Today’s Kindle deals include a pretty good selection. You may also want to take a peek at Amazon’s general market monthly deals.
Free this month from Logos is John Stott’s classic Why I Am A Christian. Two of his other titles are practically free.
There’s a freebie I’m not familiar with at Christian Audio along with several discounted biographies.
Let’s End the Sale of Self Indulgences
“The Protestant Church could do worse this 500th Reformation year than ending the habit that has gripped so much of the church at the pointy end of the 20th and start of the 21st centuries, namely the promulgation of self-indulgence.” Indeed. And in our own strange way, we still support indulgences.
Operator Toll Dialing Instructions
Here is a Bell System instructional film for telephone operators, showing how to perform dialing operations. This goes way back and will make you better appreciate your iPhone.
Reading God’s Providence
These are helpful and important guidelines on reading or interpreting God’s providence.
10 Things To Know About God’s Sovereignty
Sam Storms lays out 10 things you ought to know about the sovereignty of God.
Turn Off Your Push Notifications. All of Them
Just try it. “It’s not like turning off notifications shuts you out from using the apps you like. It just puts you back in control; you’re on your phone when you want to be, not when Amazon’s data says you’re likely to buy stuff.”
The Glory of Repetitive Tasks
This article didn’t quite go where I expected to, but I still enjoyed it!
Remembering Caspar Milquetoast, the Original Snowflake
“At one time, the term ‘milquetoast’ was the go-to slam for bullies looking to belittle the meek. And while it sounds like some sort of French bread dish (and that’s no coincidence), the term originated with an early 20th-century comic strip star named Caspar Milquetoast, who through the subtle brutalities of everyday life became a sort of hero for the timid soul.” Here’s the story.
Flashback: There Are 3 Kinds of Churches
There are three different kinds of churches defined by the ways they relate to one another and the ways they relate to visitors.
Public prayer will never make up for closet communion.
—George Muller
