Westminster Books has a new book by Kelly Kapic on sale this week. I am reading it now and enjoying it!
Today’s Kindle deals include a theological work, a book about evangelism, and a couple of titles for younger readers.
Pornography and the Threat of Men
This is an important article from Alan Noble. “One of the major tensions between the sexes today comes from the belief that men are inherently predators, abusers, and a threat to women, children, and the vulnerable. This is rarely said explicitly, but a constant suspicion about men gives them the sense that they are a threat.”
What Should You Do When There’s No Time to Pray?
We will all encounter times when there is no time to pray (or when it seems like there is no time to pray). This article is meant to prepare us for those times.
When Ball Becomes Baal
That’s a great title! “‘Behold, I say unto you, you have made sports the household god.’ Too strong? OK, not all of you. But the deification of sports is happening to many.”
Six Ways That Christianity Answers the Problem of Evil
Christianity offers various non-competing answers to the problem of evil as T.M. Suffield explains here. “I imagine most of my readers have an answer to this, but we often get caught by assuming that the answer we first approach is the only answer the faith offers us. Instead, the Christian faith has a range of ways of answering.”
The Importance of Character
Aaron Menikoff provides a ten-part answer to this question: “How should an aspiring missionary prepare to be character-qualified?”
7 Secular Sermons You Might Have Heard This Week
Joe Carter wants us to recognize a wider definition of “sermon” than the one we tend to use. “The moment we recognize this broader definition of sermons, we begin to see that our culture is filled with competing pulpits, each vying for influence over our values, priorities, and beliefs. A pastor may speak for an hour on Sunday, but secular voices are preaching to us for the remaining 167 hours of the week.”
Flashback: My Heart Longs for Justice (Kind of)
I can’t have it both ways. I can’t rightly conjure up a world in which I become the standard, the dividing line between justice and mercy. I can’t be satisfied with a world in which some receive justice while others do not.
We write Jesus’ name upon our banner, for it is hell’s terror, heaven’s delight and earth’s hope.
—Charles Spurgeon
