Offer

    I recently announced my forthcoming book Seasons of Sorrow: The Pain of Loss and the Comfort of God. In the weeks and months that followed the death of my son Nick, I wrote a series of meditations, some of which I shared through this blog, but many of which I did not. As that first…

  • tuesday

    A La Carte (August 2)

    Logos users will want to take a look at this month’s free and nearly free books. Meanwhile, there’s an extensive collection Kindle deals to sort through today. (Yesterday on the blog: Cast Your Burden Upon the Lord) It can’t be both depending on how we feel Stephen points out one of the massive contradictions among…

  • Cast Your Burden Upon the Lord

    Cast Your Burden Upon the Lord

    So much of what we experience in this life is so very heavy. So many of the burdens God calls us to carry are so tremendously weighty that they threaten to crush us to the dust. We bear the weight of our own sin and depravity, the shame of doing evil and the pain of…

  • monday

    A La Carte (August 1)

    Grace and peace to you today, my friends. Today’s Kindle deals include a number of interesting books, several of which I’ve never seen on sale before. (Yesterday on the blog: The Most Important Part of Every Prayer) Walking Through the Valley “Have you ever been to the beach on a day when the red flags…