Branch Out! – Aaron Armstrong gives you 3 good reasons to vary your reading diet in 2012. Historical Inaccuracies – This article points out “5 Inaccurate ‘Historical’ Stories That Ended Up In History Books.” Francis Schaeffer and Gospel-Centered – Trevin Wax has done a good job here of suggesting what Francis Schaeffer might say to…
I’d like to share one more quote from Phillip Schaff’s book The Person of Christ which, as I said yesterday, has just been republished by Granted Ministries. This is a short but powerful excerpt. No biographer, moralist, or artist can be satisfied with any attempt of his to set forth the beauty of holiness which…
Granted Ministries has recently republished The Person of Christ, written by Dr. Phillip Schaff. This is a book that describes and celebrates the character, the humanity and the divinity of Jesus Christ. In one section Schaff discusses the way all virtues and graces are exemplified in Jesus Christ. Here is what he says: We can…
This week’s Free Stuff Fridays is sponsored by Evangelical Press. They are giving away 5 prize packages, each of which contains the following 3 books: Defiant Grace looks like a very interesting title (and one I’ve got on my pile of books to read). Here is what a couple of people have said about it:…
How to Shrink Your Church – Some good thoughts on church from the Huffington Post, of all places. “Pastors and churches spend hundreds of millions of dollars each year attending conferences, buying books, hiring consultants, advertisers and marketers, all to try and accomplish one thing: to increase attendance — to be a bigger church. I’m…
It’s December 1 today, and that means that I’ve got a desktop wallpaper for you to download. For the next few months at least I’ve decided to change things up a bit. Instead of putting out a public call for wallpapers, I am asking just one designer to create a fantastic design. A few notes:…
This “occupy” movement has made headlines all over the world–far more headlines than it deserves based on the actual number of people participating. A little while ago I came across an interesting little video, a piece of street theater generated by some of the participants of Occupy Wall Street. They call it simply, “Life Under…
Celebrity Pastors – This article from TGC has some good things to say about celebrityism and celebrity pastors. “But celebrity comes for a variety of reasons. It’s worth differentiating between the kinds of celebrities generally, and between celebrity pastors in particular.” What the Tolerant Must Tolerate – “To be a serious Christian in modern Western…
The Bible is the very Word of the living God, breathed out by God and given to us to train us in all that is necessary for life and godliness. As God’s people we are deeply reliant on Scripture, trusting that the Bible is the only infallible and inerrant means through which God speaks to…
Songs for the Supper – Free music. Need me to say more than that? Cardiphonia: “Songs for the Supper is the 3rd in a collaboration of songs dedicated to serving under-emphasized themes in our worship music. … Some of these songs are quiet meditations, others look to the great rejoicing of the Lamb’s Feast. All…
It’s a question several of you have asked me: What happened to the book reviews? For many years I was the one reviewing all the books. Well, not all of them, but I was reviewing a lot of them. For several years I maintained a pace of at least 1 book review each week, and…
Critical Appreciation – When I grow up, I want to be able to write like Carl Trueman. “The death of John Stott has led to a veritable flood of accolades and uncritical adulation over the last few months. A recent example was the memorial service for him at Wheaton College which raised a number of…
The relationship of Christians and alcohol is one of those perennial issues. It has often been the source of heated disagreement and even separation. It is a particularly important topic in the United States, but, since much of the rest of the world is culturally downstream from the U.S., it effects every Christian to some…
Cyber Monday is a new tradition–the day that online retailers offer deals to match or surpass the deals offered by retailers on Black Friday. I have been keeping tabs on various online stores and ministries looking for deals that will be of particular interest to Christians. Here are some excellent Cyber Monday deals: Deals removed…
Now that Thanksgiving and Black Friday are behind us, we’ve got Cyber Monday. I’ll have a post in a few minutes rounding up some of the deals. The places to begin, though, are Amazon, Crossway, and Westminster Books. Details to follow. In the meantime, here are things I came across this weekend. Loving People at…
Earlier on I found myself running through some of my old notes from the first time I read Jonathan Edwards’ The Religious Affections. I came across a portion of his work that I wish I had discovered before writing The Discipline of Spiritual Discernment. In that book I wrote about counterfeiting and missed the point…
No End to Eurogedden – I found this article rather interesting, and particularly the distinction made between the 2 sides of the Euro divide. “In effect, there is already two currencies: the ‘Lutheran Euro,’ characterized by Germany, the Netherlands and Finland. The label has nothing to do with religion but with countries that are based…
This week’s Free Stuff Fridays is sponsored by CBD Reformed (a company that is also offering up some great Black Friday deals today). This week’s giveaway is a big one (with a retail value of $368 per winner)! As always, there will be 5 winners. Each one will take home the following: In addition, CBD…
By popular request, here is a listing of some of the best Black Friday book deals for Christian readers. Note that most of these are Friday-only deals and that in many cases there is limited inventory. In other words, don’t dawdle! $5 and less: Bibles: Other Notable Book Deals: Audio Books: eBooks
It is going to be an abbreviated A La Carte this morning as I’ve got to update my Black Friday article before all of those sales get away from me. There are lots of good deals waiting for us today. One Brings a Song – Christa Wells offers up a free song for a Thanksgiving…