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  • friday

    A La Carte (May 29)

    There are a few fairly minor Kindle deals to look at today. Westminster books has a couple of noteworthy deals: Together Through the Storms, a book about marriage; and a new series of booklets for students. Defeating Despair Tim Pasma writes about the creeping sense of despair so many are experiencing. “You feel a sense…

  • thursday

    A La Carte (May 28)

    Sometimes I have business ideas I don’t want to take action on. Like this: the Christian world needs a company that will connect advertisers and podcasters. Tons of people want to podcast, but there’s no seamless path to monetization. Someone ought to figure it out. Today’s Kindle deals include just a few titles. (Yesterday on…

  • The Safest Place for the Weakest People

    The Safest Place for the Weakest People

    It has been a blessing to hear from friends and family across America whose churches are beginning to meet again after the period of forced separation. It has been fascinating (though a little strange) to see photographs of the spaced-out seating, the masks, the deliberate distancing, the omnipresent bottles of hand sanitizer. While I expect…

  • wednesday

    A La Carte (May 27)

    The Complete Works of William Perkins is available in print for the first time since the 17th century, and Westminster Books is offering a deal on it. Today’s Kindle deals include a large selection of works by Joel Beeke as well as a few other picks. Revelation, Coronavirus, and the Mark of the Beast Kevin…

  • tuesday

    A La Carte (May 26)

    Today’s Kindle deals are highlighted by a book from Paul Miller and several from Ravi Zacharias. Nitoy Gonzales has a knack for finding free stuff and shares his discoveries in regular Freebie Round-Ups. (Yesterday on the blog: New and Notable Christian Books for May 2020) Now’s the Time for Rest Dan Doriani has one for…

  • CABU

    Can You Change the Face of Missions in Africa?

    This sponsored post was written by Phil Hunt and Ben Straub on behalf of Central Africa Baptist University in Kitwe, Zambia, a university I have visited and believe in. When you hear the phrase “missions in Africa,” what image comes to mind? For previous generations of Americans and Europeans, this phrase stirred up visions of…

  • New and Notable Christian Books for May 2020

    I am in the happy position of receiving endless numbers of Christian books. Every month or so I try to sort through them to identify the new books that seem most noteworthy and, therefore, may be of most interest to readers like you. Here is the selection for May 2020, including the publishers’ descriptions. (Note:…

  • monday

    A La Carte (May 25)

    I know I’ve got quite a number of readers from Nova Scotia and wanted to thank you (and your province) for showing up en masse to pay tribute to Capt. Jennifer Casey yesterday. You did the rest of the country proud. If you didn’t check in on Kindle deals over the weekend, you should probably…

  • What Is the Attractional Church

    What Is the Attractional Church?

    No one has more consistently described, considered, and countered the attractional model of church than Jared Wilson. In his book The Gospel-Driven Church, one I’d recommend to every pastor, he answers this question: What is the attractional church, anyway? I (and many others) use the term attractional to refer to a way of doing church…

  • Weekend A La Carte (May 23)

    It is quite a good day for Kindle deals today, so be sure to take a peek. (Yesterday on the blog: An End-of-May Family Update) One Could Never Say Enough “One tribe could never say enough about this Christ. One language would never have enough words and nuances. One nation would never last long enough…

  • Free Stuff Fridays (Is Genesis History?)

    This week’s Free Stuff Friday is sponsored by Is Genesis History? who also sponsored the blog this week. Five ‘Complete Creation Bundles & Conference Sets’ are being given away with over 150 videos in each. A lot of people watch our film Is Genesis History? and are amazed at how many areas of science and…

  • Oakville Sunrise

    An End-of-May Family Update

    The lockdown (or what should probably be considered a “light lockdown”) in Ontario continues, though we are beginning to see a gradual loosening of the restrictions. As of last week garden centers and other outdoor businesses were able to open, and as of Tuesday all retail outlets, except those in malls, were able to open,…

  • friday

    A La Carte (May 22)

    Logos is having a Memorial Day sale and offering deals on some top-notch resources. (Also, don’t forget their monthly sale where you can get deals on books by Piper and others.) “What Is God Up To?”: The Temptation to Overinterpret Suffering I appreciated this one from Ed Welch as he warns about the temptation to…

  • thursday

    A La Carte (May 21)

    Today’s Kindle deals include Mary Mohler’s Growing in Gratitude. Westminster Books is offering deals on some new, noteworthy, and coming soon titles. They’ve got Amazon beat on most of them. (Yesterday on the blog: Ask Me Anything (Logos, Posting Pictures of Children, Lord’s Supper, Submitting to Government)) Theological Primer: The Ascension Kevin DeYoung has a…

  • wednesday

    A La Carte (May 20)

    There are some quality Kindle deals to browse through today. Logos has some good deals on their Evangelical Exegetical Commentary series. Ravi Zacharias Dies at 74 WORLD magazine reports on the death of Ravi Zacharias. (See also Ravi Zacharias (1946–2020) and His Legacy by Alister McGrath) Tucking Ben In “Every night as I tuck Ben…

  • tuesday

    A La Carte (May 19)

    Remember that Ligonier has made all its teaching series free for a limited time. There are lots of newer ones there, along with the classics. (Yesterday on the blog: So Very Weak, Yet So Very Proud) A Christian Reading Manifesto I would gladly co-sign David Steele’s Christian Reading Manifesto. “My concern is that those who…

  • Watch ‘Is Genesis History?’ for Free!

    This week the blog is sponsored by Is Genesis History? In light of the ongoing quarantine in many parts of the world, they are streaming the full film online for a limited time. It is available to watch at the bottom of this article. Let’s be honest: the first chapters of Genesis are pretty controversial.…

  • So Very Weak Yet So Very proud

    So Very Weak, Yet So Very Proud

    It was in early 2020 that we first began to hear of this novel coronavirus that was sweeping through parts of China, then making the short hop to nearby Asian nations, then making the longer hop to not-so-nearby European nations. The reports out of China were alarming, the reports out of South Korea sobering, the…

  • monday

    A La Carte (May 18)

    There are a few new Kindle deals today. Wired for Intimacy is an important one that goes on sale only infrequently. (Yesterday on the blog: Stuck in the Mire of Our Love for this World) 9 Things You Should Know About Buddhism If you’re not familiar with the tenets of Buddhism, this article by Joe…