Grace and peace to you today, my friends. There are just a couple of new Kindle deals today following yesterday’s huge list. Westminster Books is having a Reformation Day Sale that includes some good titles. (Yesterday on the blog: Forest Fires & Apple Orchards) Why I Am a Creationist Tony Payne: “As the preacher on Sunday pointed out, these verses in Romans 9 are difficult for us because we are profoundly convinced that we are at the centre of the universe, not God. We can’t cope with the idea that we might be bit players in someone else’s drama, rather than the star of our own story.” What if I Struggle Wanting to Read the Bible? (Video) We all go through stretches when we struggle to read the Bible. In this brief video, Dr. Nate Brooks address such times. When the Beauty Never Leaves “Every believer likely has certain places where they feel eternity bleeding through into the present. Places where the beauty of this world awaken some kind of deep memory – or prophecy – of another world. Eden that was lost, or Eden to be remade.” This is a sweet and encouraging article. Meaningful Membership at Spurgeon’s Metropolitan Tabernacle This is a very interesting look at the importance of membership in Spurgeon’s church. “In the first 6 1/2 years of his ministry at the New Park Street Chapel, the church took in 1,442 new members. That’s 1,442 membership interviews by a deacon, 1,442 meetings with Spurgeon, 1,442 membership visitations, 1,442 testimonies before the … Continue reading A La Carte (October 28)