Few of us take the time to mine and appreciate the vast stores of poetry laid up by so many of our Christian forebears. Yet in centuries past poetry was the language of many a sorrowful and rejoicing believer. In the last several months I have been discovering some of treasures and particularly enjoying the…
Grace and peace to you this weekend in all your service and in all your worship. My gratitude goes to Baker Books for sponsoring the blog this week with “Do We Really Believe in Equality?” It is sponsors and patrons who keep this site going! Today’s Kindle deals include some classics and some of the…
This week’s Free Stuff Friday is sponsored by Baker Books . They are giving away three sets of the first two books in the new series from Summit Ministries, Perspectives. Perspectives brings together biblical experts who can walk alongside readers, exploring the most challenging issues of our day. This series will help you, your family,…
My favorite cities to explore are the ones that have come together organically rather than according to a plan. Where some city centers were built on a grid with each building aligned closely with the road beside it and each street meeting the others at a perfect 90-degree angle, I prefer the cities that arose…
Good morning! May the God of peace be with you today. There are a few Kindle deals worth looking at today. On special at Westminster Books is Tim Keller’s book Hope in Times of Fear which he wrote following his diagnosis of pancreatic cancer. Lassitude Andrée Seu Peterson offers some transparency in her column at…
The Lord be with you and bless you today. The highlight of today’s Kindle deals is a number of books from Crossway related to sorrow and suffering. Logos users will want to vote for their round 3 picks in the March Matchups competition. (Yesterday on the blog: Keep Your Good Deeds Secret (From Even Yourself))…
Legend tells of a humble old man who wished to do good to others, but not to receive their praise. So he wrote letters of blessing, epistles of encouragement, placed them in bottles, and set them afloat on the seas where, through the power of wind and wave, they went through the world, cheering many…
Good morning! Grace and peace to you from God our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ. At Westminster Books this week you can save on items that ideal for giving away at or before Easter. Today’s Kindle deals include Ephesians For You as well as some noteworthy historical books. Why Reformed Evangelicalism Has Splintered…
Grace to you and peace today. Today’s Kindle deals include just a couple of books, at least so far. (Yesterday on the blog: The Uninvited Lodger) An Elephant in the Room-Sized Post on Gluttony Jared Wilson: “If you’ve ever given much thought to combating this sin, you’ve probably run into the same problem I have:…
This week the blog is sponsored by Baker Books and is adapted from Michael Sherrard’s new book Why You Matter: How Your Quest for Meaning Is Meaningless without God. We live in an ironic time. The belief that all people should be treated equally is spreading, and yet, so is hatred. People genuinely hate each…
It is a hard truth, but also an intuitive truth: God disciplines the ones he loves and chastises his children. After all, what father does not at times have to correct his son, for what son does not at times need correction? In this way discipline is proof of a father’s concern for his child,…
Good morning! Grace to you today. It has been a bit of a quiet stretch for Kindle deals, but there are a few there today. (Yesterday on the blog: This World Is Passing Away) The Empty Religions of Instagram There are lots of interesting insights here on the rise of “Instavangelists.” “We’ve found a different…
The Apostle tells us that “the present form of this world is passing away.” Horatius Bonar once reflected on this and wrote a beautiful bit of writing that shows just what that means and how we should live accordingly. The world is passing away — like a dream of the night. We lie down to…
Grace and peace to you as you serve and honor the Lord this weekend. My gratitude goes to Boyce College for sponsoring the blog this week so they can invite you to their upcoming Virtual Preview Day. Today’s Kindle deals include some classics along with a couple of newer works. (Yesterday on the blog: To…
Happy birthday, my boy! You’re 21 today! Or you would be. Do you celebrate birthdays in heaven? Do you even mark days, months, and years? I confess, I have only just begun to realize how little I know about the place you have gone to be. I’ve got many questions, but few answers. Then again,…
Good morning! Grace to you today. Today’s Kindle deals include a few interesting titles. The Powerlessness of Positive Thinking “Positive thinking says if you just dig deep enough in yourself, you will find strength to conquer anything. The gospel says when you have no strength left, God will sustain you. Positive thinking looks to goodness…
The God of peace be with you all today. Today’s Kindle deals are all about Kevin DeYoung books. On sale this week at Westminster Books is John Piper’s huge new work, his magnum opus perhaps, Providence. (Yesterday on the blog: New and Notable Books (Belated) for February 2021) Ibram X. Kendi’s Antiracism Can’t Heal Us…
The time has come for another roundup of some of the new and notable books that have come my way in the past month. Unfortunately I dawdled just a little so this has fallen from the last days of February to the first days of March. Regardless, here are some of the books that caught…
Good morning! Grace and peace to you today. The Kindle deals are a little sparse today, but I did dig up a couple. 10 Things You Should Know about R. C. Sproul I loved this list of 10 things you should know about R.C. Sproul. The Counsel and Care of the Elderly “Society feeds the…
The Lord be with you and bless you today! Today’s Kindle deals include a few odds and ends. Logos users, I’ve got a couple of things to tell you. First, be sure to check out this month’s free and nearly free books. Second, Logos March Matchups is back and will lead to a huge discount…