This sponsored post was provided by Together for the Gospel. Together for the Gospel (T4G) is a biennial three day gathering that encourages pastors and church leaders to stand together for the gospel. Registration is now open for T4G 2018, scheduled for April 11-13, in Louisville, KY. Speakers include: While there are 10 speakers, T4G…
B.B. Warfield has gone down in history as one of America’s great theologians, and for good reason. He was a bulwark of orthodoxy against the rising tide of liberalism. Even a century after his death, many of his works are as powerful and relevant as the day they were written. Yet while he is known…
Today’s Kindle deals include a long list of top-quality books. Don’t miss these deals! (Yesterday at the blog I considered How To Grieve Like a Christian.) Rejoice in the Wife of Your Youth Ray Ortlund has a wonderful letter to a would-be adulterer. But what he says is equally valuable to those who are not…
This life is full of loss and full of grief. Though there are times we experience great swells of joy, we also experience deep depths of sorrow. No sorrow is deeper than the sorrow of loss. At such times it is important to consider how Christians grieve. Christ has Lordship over all of life, even…
Today’s Kindle deals include just a couple of minor deals. But I’ve got lots of good links for you to peruse: For the Ordinary Women “It’s getting harder and harder to feel pretty in our world. Pornography has changed our standards. Photoshop has created unattainable idols. And, the ordinary women of the world are left…
This week’s Free Stuff Fridays is sponsored by Ligonier Ministries, who, as you know, also sponsored the blog this week. For a limited time, you can download the free Ligonier app and listen to R.C. Sproul and Jeff Lippencott’s new album Saints of Zion in the “New Music” tab. “In this new collection of sacred…
Today I am kicking off a new series of articles that is going to ask the simplest of questions: “What’s the purpose of …?” Though the question is simple, the answers can be difficult and even controversial. We’ll begin with the home: What’s the purpose of marriage? What’s the purpose of sex? What’s the purpose…
Today’s Kindle deals include a kind of grab bag of deals. Is Tithing Biblical? (Video) Tom Schreiner answers in a helpful little video from Southern Seminary. Are Smart, Educated Women Still Called to the Church Nursery? “We do well to seek and affirm women’s voices in vast areas of church life. However, … our desire…
This is an article I’ve prepared with no small amount of trepidation. In the past I’ve written frequently and confidently about the role of a husband within his marriage, and especially about how it is tersely and perfectly summarized in Ephesians 5:33: “Let each one of you love his wife as himself.” But the last…
There are all kinds of Kindle deals to sort through today from a variety of authors and publishers. This week’s deal from Westminster Books is on what looks like an important title that provides a biblical perspective on psychiatric diagnoses and medications. (Yesterday at the blog I shared an article called The Duty of Introspection.)…
What is an inch? What is a kilogram? That’s easy: An inch is the distance between two notches on a ruler and a kilogram is the weight that makes the needle point to “1” on a kitchen scale. We take such weights and measures for granted, forgetting that they have no meaning and no definition…
Today’s Kindle deals include a handful of titles that may be worthy of a place in your collection. The Weightier Things of the Law: A Case Against Conscience-Binding in the Schooling Debate This is a very important article that goes far beyond the schooling debate. “The real battle is a battle that you cannot avoid,…
The Christian life is one of obedience. It is what one author has brilliantly described as “a long obedience in the same direction.” Those who have turned to Jesus Christ in repentance and faith prove the authenticity of their conversion by their obedience. No sooner have they made their profession than they begin to willingly…
Today’s Kindle deals include a little bit of this and a little bit of that. (If you weren’t checking in over the weekend, be sure to check out the various audiobook, Kindle, and Logos deals I shared on Saturday and Monday.) If All My Sins Are Forgiven, Why Must I Continue to Repent? Stephen Wellum…
Christians have spilled a lot of ink attempting to discern how we can know and do the will of God. Like many others, I have written about this often, including a little series called How To Know the Will of God. Today, though, I want to turn our attention to something that is related but…
Today’s Kindle deals include a whole collection of books by Tim Chester plus a few other deals. Also, Amazon has a selection of general market books on sale for Labor Day. You’ll want to check out these deals from Logos. There are lots of great resources discounted for September. Always Looking; Never Wanting to Find…
This week has been one of the most difficult in the history of Grace Fellowship Church. On Monday we learned that Beti Mubili, a young lady who had been long-time member of the church, had been killed in a recreational skydiving accident. We met spontaneously on Monday evening to just be together in our grief…
Today’s Kindle deals include a few older, discounted books as well as a new release from GLH Publications. Westminster Books has a sale on the excellent NIVAC commentary series. Scroll all the way down on that page and you’ll find a few more deals. Also, this isn’t a bargain but is a key volume in…
Beti loved adventure and loved to invite others to join in them. Her latest thrill was skydiving. “You should come with me,” she told Sam. “You’re crazy,” he replied,” “There is no way I’m jumping out of a plane. Why do you like stunts like that, anyway?” “Because they give me joy.” “And what if…
Today’s Kindle deals include a couple of deals on books for Christians and then the usual monthly list of general market titles. Free from Christian Audio this month is Steven Curtis Chapman’s Between Heaven and the Real World. Free from Logos this month is a volume in the NIVAC commentary series. You can get a…