I wonder if The Blessing of Humility is Jerry Bridges’ final book. It was published posthumously, but soon enough after his death that it’s very possible there was still another work somewhere in the editing process. Either way, a book on humility would make a fitting final work for a man who taught and exemplified…
For the past week I’ve been enjoying some time on the West Coast, first in and around Vancouver and then in northern Washington. It has been a great time as a family, but all good things must come to an end and this evening we head for home. In the meantime, here are some deals…
Join us for the 2017 G3 Conference | Reserve your seat(s) | Prices increase August 22nd In 1521, just a few years after nailing his Ninety-Five Theses to the castle door in Wittenberg, Martin Luther was called to assemble before the Diet of Worms in the city of Worms, Germany. Luther arrived in a covered…
You have probably bumped into Adam Ford before, either through his comics at Adam4d.com or through his satire at The Babylon Bee. Over the past couple of years I’ve come to enjoy Adam as a friend and recently asked if he’d like to try his hand at another medium by penning a guest article. He…
Today’s Kindle deals include What Is the Meaning of Sex? by Denny Burk; Sex, Dating, and Relationships by Gerald Hiestand & Jay Thomas; Sex, Romance, and the Glory of God by C.J. Mahaney; Sex and Money by Paul Tripp; Hope Heals by Katherine & Jay Wolf. You can find them here. Monday Morning and My…
The kingdom of God is in every way opposite to the kingdom of this world. We see this clearly described in a powerful bit of preaching from an old Wesleyan minister. His text was Matthew 16:24-25: “If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and take up his cross and follow Me.…
Even though I’m on vacation this week, the Kindle Deals for Christians page is being updated as new deals come along. You can check it out right here. Don’t Say God Is Silent With Your Bible Closed “I don’t know who said or shared it first, but it’s clear this simple statement resonates with many,…
This week’s Free Stuff Fridays is sponsored by Zondervan and they are offering pre-release copies of what is sure to be a popular book when it releases at the end of the month—Nabeel Qureshi’s No God but One: Allah or Jesus?. Here’s their description of the book: Having shared his journey of faith in the…
If you are into Kindle books, be sure to check in with the Kindle Deals for Christians page. I generally update the page on a daily basis. The Miraculous in the Mundane “It is not enough merely to say that Christians’ daily toil, whether it is sacred or secular, is good and important. To get…
Today I continue this series of articles that takes a look at books that have been awarded the Platinum or Diamond Sales Awards from the Evangelical Christian Booksellers Association. The Platinum Award recognizes Christian books that have reached 1 million sales while the Diamond Award recognizes the few that have surpassed the 10 million mark.…
Even while I’m not as active on the blog this week as I usually am, the Kindle Deals for Christians page continues to be updated. You can check it out here. All of Us Sinners, None of Us Freaks “It is a wonderful and mysterious thing to be a creature made by Another. Yet being…
My friend Peter Krol loves the Bible, he loves college students, and through the ministry DiscipleMakers he loves to bring the two of them together so college students can better understand, appreciate, and obey the Bible. I recently spoke to Peter about some of the challenges faced by college students today and asked whether the…
Yesterday morning my family climbed aboard a plane and jetted off to Vancouver, B.C. (Shout-out to Air Canada and their air miles program!) We are here to explore, relax, and have fun as a family. What you read on the blog this week has been largely queued up in advance and includes a couple of…
Did you know that the location of the 2016 Olympiad, watched over by the iconic Cristo Redentor, was also home to a little-known but early Calvinistic mission? My friend David Hall (whose church hosts the annual Reformation Worship conference) recently forwarded a fascinating article about it. I share it today so you can learn about…
Today’s Kindle deals include : All 3 available gospel commentaries in the excellent ZECNT series: Matthew, Mark, and Luke. Also consider Romans by R.C. Sproul, Beating the College Debt by Alex Chediak. Check them out here. Southern Seminary’s Skeleton In The Closet Here’s an article about a mummy that “arrived on the doorstep of Louisville’s…
This sponsored post is provided by Zondervan and Nabeel Qureshi. Islam is the world’s second-largest and fastest-growing religion, putting it on pace to surpass Christianity in its number of followers by the end of the century. Millions of our American neighbors are Muslim, yet the average American Christian knows little about Islam’s claims and the…
Like so many kids, I grew up reading comics. My daily experience of the newspaper was first checking the box scores to see how the Blue Jays had fared the night before and then heading straight to the back where the comics lived. I would read most of the page, but always lingered over a…
There are some noteworthy Kindle deals today. They include NIV Application Commentary on each of the gospels; The Spirit of Revival by R.C. Sproul; God’s Grand Design by Sean Michael Lucas; Heaven on Earth by Stephen Nichols; A God Entranced Vision of All Things by John Piper; The Attributes of God by A.W. Pink *…
Sometimes I go back and read a book I meant to read in the past or one I should have read in the past. Such was the case recently with Derek Thomas’ How the Gospel Brings Us All the Way Home, an explanation and celebration of Romans chapter 8 which is without doubt one of…
Today’s Kindle deals include : Greater Than Gold: From Olympic Heartbreak to Ultimate Redemption by David Boudia; Grace, Gold, and Glory by Gabrielle Douglas; and Rediscovering Holiness: Know the Fullness of Life with God by J.I. Packer. Get them here. Family Killed on Way to Missionary Training Here’s a sad, sad story: “This weekend, members…