Today’s Kindle deals include several of P&R’s excellent 31-day devotionals.
If you’re interested in Audiobooks, there are some good deals at Audible/Amazon. All of these are discounted if you purchase rather than use a credit: Battle Cry of Freedom by James McPherson; The Ship of Dreams by Gareth Russell; Last Mission to Tokyo by Michel Paradis; Unsinkable by James Sullivan; The Berlin Wall by Frederick Taylor; The Napoleonic Wars by Alexander Mikaberid; The Civil War: A Narrative by Shelby Foote.
(Yesterday on the blog: Your Breath Stinks)
Why Pray for Protection When Suffering Keeps Coming?
John Piper answers a really difficult question in this episode of Ask Pastor John.
Is the Sea of Faith Coming Back in? Or Is It a Spiritual Tsunami?
Is the sea of faith coming back in? Stephen McAlpine says it is, kind of. “The returning sea is more of a tsunami, a crashing, rushing, tangled mess of spiritual flotsam and jetsam, churned along and dragged into the early 21st century shore as a result of seismic changes in our culture, our ideologies and our failed attempts to create a vision of life that is worth loving sans God.”
Grace Like a Fetter: How the Gospel Is Transforming an Alabama Prison
I think you’ll be encouraged by this article. “Seeking to curb prison unrest, the Alabama Department of Corrections approached Birmingham Theological Seminary (BTS) in 2015 to ask if they would pilot a theological education program implemented in other Southern states.”
Why Preaching Requires a Human Touch
Alistair explains why preaching requires a human touch (which means we should be extremely careful about making use of AI).
The Head and the Heart
“When Christ is esteemed as our greatest treasure and God is loved with “all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind,” the human heart becomes properly calibrated emotionally. We love what we should love and hate what we should hate, both in proper degree. We enjoy what is good for us and recoil in the face of that which would seek to harm us. Through love of Christ, we become attracted to righteousness and recoil at sin.”
Three Errors to Avoid With Your Bible Reading Plan
As you set out into a new year of devotions, here are three errors to be wary of.
Flashback: When Your Goodness Goes Splat
When we think about our own goodness, we always compare ourselves to others. It’s not that we are good by any objective standard; we are good compared to the parent, the neighbor, the stranger, the criminal.
Standing in the presence of God with sin would be like tissue paper touching the surface of the sun.
—J.D. Greear
