Good morning. May the Lord bless and keep you throughout this day. There’s a small but still good list of Kindle deals today. (Yesterday on the blog: We Are Never Without Beauty) Do You Know Where You’re At? Sylvia Schroeder reflects on her father-in-law’s confusion. “‘I don’t know where we’re at,’ Phil’s dad used to…
I stepped out my front door this morning and stepped into a veritable work of art. I stepped out for my morning walk and stepped into God’s own gallery. The sun was just beginning to peer over the eastern horizon, its earliest light warm and brilliant gold. The clouds that stretched across the sky faded…
May the Lord bless and keep you today. There are a number of Kindle deals to look at today. Those who prefer printed books may want to look at Westminster Books and their deals on books by J.I. Packer. How Afghan Pastors Reflect on God’s Sovereignty Writing for TGC, Mark Morris writes about Afghan pastors.…
May the God of love and peace be with you today. There are a few Kindle deals I dug up today. (Yesterday on the blog: Success Beyond What We Can Handle) Return of the Taliban Mindy Belz’s article from WORLD is now a few days old, and hence somewhat out-of-date, but does explain some of…
I know many who long to make a mark in their field. I know writers who long to get that first contract and publish that first great novel. I know musicians who yearn to get noticed and get signed and get recorded. I know speakers who are convinced they could make their mark if only…
Good morning. May grace and peace be with you today and in the week ahead. I have listed a few new Kindle deals; besides the ones listed, Zondervan’s entire 37-volume Counterpoints series is marked down. (Yesterday on the blog: A Parent’s Prayer for Obedience) Of Minds and Machines : Transhumanism and the Christian Christopher Brown…
I have already shared a few of Kathleen Nielson’s prayers for children–young children and adult children. I wanted to share just one more, this one from her collection of prayers for parents of teenagers. After all, is there any time we pray for our children with more fervency than during their teenage years? This is…
May you know the Lord’s sweetest blessings as you serve and worship him this weekend. There are some classics and a couple of newer works listed in today’s Kindle deals. (Yesterday on the blog: A Mid-August Family Update) Just Call Me Old-Fashioned “Many people who would label themselves a progressive Christian—which is an oxymoron, if…
We have somehow already come to the middle of August, and over the past couple of weeks have been experiencing the full heat and humidity of a Canadian summer. Temperatures are often hovering around the low-30s Celsius (+-90 Fahrenheit) with humidity making it feel more like 40 (105). But it won’t be long now before…
Grace and peace to you on this fine Friday. Westminster Books is holding a nice little back-to-school sale that has lots of deals. Today’s Kindle deals include the whole collection of 9Marks: Building Healthy Churches series, plus a couple of good biographies. 5 Truths About Your Battle with Sin You Hate to Admit “If you…
Good morning. May the Lord bless and keep you throughout this day. (Yesterday on the blog: The Great Stores of God’s Provision) Perfect Courtesy Toward All in the Worst of Times This is important stuff. “In Titus 3:1 Paul tells Titus to remind his flocks of seven important Christian virtues. Their need to be reminded…
I recently read an account of one of the world’s most dangerous and demanding races. Over the course of a week, participants must run nearly 300 kilometers over scorching desert terrain. Once they set out, they are expected to remain mostly independent and to follow a track that has been staked across flatlands and dunes,…
Good morning. May the Lord bless and keep you today. Westminster Books has a deal this week on a new Bible story book for children. There are just a few Kindle deals to look at today. How Could Jonathan Edwards Own Slaves? In this article, John Piper wrestles through the fact that his hero, Jonathan…
May the God of love and peace be with you on this fine day. (Yesterday on the blog: We Must, We Can, Bloom for Him) A Church Only Explained by the Gospel It is so important, this. “The gospel of Jesus doesn’t just make strangers into friends. It makes enemies into brothers and sisters. The…
Far down a desert road, far from the swarms of people crowding Bryce and Zion and the other big attractions, far from just about anything and anyone else, we pulled over and got out. Beneath us was parched ground, above us a vicious sky, before us a towering cactus. And there, under the dark clouds,…
Good morning. Grace and peace to you today and in the week ahead. I listed just a few Kindle deals that may be of interest today. The Great Revival That M’Cheyne Missed This is such an interesting and important little anecdote from church history. God Talk 101 It’s simple stuff, this, but still a good…
This was one of those weeks where my meandering through the various sites and blogs I read uncovered a lot of good articles–to many to include in just six days. So for that reason I’m offering a rare Sunday edition of A La Carte. Enjoy these links! What Does It Really Mean to Be the…
May the Lord of peace bless you richly this weekend. Let me offer another reminder that my forthcoming devotional book Knowing and Enjoying God is now available for pre-order. Thanks for considering it! Today’s Kindle deals include some newer books and some older books. (Yesterday on the blog: We Cannot Be Faultless (But May Still…
This week’s Free Stuff Friday is sponsored by Zondervan, who also sponsored the blog this week. Take your kids on an adventure through God’s Word with the #1 Bible for kids! Now through August 16, 2021, enter for your chance to win a NASB Adventure Bible, Hardcover. The New American Standard Bible, 1995 Text edition…
A devotional writer from a bygone era believed it was crucial to carefully distinguish faultlessness from blamelessness, for while we cannot live faultlessly in this world, we may live blamelessly. Even the best deeds we do cannot be faultless when we ourselves are so very imperfect and when this world is so firmly arrayed against…