Today’s Kindle deals include some academic titles, a couple that teach how to read and understand the Bible, and a few good general market options as well.
(Yesterday on the blog: Master Your Moments and Master Your Days)
Three Gifts We Are Guaranteed in Prayer
Brianna Lambert tells about three gifts we are guaranteed to receive in prayer. “Whether we come with the smallest troubles or we repeatedly bring the same request to the throne of grace, we can be sure that we will receive abundantly. We might not receive the material solution we desire, but Christ will always say ‘yes’ to his grace.”
Don’t Tolerate Secret Sin
Darryl writes especially for pastors, but the exhortation is appropriate for any Christian: don’t allow yourself to tolerate secret sin!
The Power of Stability in a World of Chaos
“Looking forward, perhaps the greatest gift we can offer an anxious age is our calm, faithful stability. Something unchanging. Something rooted. Imagine future generations looking back on our era, commending the quiet, steady, resilient witness of Christians in our time, who met the unprecedented chaos and uncertainty of our era with persistent, prayerful faithfulness.”
Advice to a Young Father
John Beeson: “A parent’s role never ends; it just changes. Every time I hold a child in my arms on a dedication Sunday, I reflect on the holy and weighty call of a parent. If I had the opportunity to sit with myself over coffee on the day we dedicated our children, here is what I would say.”
Marriage Yields Compound Interest
Zak explains how, over time, marriage yields a kind of compound interest. This being the case, he urges couples to consider marrying sooner rather than later, when possible. “We got married at 21 (my wife was 19). A lot of people were excited for us. But some thought it was way too early. Finish college first. Get a good job. You’re rushing it. But we weren’t. We were following God’s good design.”
Diabolus Ex Machina
I saw this article (which is not from a Christian writer) doing the rounds and decided to read it. It’s a fascinating and alarming look at the way ChatGPT “thinks” and “lies” (to the degree that AI is capable of such things).
Flashback: Let’s Hear It For the Second Parents
I don’t know of anyone who, as a young man or woman, dreamed of being a second husband or second wife…Yet I have had the joy of meeting so many who have joyfully accepted this role, who have embraced it, and who have sought to carry it out well.
We do not love to learn that we can do nothing without Christ.
—J.C. Ryle
