A La Carte (February 24)

If you’d like to read some systematic theology, then Westminster Books has you covered with a deal this week.

Today’s Kindle deals include several books meant to help those who may be working through particular sins or issues. Be sure to scroll down to yesterday’s books as well since there were plenty of good ones there.

(Yesterday on the blog: Random Thoughts and Tips on Prayer)

Playing God, Becoming Nothing

Carl Trueman looks at some recent situations in the US, UK, and Canada and concludes, “Once you accept there is no God, you must step up and be God yourself, taking control of life and death. And that is not a hard sell. To assume godlike powers is to play the role of Prometheus, to feel that thrill of divine power, if only for a moment.”

Gen Z and the Search for Status

Eddie LaRow offers some insight on Gen Z and the search for status. “As America becomes a retirement community, Gen Z is seeking and finding wealth in other places. In other words, as material wealth becomes less and less attainable, young people are thrusting themselves more and more online in the hopes that they will achieve status. Like the robber barons of the gilded age, the modern social Gen Z elite swallows up digital followers through outrageous behavior and views.”

Is the Gospel an Ideal?

Michael Jensen considers one of the more troubling facts of church history—William Carey’s marriage—and considers whether we are prone to make the gospel an ideal and therefore an idol.

Marks of a Godly Boss

John Piper explains some of the marks of a good boss and a distinctly Christian boss. “Christian leadership, or spiritual leadership, is knowing where Christ wants people to be and then taking the initiative to use Christ’s methods to get them there, in reliance upon the power of Jesus Christ, such that people gladly follow. That’s what makes leadership Christian.”