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Explore August 2021

  • friday

    A La Carte (August 6)

    Grace and peace to you today. You’ll find a nice little collection of books on the Kindle deals page today. Is All Work Equal? Yes and No Daniel Doriani: “At this moment, two contradictory ideas about work compete for our attention. On one hand, economists say the desire to work is waning. People aren’t rushing…

  • thursday

    A La Carte (August 5)

    Good morning. May the Lord bless and keep you throughout this day. On sale at WTS Books this week is Daniel Doriani’s new book on work and vocation. Scroll down and you’ll find a link to a sale on other similar books. Today’s Kindle deals include Crossway’s “Student’s Guide” series of short books. (Yesterday on…

  • Who Gave You The Right

    Who Gave You The Right?

    An old acquaintance used to say, with a bit of a sanctimonious grin, “God has given me the spiritual gift of discouragement.” And while discouragement was certainly no divine gift, it was most certainly a well-established pattern. He seemed to take delight in finding ways to rain on every parade, to temper every joy, to…

  • wednesday

    A La Carte (August 4)

    Good morning. May the Lord bless and keep you today. There is a small number of Kindle deals on Christian books, but I’ve also added a list of biographies and history books that are on sale today only. Logos users, remember that Zondervan Academic is having a sale and has discounted a lot of great…

  • tuesday

    A La Carte (August 3)

    May the God of love and peace be with you today. There’s a little collection of Kindle deals for the collectors to sort through today. (Yesterday on the blog: A Picture of Perfect Rest) In the Pursuit of Reach This is a good meditation on the pursuit of “reach.” Give it a read and you’ll…

  • A Picture of Perfect Rest

    A Picture of Perfect Rest

    A wealthy man, a patron of the arts, called three artists to his side and gave each of them a simple commission: “I want you to paint a picture titled ‘Rest.’” Away went the three men, each to his own studio to ponder the assignment, to rough up some initial sketches, to plan and paint…

  • monday

    A La Carte (August 2)

    Good morning. May grace and peace be with you today and in the week ahead. Logos users may want to browse the free and discounted resources this month, all of which are video courses. Today’s Kindle deals include Joel Green’s massive NICNT commentary on Luke for almost $40 off the list price. (Yesterday on the…

  • Being the Answer to Prayer

    A Parent’s Prayer for Obedience

    A couple of times now I’ve mentioned Kathleen Nielson’s new set of prayer books for parents. Through four short volumes she provides prayers for parents of young children, of teens, of young adults, and of adult children. I’ve already shared “A Parent’s Prayer for an Unbelieving Child” and “A Prayer for a Wanderer” from the…