Logos users, all the deals from March Matchups are now available. You can also grab MacArthur’s commentary on Philemon for free, then scroll down further on that page to find more deals.
Over at Westminster Books, you can get a deal on a very good book I reviewed just last week: Disrupted Journey.
Today’s Kindle deals include a book on fighting for your marriage, a guide to the Psalms, and a book to prepare your family for Easter.
The Vermin of Intrusive Thoughts
If you’ve ever had to grapple with intrusive thoughts, you’ll benefit from reading Crystal Kershaw’s article. “God’s Word teaches us to take our thoughts captive to Christ, but most of us don’t know how. This specific type of spiritual warfare is not a frequent sermon topic. Yet many of the battles we fight take place in the echo chamber of our internal dialogue, so it should be.”
Pray With an Open Bible
I’ve read many articles on praying Scripture but I especially appreciated this one.
Recharge Your Marriage On Us
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Why Seminary?
“I am a middle-aged woman with adult children who has an undergraduate degree in music but has also homeschooled her children and cleaned other people’s houses for a living. So why am I going to seminary? And why now?” Meredith Beatty explains what led her there.
Should I Stay or Should I Go?
This article draws lessons from a key historical figure who had to make a very difficult decision. “The past is certainly different in many ways from the present, but Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever. We still have good reason today to question our own motives, consider God’s providential use of suffering, and prioritize loyalty to Christ and his church.”
The Real Reason We Struggle to Pray
“There are many folks who love prayer. They don’t just value prayer as a concept; they actually pray. Deeply. They believe it really does something. They feel intimately connected to God, and as a result, their lives are marked by a gentleness, increasing maturity, and relational quality that many of us are seeking. What do they know that we don’t?”
Sometimes, Good Gifts Feel Bad
Kirsten Black talks about those times when God’s good gifts don’t seem so good.
Flashback: It Takes a Church To Raise Your Child
…it takes a church to raise a child because it is in the church that our children find a whole community of adults who love them, who have a deep concern for them, and who are eager to see them come to faith and grow in godly character.
Preparing for ministry is a process that takes time. Like the best bread, you may have all the right ingredients, but you need time to rise. Trying to speed up the process will only ruin the final product.
—Brad Wheeler
