Happy Thanksgiving to my American friends and family. What a blessing it is to give thanks and what a blessing that we all have so much to be thankful for.
Today’s Kindle deals include some good options for different readers. Be sure to check in tomorrow as well when there will be many (many!) to choose from.
(Yesterday on the blog: New and Notable Christian Books for November 2024)
Jordan Peterson Wrestles With God
Lots of people have been wondering what Jordan Peterson believes about God. His new book, reviewed here by Shane Morris, gives some answers. (Sadly, the answers are mostly troubling.)
3 Powerful Effects of Thankfulness to God
Barnabas Piper explains three powerful effects of thankfulness to God. “I write all this to put thankfulness in a new and more substantial position for us. It is virtuous and morally good. It is obedient to God. It is a choice we make in response to—and acknowledgement of—God. And moreover, thankfulness is a powerful weapon for followers of Jesus.”
The Unknown Pastor
I would imagine each of us knows a pastor who fits the description Darryl offers here.
God Is Good Regardless
“‘Oh Mom. God would be good if there was cancer,’ she replied, sitting against the metal slatted headboard of the hospital bed. Her voice held that daughter to mother tone of reproof, and I pulled back from my embrace to find her, rather than exuberant, completely sober and in earnest.”
Anyone Can Be a Prayer Warrior
Thembelani Maqajana says that any Christian can (and should) be a prayer warrior.
Give Thanks in the Worst of Times
Aaron reminds us that we ought to give thanks even in the worst of times. “We can give thanks in the worst of times because, in doing so, we can remind ourselves of who God is. God is ‘merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abounding in goodness and truth.’ And this is true whether we can see it clearly or when our belief is hanging on by a thread. He is not overcome by our circumstances. He is with us in them.”
Flashback: But Others Have It Worse
Our God…does not demand that we justify our pains before feeling them or rationalize our tears before shedding them. He is “our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble” (Psalm 46:1).
If the message you preach isn’t good news for every person from every tribe, tongue, & nation, then it isn’t the real gospel.
—Nathan Finn
