Today’s Kindle deals include a bit of an eclectic selection of titles. Westminster Books has a good selection of books and Bibles deeply discounted (with time for them to arrive before Christmas). (Yesterday on the blog: Delayed Obedience Is Disobedience (Except When It Isn’t)) Hedgerows and Big Yellow Trucks This is a good read that teaches a key lesson. “A hard rain was falling that afternoon, and I was eager to get home. After a long day of doctor appointments in the city for my son Ben, I loaded up the car with groceries and headed up the twisting road to our home in the mountains. Only a few miles up, however, a large yellow County Roads Department truck suddenly pulled out in front of me, making me hit the brakes in frustration. I stewed and fumed as the big truck ground upwards at 20 mph instead of my usual 45.” To Affirm Is To Apostatise This seems like an increasingly important topic of discussion among Christians: just how serious a sin is it to deny what the Bible calls sin? Lessons from the Hardest year Darryl Dash: “In suffering alongside someone, you take on some of that suffering. It’s like taking an audit course: you’re there, and you hear the lesson, but you don’t do much of the homework, even if you want to, even as you watch them carry the full load and try your best to help. It’s another thing altogether to enroll in the school of affliction.” Pastor, Don’t Get Cute … Continue reading A La Carte (December 13)