Good morning from Brazil where I am beginning to make my homeward journey after a successful week recording another episode of Worship Round the World. Today’s Kindle deals include some high-quality devotional resources. (Yesterday on the blog: Restful Blissful Ignorance) Christianity Challenges the (Stoic) Spirit I’m glad to see this examination of the growing popularity…
I wouldn’t be surprised to learn that I’m the only person in the world who reads through back issues of the Ann Arbor Baptist, a periodical from the late 1800s. But periodicals like that were the blogs of their era and within their pages I find such interesting articles and poems. One that I spotted…
Good morning. May gratitude goes to Zondervan for sponsoring the blog this week to tell you about an excellent new book about God’s love for us. Today’s Kindle deals include some books that are newer and some that are older. (Yesterday on the blog: Can You Live a Life that’s Worthy of the Gospel?) Confessions…
This week Free Stuff Friday is sponsored by Zondervan Reflective. They are giving away five copies of The Great Love of God. There is a Divine Love that heals our hurts, fears, and loneliness, but have we lost sight of it? Nothing is more obvious about our world than the reality of how far we…
There are some Bible verses that seem to go just a little bit too far. “If anyone comes to me and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children … he cannot be my disciple” comes to mind, or “rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances.” And then…
Good morning, at last, from downtown Recife. I look forward to spending the weekend with Primeira Igreja Presbiteriana do Recife. (I’ll be speaking to a men’s group there this evening at 7; if you’re a man and live in the area, feel free to attend.) Blasphemy Then and Now Carl Trueman examines charges of blasphemy…
Good morning from Brazil. I’m in São Paulo this morning and making my way to Recife this afternoon. We will soon begin filming yet another episode of Worship Round the World. Today’s Kindle deals include a couple of good options. (Yesterday on the blog: Your Loved Ones Love You Still) The Upside-Down Metaphor: A Hermeneutical…
The old adage may be trite, but that makes it no less true: Absence makes the heart grow fonder. There is something about being apart that stirs our affections, that causes us to understand and articulate what we might otherwise have taken for granted. It is often only through a time of separation that we…
May the Lord be with you and bless you today. Westminster Books has a deal on an interesting new academic-level book. Today’s Kindle deals include a few interesting titles. The Elephant’s Trunk (Video) This is a really neat video about the elephant’s trunk—a masterpiece of design. Problems with Preferred Pronouns “All we’re being asked to…
Good morning from Argentina where I’m making a one-day stop in Buenos Aires as I transition from Chile to Brazil. (Yesterday on the blog: And You Shall Never Displease Me) 7 Reasons Why Mormonism and Christianity Are Not the Same Kevin DeYoung lists them out. We’re Commanded to Love Our Neighbors, Not to Make Them…
This sponsored post was provided by Zondervan Reflective and is an excerpt from Heath Lambert’s book The Great Love of God. As I awoke from brain surgery and began the slow road of recovery, I immersed myself in the great love of God. I read the entire Bible from Genesis to Revelation and paid careful…
So many people live with a deep sense of failure. So many people go through their lives convinced they are a constant disappointment to the ones they so naturally long to please. Children consider their parents and feel a sense of shame, certain that in some way their parents regard them as a disappointment. Meanwhile,…
Good morning. Grace and peace to you. As is almost always the case on Mondays, there are some new Kindle deals available. (Yesterday on the blog: Despise Not a Mother’s Love) Boring Kingdom Growth “Describe the kingdom of God. What words do you use? Amazing. Awesome. Wonderful. Exponential. Mighty. Terrific. What analogies would we use?…
I continue to work my way through the sermons of the old Presbyterian preacher De Witt Talmage. In one volume of his collected works I came across a sweet sermon in which he lauds mothers and encourages their children—especially adult children—to give them the honor they deserve. There is no emotion so completely unselfish as…
I’m so thankful to P&R for sponsoring the blog this week to tell you about their new printing of The Gospel of Jesus—a helpful resource for better understanding the gospels. Today’s Kindle deals include at least a couple of especially interesting books. Westminster Books is offering a steep discount on an excellent series. Credo House…
This week Free Stuff Friday is sponsored by P&R Publishing. They are giving away ten copies of The Gospel of Jesus. In the mid-100s, Tatian the Syrian arranged the gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John into a single narrative and called it the Diatessaron, a Greek term meaning “Out of Four.” His innovation proved…
Though May has come and gone, it proved to be a good month for Christian book releases. I sorted through the stacks that landed on my desk and arrived at this list of new and notables. In each case I’ve provided the editorial description to give you a sense of what it’s all about. I…
A La Carte: Greetings from Chile / the symbolism of the rainbow / the worthy work of the stay-at-home mom / the evil that haunts us / what is the unpardonable sin? / why do we pray for our president? / social media is causing our children to suffer / Logos monthly sale / Kindle…
Some of my earliest memories are of creeds and catechisms. Parents and pastors alike taught me the truths of the Christian faith and encouraged me to study creeds and the many questions and answers of the catechisms. What a foundation this laid in my young heart! No words resonated more deeply than the fourth answer…
May the Lord be with you and bless you as you begin a new day and a new month. (Yesterday on the blog: To Surprise Us At the Last Day) A Word to Gen Z Graduates Aaron Menikoff has a message to Gen Z graduates that may encourage and challenge them in useful ways. What…