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The Friends of the Blog program is well underway. Already many of you have chosen to join and to take advantage of the deals. Friends of the Blog is a subscription program that allows readers to help offset the costs associated with this site while gaining some great benefits. Among the items available through the course of the year are: A $15 gift certificate for Westminster Books A $15 gift certificate for The Good Book Company A $15 gift certificate …
A few days ago I wrote up a blog post welcoming Westminster Books to Canada. A lot of people left comments, which means that Westminster Books has now issued a coupon code for 15% off any order to Canada. The code is valid until November 1, so you will want to get shopping ASAP if you’d like to take advantage. Here’s a brief note from Westminster. Thank you for your overwhelming support for our Canada Shipping launch! Here is a …
At long last, WTSBooks is beta testing shipping to Canada! They wanted to launch the service sooner rather than later, and I’ve been told that by early 2012 improvements like a shipping calculator and one-screen checkout will be in place. To give a picture of how WTSBooks stacks up to the competition, I went back and took a look at the US pricing survey I did back in May (click here to see that survey). I used the same books, …
Today several hundred people are gathering in Phoenix for the 2011 Together for Adoption conference. This year the focus is on missional living, the gospel, and orphan care. There is a whole team of people liveblogging the event (you can see a complete list here). Speakers at the event include Dan Cruver, Darrin Patrick, Tullian Tchividjian and Tim Chester. Among the livebloggers is my pal Aaron Armstrong who is also there to represent Cruciform Press which is one of the …
In May of last year I created a Christian Readers survey. This was an attempt to answer some questions I had been asking myself about where we buy our books and why we buy them there. I started with the question, “Why do people shop at one e-commerce store and not another” and went from there. The results, based on over 2200 responses, were very interesting, not just to me, but to you (judging by the comments I received) and …
This week’s Free Stuff Fridays sponsor is Missional Wear. Missional Wear provides quality apparel that is inspired by reformed theology and missional living. We are trying something new for the prize packages by adding a social element. Missional Wear is offering 5 packages that each include a t-shirt of the winner’s choice along with a decal. This time we are adding a social spin that gives a chance to double the winners! Missional Wear has agreed to offer the prize …
Today is a great day to find bargains, not just in stores but also online. I’ve got a post that contains a long list of great deals that will be of interest to Christians–lots of Christian books, music, DVDs and so on for really good prices. I’ve also got information about the amazing Kindle deal Amazon will be offering today at noon EST. Click here to find the bargains.
Some time ago I told you that I was involved in beginning a new publishing company called Cruciform Press. Well, I’m glad to say that at long last we are official–our new web site has gone live and our first books are available for purchase. If you are at the Desiring God conference this weekend, be sure to check out the books in the bookstore. And keep an eye out for my co-founders Bob Bevington and Kevin Meath, both of …
A few weeks ago I introduced you to Professor Horner’s Bible-Reading System in a post I titled Ten Chapters Per Day. As you remember Professor Horner’s system is simple but unique–“every day you read ten chapters of the Bible. That seems like a lot, so stick with me as I explain it. Each of the ten chapters will be from different books, which is to say that at any given time you’ll be reading ten books of the Bible concurrently, …
A few months ago my friend Tim Kerr, pastor of Sovereign Grace Church in Toronto gave me permission to share Take Words With You, a prayer manual he has written. It is a small book that contains over 1600 scripture promises and prayers meant to help God’s people pray more effectively. The promises are arranged around the cross–its purposes and rewards. Tim recently updated the book to a new edition. It includes a useful defense of why God loves it …