A La Carte (October 31)

Good morning still and again from Unalaska where the fog has come in and flights have been cancelled. We had planned to leave yesterday but are now going to be stuck here until at least Wednesday! I dug up a few new Kindle deals for you today, though it’s not quite as extensive as yesterday’s massive list… (Yesterday on the blog: 20 Years of Daily Blogging and Other Miscellania) Movies, Moral Revulsion, and a Post-Christian Age This is a strong piece by Samuel James as he considers how movies may glamorize the very thing they are supposedly critiquing. Saying Our Prayers Andrea considers hypocrisy—our own and that of other faiths. “My Greatest Accomplishment”—I Get it Now, Mom “And oh dear Lord, I am so glad that I had children—so grateful that you entrusted me with these four precious souls who are forever ‘mine.’ Yes, raising them was hard. To varying degrees, they gobbled up my time, my energy, my money, my sleep, my space, my patience, and sometimes my sanity, but they are still and always will be my greatest accomplishments.” Free eBook: R.C. Sproul’s Commentary on Romans It’s Reformation Day, when many Protestants celebrate the recovery of the biblical gospel that took place in the sixteenth century. It was while Martin Luther was studying the book of Romans that he rediscovered the doctrine of justification by faith alone. So, today Ligonier Ministries is offering R.C. Sproul’s commentary on Romans as a free ebook. Download your copy to enjoy a verse-by-verse exploration of the rich … Continue reading A La Carte (October 31)