I look forward to the day we own our house free and clear. We have been making payments on the mortgage since the day we moved in, but the end is finally in sight and four or five years from now we should be done at last. (An advantage of buying a small house and…
Today’s Kindle deals include several big lists of general market books as low as $0.99 each, as well as a few Christian selections. The Appeal “If you have not heard it yet, you have probably not been online for a few weeks. If you have heard it once, you have probably heard it many times.…
This week’s Free Stuff Fridays is sponsored by Ligonier Ministries who also sponsored the blog this week. They have two offers that may interest you: First, they are offering everyone a free copy of Sola Scriptura: The Protestant Position on the Bible which includes contributions from Sinclair Ferguson, John MacArthur, R.C. Sproul, and many others.…
It’s the time of year for blogs and other sites to provide their annual round-up of the year’s most popular articles. I don’t know why we do this, but it seems to be a tradition. On that basis, let me tell you who visited and what they read in 2016. The site served up well…
Today’s Kindle deals include several short guides to the Bible and doctrine as well as Scotty Smith’s prayer book Everyday Prayers. Spiritual Depression is Coming for You “If you’ve been a Christian believer for any amount of time, you’re familiar with the feeling: It’s like you’re … off. Foggy. You’re not connecting with God, even…
Over the years I’ve found that one of the trickier parts of blogging, or any regular writing for that matter, is maintaining an editorial calendar. An editorial calendar is a means of organizing current and future writing projects to take them from conception to publication. It organizes the process of progressing from vague ideas to…
Today’s Kindle deals include a list of three classics by Francis Schaeffer. They are nice and short which is ideal if you’re participating in a reading challenge this year. Yet they also pack a punch. Borrowed Convictions This is a helpful reflection from Jeremy Walker. “A list of gurus is not the same as a…
With a new year approaching, many of us are considering how we can make the most of the opportunities it will bring. Many of us are considering how we can actually generate opportunities that will help us make the most of 2017. I have invested a lot of effort into defining and pursuing productivity through…
Today’s Kindle deals include an excellent book by D.A. Carson, a couple of titles ideal for family devotions, and a few other good picks. Generally, the week between Christmas and New Year’s is the most difficult time to find good, original material since so many people are on vacation or otherwise taking a break from…
I love blogs. I followed hundreds of them this year, scanned tens of thousands of their headlines, and read thousands of their articles. They were a great blessing to me and today I want to pause to honor a few. I want to share my top 10 blogs and bloggers of 2016 and also tell…
Today’s Kindle deals include all kinds of excellent books. There are 18 or 20 books on the list, ranging from Elisabeth Elliot to Francis Chan to Ed Welch. Also, Amazon has all kinds of general market books discounted today, most of which are 2016 award winners. Grace To You will send you a free copy…
I once read a memoir by a man who, as a teen, had been a Shabbos goy. A Shabbos goy is a non-Jew who performs some of the Sabbath-day functions that that are forbidden to the devout. Traditionally, a Shabbos goy would extinguish candles and lights, or he would stoke up a fire on a…
Today’s Kindle deals include a collection of daily devotional from Crossway. Also, Amazon has put a collection of New York Times bestsellers on sale. Aleppo The International Missions Board tells how Aleppo became a city of suffering and how people in North America can help. Fast Food Menu of Calories This little infographic shows just…
Today we celebrate the events that marked the beginning of Jesus’s life: The angelic announcement, the virgin conception, the difficult birth, the unexpected visits, the prophetic blessings. But even as we remember that Jesus came to live, we need to also remember that Jesus came to die. As we think about his birth we do…
Those who love must also hate. Those who love what is good, what is beneficial, what is honorable must hate what is evil, what is harmful, what is deplorable. We are defined by the things we love as well as the things we loathe. And what is true of us is true of God as…
I’ll keep looking for Kindle deals, but haven’t found anything yet. If you’re looking for a movie to enjoy with the family tonight, Amazon has $0.99 movie rentals at the moment (about 50,000 to choose from). Browse the list here and use coupon code MOVIE99. It can be used just once per account. Amazing Animals…
In general, there are two approaches to daily Bible-reading: intimacy and familiarity. Intimacy with the Bible comes through slow, meditative reading that focuses on small portions—deep study of key books, chapters, and verses. Familiarity with the Bible comes through faster reading of much larger portions—the entire sweep of the biblical narrative. Both are wonderful approaches…
Today’s Kindle deals include just a couple of new titles. It seems that publishers are easing up on deals in the lead-up to Christmas. O Disrupted Night George Guthrie shows that while we may have cozy feelings about the Christmas story, “to ‘get’ what is going on as the gospels tell about the birth of…
With a new year dawning, many Christian families will resolve to approach family devotions with greater faithfulness in the year ahead, or perhaps even to begin family devotions for the first time. These are great resolutions! Here are 10 ideas and 10 tips that may help. Ten Ideas for Family Devotions Read the Narratives. Read…
Every day I comb through long lists of Kindle books to try to find a few that are discounted (and high quality and not rank heresy). Today I came up empty! Here’s hoping for better things tomorrow. Here’s the list updated through yesterday. 5 Inputs To Grow, Grow, Grow “Even once we establish our need…