Good morning. Grace and peace to you.
Today’s Kindle deals include some especially interesting books, like D.A. Carson’s must-read account of his father’s life and Lucy Austen’s telling of Elisabeth Elliot’s. I’m also reasonably certain I haven’t seen Reeves’ Theologians You Should Know on sale before.
Whatever Happened to Postmillennialism?
That’s a good question. When postmillennialism was once so popular, especially in the United States, why is it so rare now?
The True Gift of Discernment Humbly Displays the Fruit of the Spirit
Randy Alcorn: “Unfortunately, what some call a spirit of discernment might simply be a critical spirit. It becomes easy to take the spiritual high ground—judge and condemn and label and categorize people—because the ‘gift’ entitles them to do so. Hence, the Bible’s warnings against unrighteously judging and condemning somehow don’t apply to them. Honestly (and I hate to say this), I have rarely met someone who says they have the gift of discernment who does not display a critical spirit.”
Announcing the 2026 Missionary National Conference: The Lord Who Sends
Today, in some places, there is only silence: no Scripture, no gospel, no church. Entire peoples still wait. Entire languages remain unreached. Christ’s command to Go remains unfinished. Join John Piper, Kevin DeYoung, Mark Dever, and others at the Missionary National Conference, October 14–16, 2026, in Fort Worth, Texas, to open God’s Word and be shaped for the work of sending missionaries to the unreached. For a limited time, register for just $175—the lowest rate. (Sponsored)
Every Excuse Is a Reason to Meditate on Scripture
The point of this one is that every excuse to avoid Bible-reading is actually a reason to spend time meditating on Scripture.
When a Holding Pattern Is Your Homework Assignment
Laura Patterson discusses some of what God may be doing in us during those times we seem to be in a holding pattern.
You Want to Be a Pastor?
If you are considering becoming a pastor, this article will both challenge and guide you. And if you’re already a pastor, it will remind you of some essentials.
Five Thousand Text Messages
It’s always encouraging to read about someone who came to faith later in life, and who responded with excitement and urgency.
Flashback: God Has Found You Faithful
God is the one who has called you to walk this path, and he is the one who has called you to walk it faithfully. Yet he has not judged you wrong or set you up for failure…No, he has found you faithful in small things and has now entrusted to you this very large thing.
One strong Bible text lodged in the memory, and turned over and over and well digested, will be a breakfast for your soul, and in the strength of it you go through the whole day.
—Theodore Cuyler
