Today’s Kindle deals include: Called Together by Jonathan Dodson & Brad Watson, Sent Together by Jonathan Dodson & Brad Watson, and The Religions Next Door by Marvin Olasky. New from GLH Publishing, and 50% off to start, is The Loveliness of Christ by Samuel Rutherford.
A Transatlantic Elegy For An American Hillbilly
Mez McConnell has written a very interesting review of Hillbilly Elegy. He writes from a Scottish perspective and shares just how much the book has in common with his context.
The Patriarchy Movement: Five Areas of Grave Concern
I’m glad to see this article at Reformation21 expressing areas of concern over the patriarchy movement.
Planet Earth 2
This is exciting news: Planet Earth 2 is on the way. Watch the trailer at the link.
A Gospeled Church
“You cannot grow in holiness and holier-than-thou-ness at the same time. So a church that makes its main thing the gospel, and when faced with sin in its ranks doesn’t simply crack the whip of the law but says ‘remember the gospel,’ should gradually be seeing grace coming to bear.”
R.C. Sproul’s Warning Concerning Prayer
R.C. Sproul offers a warning about prayer: “The idea seems to be that we have the capacity to coerce God Almighty into doing for us whatever it is we want Him to do, but God is not a celestial bellhop who is on call every time we press the button, just waiting to serve us our every request.”
This Day in 1531. 485 years ago today Swiss reformer Ulrich Zwingli died in the Battle of Kappel. *
7 Tips on How to Survive Your Ordination Exam
Michael Kruger offers helpful counsel on surviving that ordination exam. Though he writes from a PCA perspective, the advice has wider application.
5 Ways Persecution in Iran Has Backfired
This was an encouraging article to read. “Scripture is clear that God often uses his people’s suffering to advance his kingdom. In his providence, the Islamic regime’s strategies to stamp out the Persian-speaking church in Iran have backfired—resulting in further church growth. Here are five examples.”
Flashback: Why I Am a Six-Day Creationist
These are my reasons why I haven’t budged from this position.
Most of us go through life worrying people will think too little of us. Paul worried people would think too much of him.
—D.A. Carson
