This week the blog is sponsored by The Good Book Company. This article is an excerpt from the new, updated, and expanded edition of Is God Anti-Gay? by Sam Allberry. This sensitive exploration of the Bible’s teaching on sexuality has been written to help both Christians and non-Christians struggling with the Bible’s teaching on this…
Before I set fingers to keyboard, I asked my wife if I should write this article—one requested by Ligonier’s Tabletalk magazine. Before I so much as typed a single word, I asked her if I was at all qualified. She pondered this for a few moments and said, “Yes, I think you are.” I was…
Good morning. Grace and peace to you. Today’s Kindle deals include a little list of books on parenting from Crossway. (Yesterday on the blog: A Pastoral Prayer for Love and Unity) Authenticating the Fourth Gospel “When I asked Christians why they trust the Bible in contrast to other holy books, most ended up pointing to…
One key element of our worship at Grace Fellowship Church is a pastoral prayer, in which one of the elders prays for the church and on behalf of the church. Every now and again I like to share one of those prayers. This prayer was prayed last Sunday by Paul, the senior pastor. Lord Jesus,…
I’m thankful to Christian Focus for sponsoring the blog this week so they could tell you about some excellent books for kids. Today’s Kindle deals include a newer book and some older ones. (Yesterday on the blog: ESV Church History Study Bible) Lived to Be Forgotten: Dixon E. Hoste, Missionary to China “Dixon Edward Hoste…
This week’s Free Stuff Friday is sponsored by Christian Focus Publications. They are giving away God’s Daring Dozen Box Sets 1 & 2 to five winners. Often overlooked, the twelve books between Hosea and Malachi have much to teach the church today – and that includes our children. Brian Wright and John Brown have written…
Whatever history may record about the church of this era, it certainly will not record that we had a shortage of Bibles or excellent resources to help us better understand the Bible. To the contrary, there is a host of faithful Bible translations in the English language and there are far more excellent resources than…
The grace of the Lord Jesus be with you today. Westminster Books has a deal on one of the books I’m most excited about this year. Another round of Logos’ March Matchups is ready for your vote. Also, there are deals to be had on resources that have already been eliminated. Cancel Culture Is Not…
The God of love and peace be with you today. (Yesterday on the blog: Most To Jesus I Surrender (or Maybe Just Some)) Love Is This is a sweet reflection on the nature of love. Should Students Use AI for Writing Assignments? “Can AI be used legitimately in the process of writing an academic assignment?…
My annual journey through Scripture has once again taken me to the early books of the Old Testament and those long passages in which God lays out the laws that are meant to govern his covenant people as they come into their promised land. Among the laws are a whole host that describe the system…
May the Lord be with you and bless you today. Westminster Books has a special on a new book you may want to consider for the kids or grandkids. The steady stream of Kindle deals continues today. 24 Lessons from 24 Years of Marriage Jen reflects on 24 years of marriage by offering 24 lessons…
Blessings to you on this fine day. Today’s Kindle deals include a couple of interesting titles. March Matchups at Logos is on to round 2, so head over and vote. (Yesterday on the blog: Revival at Asbury: A Cold Take) George Whitefield Tried to Kill Me I expect there’s a good number of pastors (and…
Today’s post is sponsored by Christian Focus Publications, and written by Brian J. Wright and John R. Brown, authors of the God’s Daring Dozen series. “Mommy, Daddy, who were the Minor Prophets?” “Well, there’s Jonah and ….” And unfortunately, most parents are stumped at one. The Minor Prophets make up nearly a fifth of the…
The revival at Asbury has already come to an end. What began as a brief and simple chapel service turned into a weeks-long worship event that drew tens of thousands of participants and elicited tens of millions of opinions. Only now have I gathered my thoughts and bundled them into this “cold take.” I trust…
Good morning. Grace and peace to you. Today’s Kindle deals include some excellent books from Crossway. (Yesterday on the blog: Poetry of Redemption) The Clay-Pot Conspiracy Dave Harvey: “One year ago, we lost our youngest daughter to her longstanding battle against addiction. Walking alongside her in this multiyear struggle sank us into parts of this…
There have been times in the history of the Christian faith in which poetry played a key role in believers’ devotion to the Lord. There were eras in which the work of Christian poets was respected and even lauded. But that was then and this is now. While we still value poetry in the form…
My gratitude goes to the excellent Spurgeon College for sponsoring the blog this week to tell you about their Accelerate program. There are a few new Kindle deals again today. (Yesterday on the blog: On Nick’s Twenty-Third Birthday and My Own) Sufficient in Our Sorrows Aubrynn makes such a good point here: “Healing is a…
This week’s giveaway, sponsored by Spurgeon College, is a free copy of No Neutral Words by Sam Bierig, Dean of Spurgeon College. The first 25 to complete the form below will receive a free copy of the book. Upon completion of the giveaway, the entrants will receive an email to confirm the location and mailing…
I don’t remember a whole lot about my twenty-third birthday. Twenty-three is a “neither here nor there” age so it’s rarely the most memorable of occasions. It sits between coming into full adulthood at 21 and the milestone looming at 30. These are decisive years in any life. They were certainly decisive in my life.…
The grace of the Lord Jesus be with you today. Westminster Books has a popular devotional back in stock and on sale (as well as a “forgotten masterpiece” by Bavinck). Pray for Kate Forbes Carl Trueman: “The reaction of journalists and politicians to Forbes indicates that we are now in a world where identity politics…