Books often arrive in topical waves as an event or emphasis within the church or within wider society sparks many writers to address a common concern. This is the case right now with a whole crop of new books that have significant thematic overlap: Scott Saul’s A Gentle Answer: Our ‘Secret Weapon’ in an Age…
If you’ve got an interest in hymns or the wider subject of worship, you may be interested in this week’s deal(s) from Westminster Books. Today’s Kindle deals include Joel Beeke’s helpful little book on the cure for backsliding. The Evil Eye Interesting: “Many cultures’ folk religions believe in the evil eye. In our area of…
Today’s Kindle deals include a few good books, among them the much-praised Confronting Christianity. (Yesterday on the blog: It’s Only Money) Medical Marijuana and Christian Ethics Here’s a brief look at some of the ethical issues related to medical marijuana. “The appropriate use of medications is morally permissible for Christians. Yet, at this stage, it…
Christians have a unique relationship with money. We maintain a healthy desire to have it, but at the same time we maintain a respectful fear of it. We believe that money equips us to do all kinds of good deeds, but also believe that the love of money is at the root of all kinds…
I made it safely home on Saturday and am now into my second two-week quarantine. I was told at the border that unless I remain completely separate from the rest of my household, they have to quarantine with me. So now the three of us are confined to the house until the end of the…
This was one of those weeks where I collected so many good links that I decided that rather than throwing some of them away, I’d add an extra Sunday edition of A La Carte. I hope you enjoy it! The Blessing Of Plural Eldership Here are just a few of the blessings of plural eldership.…
I dropped the kids at Boyce/SBTS yesterday and am heading home today! While it was a really sad goodbye, I’ll be glad to be home… My thanks goes to Clarifying the Bible for sponsoring the blog this week. Please do check out their great material aimed at helping you better understand your Bible. Today’s Kindle…
This week’s Free Stuff Fridays is sponsored by Mitch Maher’s Clarifying the Bible, who also sponsored the blog this week. There will be three winners and each will receive three books: The Clarifying The Bible Disciple’s Bundle by Mitch Maher. The bundle includes the book and video presentation of Clarifying the Bible, along with the…
A short time ago I compared certain evangelical churches to a meatless, cheeseless, crustless pizza. Just like removing too many elements of a pizza will call into doubt whether something still qualifies as pizza at all, removing too many elements of worship should call into doubt whether something still qualifies as a worship service. A…
My kids and I have now spent two weeks in isolation in Kentucky and today is move-in day for Boyce College and Southern Seminary. If all goes well I’ll drop them there today and head home for my next two-week quarantine tomorrow! I dug up just one single solitary Kindle deals today. If you’re just…
Today’s Kindle deals include a selection of good books, some for general readers and some for the more academically inclined. Parents and/or grandparents may want to take a look at this week’s deal from Westminster Books. (Yesterday on the blog: Why You Really Need To Be Praying For Your Pastor) COVID-19 and the Power of…
You might be tired of hearing it, but that doesn’t make it any less true—these have been difficult days for pastors. And I think you need to hear as well that there are more difficult days ahead. That being the case, for the sake of your pastor and the sake of your church, he needs…
My kids and I are nearing the end of our two-week stretch of isolation here just outside of Louisville. All has gone well and, unsurprisingly, we are itching to get going! We are going through a bit of a slow period when it comes to Kindle deals, but you will find at least a couple…
Today’s Kindle deals include titles by Keller, Mohler, Perkins, and the Babylon Bee. (Yesterday on the blog: Meatless, Cheeseless, Crustless Pizza and the Evangelical Church) “Your Will Be Done”: Powerful Not Pathetic Praying “your will be done” is not some kind of admission of defeat. It “is not pathetic or pedestrian, it is powerful and…
This week’s sponsor is Clarifying the Bible. Be sure to learn how it can help you better understand the Bible. Justin Taylor wrote, “This is the best material I’ve seen at an intro level for explaining what’s in the Bible and how it fits together.” Do you and/or your friends need help understanding life’s most…
It’s the kind of memory that will scar a child. I had been recruited by some family friends to put in a day’s work on their property and along the way had worked up quite an appetite. Late in the day, with my stomach growling, they told me they would be making their world-famous pizza…
I spent my weekend the way I spent my week—in quarantine here in the Louisville suburbs. Just another few days, though, and I should be able to get my kids to college and get myself home! There’s a nice little list of Kindle deals for those who collect them. (Yesterday on the blog: A Repentance…
Do you weep over your sin? There must be some things in life that bring you to tears, but is your sin one of them? We would all do well to consider these powerful words from Thomas Watson’s The Godly Man’s Picture for he warns “how far are they from being godly who scarce ever…
Today marks my 22nd wedding anniversary, though Aileen and I are 550 miles apart! In fact, this is the first of our anniversaries we’ve ever spent away from one another (since I’m still quarantining with my kids in Kentucky)! One week to go… There’s a pretty good list of Kindle deals today, especially as Saturdays…
One of the most difficult and most counter-cultural things Jesus calls us to do is to love our enemies—to do unto others as we could have them do to us (Luke 6:31). We are to treat others in the way we would wish to be treated, for the mark of true love is that it…