I maintain a page where you’ll find up-to-date deals on commentaries in both print and Kindle formats, with most of the deals being 40% off or more. It received a big update yesterday! You can find it here.
Today’s Kindle deals include a nice little variety of books that span different genres and audiences.
Escaping the Touchscreen Trap
Brad Littlejohn uses his frustration with his car’s touchscreen as the entry to providing his thoughts on “why we keep buying bad products—and worse narratives.”
How to Deal With a Censorious Spirit
“This sin is insidious because it can hide under the banner of ‘discernment,’ when in reality the sin often being exposed isn’t in the person under attack but in the wicked assumptions of the one doing the attacking. (I sometimes wonder if one of the primary spiritual effects of social media—especially X—has been the cultivation and the exposure of this spirit in ourselves, to the point it begins to feel “normal” or, worse, righteous.)”
How We’re Praying More with the PrayMore App
A pastor and software business owner and his team created an app to help you and your small group pray! It’s packed with thoughtful features: a personal prayer journal, easy sharing with your private group, customizable daily reminders, and they are now offering it free forever for your group of up to 15 people! So, why are you waiting? Install it today—God is listening and ready. (Sponsored)
Why Is Christianity the Best Religion?
John Piper offers his thoughts on why Christianity is the best religion.
The Evil of Envy
Envy is a particularly insidious sin, and this article helpfully exposes it for what it is. “Envy is a vice that leaders can easily tolerate, even nurse, for years, thinking it safe and inconsequential. True, it may slip out occasionally as a whiff of gossip or in a particularly sharp critique during a sermon. But for the most part, envy remains undetected, a poison we imbibe slowly, sometimes with encouragement from others who join us in our hushed gossip or indignant outrage.”
The Men God Uses
What kind of men does God use? Jacob describes some of their characteristics.
Some Tips on Managing Email
Here are a few basic but helpful tips on managing email. “An overflowing inbox can be demoralizing and time-consuming. For better or worse, however, email is still a means by which we can love our neighbor, whether they are family, a coworker, or a stranger.”
Flashback: We Don’t Sing for Fun
The alternative to fun worship is not worship that is drab or boring, but worship that is meaningful and true, worship that gives voice to the full range of biblical truth and Christian experience. It’s not just about emotion, but reflection. It’s not just about feeling, but thinking. It’s not just about having a good time, but serving others.
I am — and will never, this side of the resurrection, be more than — a creature of dust. I will rest content in my creaturely weakness.
—Christopher Ash
