Earlier this year I was in Sydney, Australia over a weekend. I wanted to go to church of course, so visited TGC’s site to scour its handy church directory. I found that within walking distance was a little Anglican church that worshipped in a nearby college of the arts. I arrived to find that the…
I wanted to remind you again that if you’ve read and enjoyed Seasons of Sorrow, a review or even just a star-rating at Amazon would be very helpful. Thanks for considering it. There are lots of great kids’ books on sale at Westminster Books, plus a free book with any purchase. There are a few…
This time of year is usually a very good one for book releases as publishers attempt to make sure their top titles are available for the holiday shopping season. Here are some of my picks for New and Notable books from September (including a handful from August since I didn’t provide a roundup last month).…
Grace and peace to you. (Yesterday on the blog: Our Understanding of Earth and Our Assumptions of Heaven) Okay, So it’s a Secular Age, But Jesus is Still Working “Jesus is still working. Yes we call it a secular age, and it truly is, but perhaps it feels like there’s the stirrings of God doing…
This week the blog is sponsored by Desiring God and the post is written by David Mathis. Some doomsdayers might say the church has a leadership crisis. Perhaps a previous generation gave its presidents (and pastors) too much benefit of the doubt. But is that still our temptation today? Our criticisms of recognized leaders, cynicism…
I think we are all guilty at times of importing our understanding of earth into our assumptions of heaven. We are all guilty of importing our understanding of how things work here to how they will work there. We look at the world we know and extrapolate to the one we don’t. I sometimes fear,…
I have been asked to do quite a number of interviews recently and, as a courtesy to those who have invited me, wanted to link to some of them: Real Truth for Today (audio); Bible Gateway (written); Guilt Grace Gratitude (audio); LIFE Today (video). The other day I mentioned that Westminster Books has launched a…
Blessings to you on this fine day! (Yesterday on the blog: Idolatry is Futility) What Are the Charismatic Gifts? This is a respectful and charitable (yet also distinctly cessationist) perspective on the charismatic gifts. Why Do Christians Make Such a Big Deal about Sex? “Whenever people ask me why Christians are so weird about sex,…
We are all prone to idolatry. We may consider ourselves far too advanced to bow before an idol of wood or stone, to bend the knee to the image of an animal or man. But none of us is immune from bowing before the idols of our dreams and desires, before the idols of our…
Parents will be glad to know that Westminster Books has launched a new site, Westminster Kids, that’s all about kids’ books. Today’s Kindle deals include a collection of books for women from Crossway. (Yesterday on the blog: I Pray That This Sinner May Be Saved) When “If You Give a Mouse a Cookie” Is All…
We all know people who don’t know the Lord and, therefore, we all know what it is to plead for their salvation. This prayer by Philip Doddridge is drawn from Tim Chester’s new collection Into His Presence and gives words that can perhaps guide you in your prayers of supplication. Almighty God, with you all…
Also, I think most or all audiobooks on Amazon/Audible are 65% off for a few days. Start here, then search for the audiobook you want. You may just find a good deal on it. If you’re after something for your daily devotions (in printed, not audio format) perhaps take a look at this new David…
Over the past few years we have witnessed quite a number of leadership failures within the church. We have learned of pastors who have used their position to enrich themselves, to use their prominence to run roughshod over others, to use their prestige to feed their flesh. Some of these failures have been shocking, some…
Audible (aka Amazon) is having an End of Summer sale and that means the audiobook of Seasons of Sorrow is 65% off. (Note: you can either use 1 Audible credit or tap on the “buy with one-click button” to purchase it at the discounted price.) Don’t Let ‘Discernment’ Give Doctrine a Bad Name “I get…
Grace and peace to you on this, the day when summer gives way to fall. (Yesterday on the blog: A Late Summer Family Update (+ a few more LOTR thoughts)) Sexual Liberation Has Failed Women I don’t intend to read this book, but was glad to read Andrew Wilson’s review of it. “Louise Perry has…
We are now two weeks past the launch event for Seasons of Sorrow and one week past the official release date. Overall I think things went well. The Getty Music Sing! Conference, where we held the launch event and where I led a breakout session, was my first conference in more than two years and…
For those who have been looking for it, the song “In the Valley (Bless the Lord)” which was written to go along with Seasons of Sorrow has now made its way to Spotify, Apple Music, and so on. You should now be able to listen to it wherever you listen to good music! Speaking of…
Blessings to you today. There are a few Kindle deals that are worth a look. (Yesterday on the blog: Emerging From Our Trials Unscathed) The Queen’s Funeral Sermon “In what has been billed ‘the most watched sermon in history’ the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, today spoke at the funeral of Her Late Majesty Queen…
This week the blog is sponsored by Desiring God and the post is written by David Mathis. It is one of the filthiest lies Satan whispers in the ear of our comfortable and entitled generation. From before we can even remember, we have been indoctrinated with the idea that being “a leader” means prestige and…
It’s undoubtedly one of the most-told and best-loved stories in the entire Old Testament. It has all the hallmarks of a great tale—heroes and villains and peril and deliverance. It tells of faithful young men who faced unjust persecution, faithful young men who were sentenced to die a horrific death—to be consumed by flames in…