Westminster Books
Westminster Books has just added IVP ebooks and they’ve got a great selection of them on sale for just $1.99. This deal lasts for only a couple of days, so don’t dawdle. The no-brainers include : Basic Christianity by John Stott, Delighting in the Trinity by Michael Reeves, God’s Big Picture by Vaughan Roberts, and Evangelism and the Sovereignty of God by J.I. Packer. There are many others besides.
Credo Magazine
There is a new issue of Credo magazine free to read and download. This issue looks at John Owen, the prince of Puritans.
Doctrine Matters
Kevin DeYoung says it well: “Christianity is much more than getting your doctrine right. But it is not less. You can have right doctrine and not be a Christian. You can know all sorts of true things about Jesus and not be saved.”
What Is Thanksgiving Day?
Stephen Nichols: “We might think that times of adversity and challenge would spawn ingratitude, while times of prosperity would spawn gratitude. Sadly, the reverse is true.”
Thanksgiving Flight Patterns
There are some neat graphics here that show where Americans are flying for Thanksgiving. Since 1% of the country flies somewhere this week, there’s lots of information to work with.
Laquan McDonald and the Christian Response
“When the police arrived, Laquan refused to put down the knife or to turn himself in. This was an illegal action in which jail time was certainly the deserved outcome; but not death.” This article suggests ways Christians can respond to another tragic death.
This Day in 1742. 273 years ago today, the Scottish Society for the Propagating of Christian Knowledge approved David Brainerd as a missionary to the New England Indians. *
Finland Timelapse
Here’s another country I need to add to my list of places to visit. You know what to do: Full-screen and HD.
We are not sent into the pulpit to show our wit and eloquence, but to set the consciences of men on fire.
—Solomon Stoddard
