Good morning from northern Italy. The first conference of this trip has wrapped up and I’m beginning to make my way to Austria for the next!
There’s another mega-list of Kindle deals today. You’ll find several books on parenting, a couple on being a better Bible reader, and quite a lot else including many of the MacArthur Bible Studies.
This week at Westminster Books you’ll find a great deal on a new book by Tim Chester—a sequel to another really good book.
Pro-Natalism After the Fall
I think it’s important for Christians to continue to make the case for marriage and for childbearing. Joel Carini takes on the latter in this article from Mere Orthodoxy.
Why a Good God Commanded the Israelites to Destroy the Canaanites
It can be difficult for us to imagine how God could be good even as he commanded the destruction of the Canaanites. Jonathan Noyes provides a compelling answer for STR.
Walking Our Wives through the Valley of Miscarriage: An Encouragement to Husbands
I’m certain there are some husbands who can (or in the future will) benefit from this article. “When our miscarriage occurred, life changed in an instant. Everything stopped. Family stepped in to care for our other children. Our church family showered us with food, love, and encouragement. Friends called and texted. But life stopped for a time. I watched, beginning in the ultrasound room, as my wife entered into death’s valley, and it felt that she was fading away into its darkness.”
Pastoring, Productivity, and Priorities
David Kaywood’s relatively new newsletter for pastors has gotten off to a strong start. In this article he writes about pastors, productivity, and priorities.
In Times of Worry, Uncertainty, and Fear, God’s People Pray!
They do and they must!
I Had a Horrific Childhood. I’m Glad I Exist.
Randi Bianchi had a horrific childhood but is glad she exists. In other words, she is glad she wasn’t aborted. “The prospect of a rough upbringing, even one as traumatic as mine, should never be remedied by removing a child’s opportunity to live at all. Abortion discounts the redemptive power of God—and the ‘wantedness’ inherent in our creation.”
Flashback: Infants Are Easily Discontented
It’s not for nothing that the Bible describes Christians as children…Like children, we are quick to grumble when we encounter difficult circumstances, quick to murmur when providence fails to grant what we desire.
As the morning time is the fittest time for prayer, so solitary places are the fittest places for prayer.
—Thomas Brooks
