There is not a whole lot new on the Kindle front, but if you didn’t check in over the weekend it may be worth a look to see what you missed. (Yesterday on the blog: Make Your Life a Song!) Impromptu Interview with Todd Friel and Steve Lawson (Video) I rather enjoyed this somewhat-serious somewhat-silly…
On a number of occasions I’ve come across the story of Mendelssohn and the Freiburg organ. The story may be apocryphal, but it still serves its purpose as a vivid illustration. I love this telling of the tale by J.R. Miller and the important lesson that accompanies it. A perfectly holy life would be a…
My gratitude goes to SolaSites for sponsoring the blog this week! If your church or ministry needs a new website, they would love to speak to you. Today’s Kindle deals include some classics and at least one other book. There are two days remaining in a summer sale from Westminster Books. There are lots of…
This week’s Free Stuff Friday is sponsored by SolaSites. They are giving away a free church website to one church with no monthly fees for two years. Websites for Churches SolaSites is an all-in-one website platform for churches. We as a team are enthusiastic about helping churches and ministries reach the world. There’s no debate…
After many of these family updates in which I’ve had to report, “not much has changed” I can finally say, “lots has changed.” As of today my region (Halton Region) has entered stage two of Ontario’s reopening plan. While most stores have already been allowed to open, stage 2 now permits malls, attractions, recreation facilities,…
The Good Book Company has a free e-book copy of Jeff Medders’ Humble Calvinism for you. I say again, free book. Today’s Kindle deals are highlighted by Tessa Thompson’s Laughing at the Days To Come. Sharing Jesus with Mormon Missionaries You can read this one now, of course, but it may also be a good…
I used to wonder at what age an afternoon nap became a near-crucial component of daily life. The answer, it turns out, is whatever age I am now (which I believe is 43). And now you know the answer too. Today’s Kindle deals include a couple of solid and relatively new commentaries as well as…
We all bear burdens on our pilgrimage through this weary and wearying world. Sometimes these are burdens of temptation, when we feel the world, the flesh, and the devil arrayed against us, luring and enticing us toward some sinful thought or depraved deed. Sometimes these are burdens of guilt as we think back to a…
Today’s Kindle deals include more commentaries. Among them is Waltke’s excellent volume on Genesis. Those who know Greek will want to check out the new Greek Scripture Journals from Crossway, on sale this week at Westminster Books. Tend Your Own Garden Garden, of course, is metaphorical. “I read my Bible and I prayed. I prayed…
Today’s Kindle deals include a long list of commentaries and other reference material. (Yesterday on the blog: The One About Calvinism and Evangelism) Supreme Court: Employment Law Protects Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Joe Carter explains the recent ruling from the Supreme Court. “There are at least three reasons Christians should be concerned about this…
If you read enough blogs over a long enough period of time, you will inevitably begin to see patterns emerge. You will see that certain subjects are addressed time and again by writer after writer. One such article that has been written a hundred times by a hundred people, myself included probably, is the one…
It sure was a joy to worship as a church yesterday, albeit as a much-reduced one for the time being. Masks and distancing and other measures were a small price to pay to join together once again… Today’s Kindle deals include a great commentary by John Stott as well as a couple of books by…
A recent book titled Piercing Heaven shares favorite prayers from the Puritans. Many of them are amazing. As an example, here is Philip Doddridge with the prayer of a convicted sinner. Injured King and almighty Judge, what can I say to the charges against me? Should I pretend to be offended, and defend myself? I…
My gratitude goes to Reformation Heritage Books for sponsoring the blog this week. The Works of William Perkins is quite a set and presents a worthy challenge! Today’s Kindle deals include a couple of good picks for younger folk along with some classics. (Yesterday on the blog: The Gathering Storm) A Compassionate, Counter-Cultural, Christian Response…
This week the blog has been sponsored by Reformation Heritage Books. They are giving away five sets of the following books: Thriving in Grace“If there is a better short book on the strength and orderliness of the Puritans’ teaching on the lifestyle of the Christian, I have not yet read it. Thriving in Grace is…
If you know much of anything about Albert Mohler, you’ll probably be quick to understand the title of his new book, The Gathering Storm. Mohler is a lifelong student of Winston Churchill and has borrowed the title from the first volume of Churchill’s massive work on the Second World War. However, he hasn’t merely borrowed…
In recent days I’ve had a number of people ask for book recommendations (for both kids and adults) on the subject of race. Westminster Books just sent a newsletter with suggestions, and those titles are worth considering. There are a few new Kindle deals to take a look at today. The Christian Art of Dying…
Over the weekend I read Doc, the new biography of Roy Halladay. It is well done and will appeal to baseball fans who are missing the game as much as I am. (An interesting note: the cover of the American edition has him wearing Phillies garb, while the Canadian cover has him wearing his Blue…
The Beatitudes of Jesus are meant to shock us in the ways they so consistently counter our instincts and interrupt our inclinations. They commend the meek rather than the assertive; they commend the poor in spirit rather than the self-sufficient; they commend the reproached rather than the praised. The Beatitudes highlight some of the counter-cultural,…
Pro tip: When you hear extremely good news or extremely bad news about COVID-19, wait at least 24 hours before broadcasting it over social media, as it will almost invariably get countered or retracted in that time. (Case in point: asymptomatic transmission is very rare; 24 hours go by and actually, that’s not what we…