May the God of love and peace be with you today. Today in Kindle deals there’s a whole series of really helpful studies for women. (Yesterday on the blog: The More We Drink, The More We Thirst) Walking the Streets of Gold I love simple stories like this one. “Last week I preached the funeral…
What does your heart hunger for? What does your spirit thirst for? What is that thing that if you had it, that dream that if you achieved it, that reward that if you gained it, you’re sure you would now be satisfied, you’re sure your restless heart would finally be at peace? There are many…
Good morning, my friends. Grace and peace to you today. There’s a handful of Kindle deals today. It includes the classic Knowing God. (Yesterday on the blog: A Pastoral Prayer for Unity Amid Pandemic) Unmaking the Patriarchy Neil Shenvi has posted an interesting review of a popular and influential book. “Beth Allison Barr’s The Making…
Every now and again I like to share one of the pastoral prayers from Grace Fellowship Church. This particular one was prayed by Paul Martin on a recent Sunday. The context, as is obvious from the prayer, is the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and, perhaps more specifically, the vaccine mandates that are taking root in our…
May you know the Lord’s sweet blessings as you serve and worship him this weekend. There are lots of Kindle deals today. (Yesterday on the blog: I recommended the book Man of Sorrows, King of Glory) In Defense of Something Close to Venting “Is venting legitimate, constructive, healthy, and faithful? In short, is it ok…
This week’s Free Stuff Friday is sponsored by RHB Publications. Everyone who enters the prize draw will get a free eBook of A Habitual Sight of Him: The Christ-Centered Piety of Thomas Goodwin from the RHB Profiles in Reformed Spirituality series. In addition, three of you who enter will receive a copy of the new…
Christians are known for being people of the cross—people who rightly focus a great deal of attention on the suffering and death of Jesus Christ. But while the cross stands at the very center of the gospel, it does not stand alone. Rather, it is surrounded, as it were, by the wider context of Jesus’s…
May the Lord be with you and bless you today. There’s a slightly eclectic mix of Kindle deals today for those who are interested. On sale at Westminster Books this week is an excellent new daily devotional from Alistair Begg. Brothers Indeed I very much enjoyed this dispatch from afar. The Middle Years Melissa often…
Today is Remembrance Day in Canada, and I’m thinking about my grandmother’s brother who died during the Second World War as a fighter pilot for the Royal Canadian Air Force. There are a couple of notable Kindle deals today, including a good one from Paul Tripp. (Yesterday on the blog: Life Is Fleeting) What is…
I draw a deep breath and put pen to paper. But the words won’t flow. Not yet. I pause for a moment to gather my thoughts. I know I need to prepare an expression of sympathy, to write out a letter of condolence to a friend who has suffered a tragic loss. I want him…
Good morning. May the Lord bless you and keep you today. Westminster Books has a deal on a pair of new books meant to help fight addiction to pornography (and to help those who are so struggling). Why, yes, there are indeed some new Kindle deals today. Are Baptists ‘Reformed’? A Brief History of Baptist…
This week the blog is sponsored by RHB Publications and written by Joel R. Beeke. As a teenager, God used Thomas Goodwin’s writings more than anyone else’s to bring me to liberty in Christ and to grow me in Christ. I wept often as I read his “Christ the Mediator” at the richness and fullness…
May the God of love and peace be with you on this fine day. Logos users, there are some good deals to be had this week, including Epic! Today’s Kindle deals include quite an extensive list of titles. (Yesterday on the blog: A Tribute to Those of Simple Faith) From Meat to Meta: Facebook’s Disincarnate…
God makes us to be different from one another. He makes us to have different gifts and talents, to have different dispositions and personalities. He even makes us to relate to him in different ways, so that some of us most feel God’s pleasure when we are deeply engaged in a worship service and others…
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. There are a few good Kindle deals including the excellent book Wired for Intimacy. (Yesterday on the blog: Saved By the Quivering Of an Eye-Lid) We Can’t Talk About Purity Culture without Talking About the 1990s I really enjoy Samuel James’s…
F.B. Meyer used to tell a story that, while it sounds perhaps just a little far-fetched, makes a great point. He would use it when appealing to unbelievers to repent of their sin and believe the gospel—he would use it to encourage them not to delay until they were sure they possessed a great measure…
May you know the Lord’s blessings as you honor and serve him this weekend. I am wondering if I have any readers who live in Zurich or Malta. If so, would you mind getting in touch? As Saturdays go, this is an exceptional one when it comes to Kindle deals. (Yesterday on the blog: A…
This week’s Free Stuff Friday is sponsored by Baker Books . They are giving away three sets of Jamie Rasmussen’s books How Joyful People Think and When God Feels Far Away. How Joyful People Think by Jamie Rasmussen (book cover is attached and can be linked here: How Joyful People Think – Baker Book House)…
A recent article intrigued me with its assertion that it is better to understand Bitcoin as gambling than investment: “An asset that never pays a dividend but has a price that keeps rising is a bubble. An investor can believe Bitcoin is a bubble and rationally invest so long as she expects to sell out…
The Lord be with you and bless you today. There are some Kindle deals to take a quick look at today. Lessons From the Reformation’s Pamphlet War Carl Trueman: “What made the Reformation a popular success in so many places? There is no simple answer to this, but a key element was the pamphlet war:…