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  • monday

    A La Carte (October 9)

    Good morning. Grace and peace to you today. There is quite a good-sized collection of Kindle deals to begin the week. (Yesterday on the blog: When the Hands Must Loose That Now So Fondly Clasp) The Transforming Power of Hopeful Love in Marriage Here’s a good article about love and marriage—or love in marriage, I…

  • When the Hands Must Loose That Now So Fondly Clasp

    When the Hands Must Loose That Now So Fondly Clasp

    I spend a surprising amount of time reading through old hymnals and collections of poetry—rather a strange hobby, I suppose. There is a lot that’s familiar and a lot that’s terrible. Every now and again, though, I come across a poem that is new to me and that I find especially enjoyable. That was the…

  • weekend

    Weekend A La Carte (October 7)

    I’d like to express my gratitude to The Good Book Company for sponsoring the blog this week to tell you about Alistair Begg’s new book The Christian Manifesto (which I earlier reviewed here). Sponsors play a key role in keeping this site going, so I am grateful to each and every one. You’ll find just…

  • Free Stuff Fridays (The Good Book Company)

    This week’s Free Stuff Friday is sponsored by The Good Book Company. They are giving away a bundle of books by Alistair Begg and a Luke for You Set to one winner! This Book Bundle Includes… The Christian Manifesto by Alistair Begg and The Christian Manifesto Study Guide What does genuine Christian living look like…

  • friday

    A La Carte (October 6)

    Yesterday was my first day at my desk in a while and it felt so good to be back! I’m so grateful that a pretty significant infection can be defeated by $20 worth of prescriptions. What a world we live in! I’m looking forward to sharing some new articles beginning on Monday. Logos has launched…

  • thursday

    A La Carte (October 5)

    Good morning! May the Lord be with you and bless you today. Marty Machowski has written a new devotional commentary for kids and Westminster Kids has it on sale right out of the gate. Dad, Where Are You Going? Tim writes this one from the heart. “How does a parent handle their child’s fragile heart…

  • wednesday

    A La Carte (October 4)

    I’m glad to say that I think I’ve turned a bit of a corner in my recovery from whatever I picked up in Zambia. I hope to be back to normal within a few days. You’ll find a good little collection of Kindle deals today. (Also, if you’re into Agatha Christie, a whole lot of…

  • tuesday

    A La Carte (October 3)

    If you have (or choose to get) a ONE Audiobooks account, you can listen to Carl Trueman’s Luther and the Christian Life for free this month. Westminster Kids is a year old and is celebrating with some special sales. There are a few new Kindle deals today. Andy Stanley’s Version of Christianity Denny Burk listened…

  • How Do You Enjoy Life At Its Very Best?

    This week the blog is sponsored by The Good Book Company, publisher of The Christian Manifesto by Alistair Begg. In the book, Alistair unpacks Jesus’ Sermon on the Plain from Luke 6, encouraging Christians to live a radically different life that upends the world’s values and philosophies. Readers will see that they are called to…

  • monday

    A La Carte (October 2)

    This is going to be a week in which I post only the daily A La Carte articles. I returned from my last trip (which took me to several African nations) with an ugly bug bite and some kind of insect-borne illness. I’m trying to get that sorted and think I’m on the right track.…

  • Worse Home

    Could There Be a Worse Home Than This?

    We often marvel at the wonder of God made man—of Jesus coming to earth to inhabit a human body and to live in a world like this. Yet as Theodore Cuyler points out in this short reflection, Jesus is not the only member of the Godhead who has been willing to condescend for the sake…