I continue to receive lots of Letters to the Editor, hence I continue to attempt to answer lots of Letters to the Editor. Here’s a new batch that include answers to questions on family devotions, whether church is for believers or unbelievers, Christian comedy, if and how women can serve in the church, and so…
Today’s Kindle deals include a nice little list of titles that may be of some interest. Where Are We Supposed To Go? This is a very powerful collection of photos and videos showing the devastation in Houston. Yes, Leading Others to Sin Brings Greater Punishment Thomas Schreiner addresses a serious issue. “Is there a greater…
The New Testament clearly, repeatedly, and unapologetically lays out the qualifications of a pastor. What is so remarkable yet so often overlooked is this: Pastors are called and qualified to their ministry not first through their raw talent, their finely-honed skill, or their great accomplishments, but through their godly character. Of all the many qualifications…
You will find a few minor Kindle deals in today’s list. And, of course, I continue to search for more. Once a year Westminster Books has a great sale on the counseling minibooks from New Growth Press. This is the time to stock up! The Spiritual Discipline of Face Time That old-fashioned face time (not…
I always read the biblical books of Kings and Chronicles with a sense of trepidation. I know these historical books fairly well, but every time I read of a new king taking the throne, I dread the inevitable assessment of his reign: Was he faithful or disobedient? Did he follow God or turn aside to…
Today’s Kindle deals include just a few little deals to check out. (Yesterday at the blog I encouraged dads to Nurture Your Children.) Praying in the Middle of a Storm A Houston pastor tells how you can pray for his city. When You Can’t Hear God, Keep Talking to Him “Our world is filled with…
The best crafted Bibles in the world are found at evangelicalbible.com – a company with an unlikely origin. Sky Cline and his wife Mahina moved to the San Francisco Bay area to lead a church plant in one of the most expensive regions in the United States. After moving to the west coast with three…
There are few roles in which we feel deeper inadequacy than our role as fathers. What suits us to the task of raising little people? What assurance can we have that we are doing it well? What will our children someday say of us? These are big and perplexing questions, so it is little wonder…
Today’s Kindle deals include some “can’t go wrong” choices from Crossway. From the Flooded Grounds of Houston Pastor J.A. Medders checks in from the flooded grounds of Houston. “While the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) anticipates years of relief work, the church of the risen Lord Jesus is ready for her work, too.” John MacArthur…
I get letters! In fact, I get quite a number of letters in response to the articles I write. Here are some of the best Letters to the Editor from the past couple of weeks. I hope you enjoy them. Letters on Run to Win! I need to tell you that the series run to…
Today’s Kindle deals include a few odds and ends (and Packer’s excellent Evangelism and the Sovereignty of God). (Yesterday at the blog I wrote about the rise of digital technologies and the associated decline in reading.) 21 Things I Learned Living with Teenagers This article is a scream. “#17: The most reticent teen becomes the…
It seems we’ve come to a time in history when there’s no problem we won’t blame on technology. Digital technology is ruining our attention spans and social skills, it’s destroying our memories and displacing our hobbies, it’s demolishing the way we see the world and downgrading the way we interact with one another. We are…
Today’s Kindle deals include quite a few deals from a variety of authors: Alistair Begg, Francis Schaeffer, Nancy Pearcey, and so on. Westminster Books has a great deal on the excellent Building Healthy Churches series of books from 9Marks. (Yesterday at the blog I continued my series “Run to Win” with an entry titled Treasure…
I won’t ever forget the day I married Aileen. I won’t ever forget the moment she appeared at the end of the aisle and began her slow walk toward me. Our eyes met, and in an instant I was overwhelmed with awe, overcome with the joy of being joined together for life. It was a…
Today’s Kindle deals include just a few titles that may be of interest. (Yesterday at the blog I wrote about the one time it’s good to go back and consider some of the sins you’ve committed in the past.) The Anger-Porn Connection I don’t love this treatment of the issue, but I still think there’s…
We don’t want to live in the past or dwell on former sins. On the whole, not much good comes of thinking back to the unwise things we’ve said or the depraved things we’ve done. We trust that God has fully and finally forgiven our sins, and we do well to leave the past in…
Today’s Kindle deals include a list of contemporary books from Zondervan plus a collection of spiritual classics from Moody. Westminster Books is offering a deal on a new book by David Powlison. It deals with an urgent and important topic. (Yesterday at the blog I offered One Way To Make Sure You’re Preaching a Sermon,…
I love Bible studies. I love sermons. Both have their place and both can be tremendously beneficial in the life of the church and the spiritual diet of the believer. But I’ve observed that some sermons are actually Bible studies and some Bible studies are actually sermons. Though I will grant there can be a…
I returned from Germany safe and sound and pretty badly jet-lagged. It was a great trip, I learned a lot, and was able to see some of the things I needed to see for my upcoming project. I’ll be embarking on another trip in about a month… Today’s Kindle deals include a few odds and…
Thomas Johnson was an African-American, born into slavery on a Northern Virginia plantation in the mid-1800s. When he was only ten years old, his mother was sold to another plantation. The one person in his life who brought him a sense of stability and peace was suddenly gone. The separation produced in his soul a…