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Today’s Kindle deals include, among others, Heath Lambert’s The Great Love of God and Thaddeus William’s Don’t Follow Your Heart.
(Yesterday on the blog: New and Notable Christian Books for May 2025)
Dear Daughter: The Heart of a Christian Father in the College Search
This is a wonderful letter from a father to his daughter as she considers college. “As you continue to prepare for college, I want to share a bit of my mind and heart, not for the particular university you attend, but for the kind of university you attend. I want this to be a dialogue between you, your mom, and me as we approach this exciting time of your senior year in high school. And I want this letter to inform that dialogue because it captures the thinking I have been doing on this matter for the last several years.”
Baby Boomer Secrets of Power
Aaron Renn writes about what made the Boomer generation unique. I’m not sure that I entirely agree with him, but I definitely found it intriguing. “If you want to understand why Baby Boomers have been and remain so influential and dominant in our world, baptist pastor John Piper’s famous ‘seashells’ sermon from 2000 will help explain it. Trust me, this is relevant even if you aren’t a Christian.”
This Is Your Friendly Reminder to Prioritize Hospitality This Summer
Here is Amy’s call to action: “This summer, let’s declare war on loneliness!”
A Field Guide to the Beast of Revelation 13
“The beast in Revelation 13 has been the subject of endless speculation—especially with regard to his “mark” (is it a barcode? a tattoo? a vaccine?). Seen rightly, the beast is such a recurring character that it’s hard to narrate salvation history without it. C. S. Lewis even featured a beast character (Shift) in the final book of The Chronicles of Narnia.” Justin Dillehay offers an explanation.
Turn the World Into a Pulpit
Dan Crabtree tells how we can turn the world into a pulpit (and why we should).
The Church of Scotland Goes Woke….and Broke…
David Robertson tells how the Church of Scotland—once so strong and used by God to accomplish such good—has become exceedingly liberal.
Flashback: 4 Guidelines for Dating Without Regrets
In a context in which dating has become too complicated, simple guidelines like these can offer a lot of help and a lot of clarity. They can help couples date confidently and, best of all, date without regrets.
95% of knowing the will of God consists in being prepared to do it before you know what it is.
—Donald Barnhouse
