Until the land was expropriated to make way for new developments, Oakville was home to an exceptional tropical fish store. At its center was a massive circular aquarium filled with sharks and other predatory fish, and once each week the employees would host a feeding frenzy that was open to the public. One of them…
Good day! May the Lord bless you and keep you today. There are lots of good books in today’s list of Kindle deals. Good Habits from Painful Beginnings This article considers the way that good habits often have their genesis in painful beginnings. “How often does God allow something negative or painful in our lives…
May the God of love and peace be with you today. Today’s Kindle deals include a few odds and ends, you might say! (Yesterday on the blog: When the Best Part Is the Door) Held By Tender Hands This is a wonderful piece of writing by Chris Thomas. Joe Rogan and the Search for Transcendence…
If you have ever visited Wittenberg, Germany and have taken the time to tour its famous Castle Church, you may have made the same observation I did: The best part of the building is its doors. Castle Church is, of course, the spot where Martin Luther chose to post his Ninety-Five Theses. Centuries later, King…
Good morning. Grace and peace to you. Logos users will want to check in and make their next selections in March Matchups. (Yesterday on the blog: Do You Ever Wonder Whether You’re A Christian at All?) Is Congregational Singing Dead? This article says that “the practice of congregational singing in church is threatened by a…
Have you ever had one of those moments where you’ve read how the Bible describes the habits, character, or disposition of a Christian and wondered, “Am I even a Christian?” I expect we all have from time-to-time. Alistair Begg considers the question in this little devotional on Luke 6:27 that is drawn from his book…
WTS has deals on a selection of March’s new and noteworthy books. There are some new Kindle deals to browse through today. (Yesterday on the blog: The Real Cost of Social Media) Are You Getting in the Way of God’s Work? Todd Stryd: “We all know that God uses his people to bless others. I’m…
Like it or not, we live in a world dominated by social media. While many older forms of media continue to exist and to exert their influence, all have in some way had to bow before the ascendancy of new media. It is pervasive, it is ubiquitous, it is addictive, and it is changing everything.…
Happy Friday! May the Lord be with you and bless you today. (Yesterday on the blog: Books To Read As You Prepare for Easter) When Evil Is Called Good Carl Trueman analyzes three recent news stories. “Taken together, these three news stories point to the comprehensive destabilizing of society at which the revolution aims. The…
Easter will soon be upon us, and I know that many Christians will take the opportunity to specially reflect on the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. We are extremely well-resourced when it comes to books on the subject and I thought I’d list a few recommendations here. In each case I’ve linked to the…
Grace and peace to you, my friends. Westminster Books has lots of good cirriculum material on sale: Christianity Explored, Hope Explored, and so on. Today’s Kindle deals include a couple of volumes that will appeal to the theologians among us. (Yesterday on the blog: When God Unfolds His Will in Pieces) Our Free Salvation Sets…
Before the tabernacle was assembled upon the plains, Moses received a vision of it upon the mountain. Before he directed the first weaving, the first stitching, the first forging, he had been given a detailed image of the completed whole. God led him in a comprehensive walkthrough and delivered to him a thorough set of…
May the Lord bless you and keep you today. Logos users, you’ll want to grab the free R.C. Sproul commentary that’s on offer this month (as well as some of the other discounted resources). I’m sure you’ll also want to have your say in this year’s March Matchups. Today’s Kindle deals turned into a pretty…
May the God of love and peace be with you today. Today’s Kindle deals include a collection of systematic theologies. (Yesterday on the blog: Was It A Waking Dream?) Death, Miracles, and Tears: The Loss of a Baby This is a heart-rending story from Cameroon. “About three years ago I took a girl in our…
I wasn’t quite asleep but I also wasn’t quite awake. It wasn’t quite real, but it also doesn’t seem right to call it fake. Like a story that had already been written or like a tale that had already been told, it flashed into my mind in the briefest of moments. In what must have…
As yet another month draws to its close, perhaps it is an ideal time for us to remind ourselves that right now, at this very moment, God is reigning from his throne. (Yesterday on the blog: Cheer Up, Men and Women of Unappreciated Services) The widow’s might Kim Henderson’s column in the new issue of…
Many people feel unappreciated or underappreciated at times. Many feel as if they serve more than they are served, give more than they are given. And often that is exactly the case. De Witt Talmage once pondered this fact in a reflection on 1 Samuel 30:24, a passage quoted below. I hope you find it…
Good morning! May you know God’s richest blessings in the weekend ahead. My gratitude goes to Zondervan for sponsoring the blog this week with news of a new book by Sean McGever titled The Good News of Our Limits. There’s a pretty good little collection of Kindle deals to browse today. (Yesterday on the blog:…
This week’s Free Stuff Fridays is sponsored by Zondervan, who also sponsored the blog this week. They are giving away TEN 2-packs of Sean McGever’s NEWEST book, The Good News of Our Limits, so you can keep one and give one away. Many of us are tired, stressed, and overworked. We think that following God…
As you know, I like to do my best to comb through the new Christian books each month to see what stands out as being not only new, but also particularly notable. I received quite a number of new titles in February and narrowed the list down to the ones below. I have included the…