Good morning. Grace and peace to you. Today’s Kindle deals include a selection of books from Crossway. Among them are some excellent picks by Carl Trueman. (Yesterday on the blog: Cling to the Cross!) Before you watch Harry & Meghan “Harry and Meghan are everywhere. As much as I’m trying to avoid them, the latest…
We live in a world of enemies, a world of people and forces that wish to do us harm. The last enemy we must all face is death. The old preacher James Smith once pondered this enemy and gave his church both warning and encouragement. In this closing excerpt of a sermon he calls upon…
There’s a good collection of deals at CBD this weekend. They include the ESV Story of Redemption Bible in 3 variations (1,2,3); ESV Prayer Bible; ESV Scripture Journal complete set; ESV Journaling Bible. There are a lot of last year’s best books as well: Blessed by Nancy Guthrie; The Thrill of Orthodoxy by Trevin Wax;…
This week’s Free Stuff Fridays is sponsored by The Master’s Academy International (TMAI), who also sponsored the blog this week with the article “Your Invite to TMAI’s International Symposium.” They are giving away the e-book “How to Build an Effective Missions Program.” Free E-Book Giveaway This free giveaway is a succinct and important e-book titled…
We can tell a lot about ourselves by what we long for, by what we desire, by what we dream about, by what consumes our thoughts when we lie in the quiet darkness of night. You can tell a lot because what consumes our thoughts is a good indication of what consumes our hearts which…
Good morning. Grace and peace to you. It has been a slow start to the year for Kindle books, but you will find at least a couple of deals. The first sale of the year at Westminster Books is a good one: strong discounts on their bestselling books of 2022. There are lots of great…
Grace and peace to you on this fine day. (Yesterday on the blog: On the Changing of the Dictionaries) The Same Old Faces “A new friendship is a wonderful beginning, fresh and exciting and full of potential, like the planting of a new tree. Don’t we all naturally long for relationship? To know and be…
There is something morbidly fascinating about watching dictionaries slowly but surely change their definitions of common words. It raises some questions, not the least of which strike to the very purpose of a dictionary. Is a dictionary meant to be an objective arbiter of the meaning of words? Or is a dictionary meant to subjectively…
May the Lord be with you and bless you today. CBD is having a sale in which many books are $6 or less. That includes titles by Lutzer, Jeremiah, Walker, [Mary] Mohler, Piper, MacArthur, Poythress, Ryken, and Leeman, among others. It also includes lots of Bibles. For Kindle deals, you’ll find some titles by Colin…
Blessings to you today. Logos users will want to be sure to grab this month’s free book and take a look at the other discounted items. You’ll also find lots of Mobile Ed courses significantly marked down. (Yesterday on the blog: The Year of Our Dreams or the Year of Our Nightmares) Look Out! Preparing…
This week’s post is sponsored by The Master’s Academy International (TMAI), a global network of pastoral training centers that specialize in expository preaching. They invite you to sign up for their 2023 International Symposium on March 7th in Los Angeles, California. We sometimes hear that a mature church will be “all in” when it comes…
There is an undeniable intricacy to God’s world. There is an inescapable predictability to the universe God has made. The stars and planets follow their course day after day, year after year, millennium after millennium. We can predict with absolute certainty the next time we will have a full or partial eclipse. We can gaze…
Happy new year! May 2023 bring you many of God’s richest blessings. My sincere gratitude goes to the Association of Certified Biblical Counselors for naming Seasons of Sorrow their counseling book of the year. There’s quite a large bundle of Kindle deals to go through today. (Yesterday on the blog: All Is Shadow Here Below!)…
A new year has dawned. And while we tend to face a new year with energy and enthusiasm, excited by all the possibilities it will bring, perhaps we ought to pause for just a few moments to consider the reality that is set before us. Octavius Winslow would have you consider that this world and…
May you know the Lord’s richest blessings as you send off one year and welcome in another. For those who, like me, plan to read the Bible in 2023 using the 5-Day Reading Plan, it’s now available for free download. There are a few new Kindle deals to look at today. An Anchor for Our…
This week’s Free Stuff Fridays is sponsored by The Master’s Academy International (TMAI), who also sponsored the blog this week with the article “Support Indigenous Publishing with TMAI.” They are giving away the 42-volume Essential MacArthur Library set. The Master’s Academy International (TMAI) is currently training local pastors in 18 schools around the world. The…
Good morning. Grace and peace to you today. There have been a few Kindle deals shared this week. You can browse and see them if you like. We’ll hope for more next week! New Beginnings: On God’s Mercy and Grace “The beginning of a new school year was always one of my favorite times. There…
Grace and peace to you today. Stooping To Filthy Feet What a thought. “The man on his knees, rinsing sweat from Peter’s athlete’s foot and getting between Judas’s toes to wipe away the dung was our Creator, who is before all things and in him all things hold together; the hands that washed those verrucae…
May the Lord be with you and bless you on this fine day. When the City of Man Creaks I think many of us are noticing the straining and breaking down of systems and wondering what it means. “Progress in the systems we rely on for life necessities or conveniences has been assumed. The pandemic…
Just a reminder that due to the holidays I’ll be publishing A La Carte through this week, but not much else. A more normal schedule will resume next week. (Yesterday on the blog: My Bible-Reading Recommendation for 2023) Annual Planning with the Ten Commandments So, what if you began your annual planning with the Ten…