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  • tuesday

    A La Carte (August 29)

    Today’s Kindle deals include just a few little deals to check out. (Yesterday at the blog I encouraged dads to Nurture Your Children.) Praying in the Middle of a Storm A Houston pastor tells how you can pray for his city. When You Can’t Hear God, Keep Talking to Him “Our world is filled with…

  • monday

    A La Carte (August 28)

    Today’s Kindle deals include some “can’t go wrong” choices from Crossway. From the Flooded Grounds of Houston Pastor J.A. Medders checks in from the flooded grounds of Houston. “While the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) anticipates years of relief work, the church of the risen Lord Jesus is ready for her work, too.” John MacArthur…

  • Weekend A La Carte (August 26)

    Today’s Kindle deals include a few odds and ends (and Packer’s excellent Evangelism and the Sovereignty of God). (Yesterday at the blog I wrote about the rise of digital technologies and the associated decline in reading.) 21 Things I Learned Living with Teenagers This article is a scream. “#17: The most reticent teen becomes the…

  • A La Carte (August 25)

    Today’s Kindle deals include quite a few deals from a variety of authors: Alistair Begg, Francis Schaeffer, Nancy Pearcey, and so on. Westminster Books has a great deal on the excellent Building Healthy Churches series of books from 9Marks. (Yesterday at the blog I continued my series “Run to Win” with an entry titled Treasure…

  • A La Carte (August 24)

    Today’s Kindle deals include just a few titles that may be of interest. (Yesterday at the blog I wrote about the one time it’s good to go back and consider some of the sins you’ve committed in the past.) The Anger-Porn Connection I don’t love this treatment of the issue, but I still think there’s…

  • wednesday

    A La Carte (August 23)

    Today’s Kindle deals include a list of contemporary books from Zondervan plus a collection of spiritual classics from Moody. Westminster Books is offering a deal on a new book by David Powlison. It deals with an urgent and important topic. (Yesterday at the blog I offered One Way To Make Sure You’re Preaching a Sermon,…

  • A La Carte (August 22)

    I returned from Germany safe and sound and pretty badly jet-lagged. It was a great trip, I learned a lot, and was able to see some of the things I needed to see for my upcoming project. I’ll be embarking on another trip in about a month… Today’s Kindle deals include a few odds and…

  • A La Carte (August 21)

    Today’s Kindle deals include some deals from Crossway (just like every other Monday) plus a biography of C.S. Lewis. Solar Eclipse Vox has an interactive graphic to show you what you might see of the eclipse from various zip codes across America. Excess, Minimalism, & Idolatry All the Same “I love the Pixar movie Up!…

  • Weekend A La Carte (August 19)

    Check out Westminster Books for some new deals on timely books. Yesterday I shared a review of an excellent new book: Marriage, Divorce, and Remarriage: Critical Questions and Answers. Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Eclipses Atlas Obscura answers a host of questions about the coming eclipse. 10 Suggestions For New Bible College Students…

  • friday

    A La Carte (August 18)

    Today’s Kindle deals include just a few new titles. Yesterday I wrote about why you need to push yourself beyond headlines. Trump Is More In Touch Than You Think I link to this analysis from Rod Dreher because it seems to make a similar point to mine yesterday. Reading headlines in the news you’d come…

  • thursday

    A La Carte (August 17)

    Today’s Kindle deals include a few books you may want to add to your collection. Death on Demand? Once again, we turn to Holland for a warning of the “progress” that comes with the acceptance of assisted suicide. Iceland’s Future: Clear, Bright and Cold Iceland is celebrating that they have pretty much eliminated Downs Syndrome.…

  • A La Carte (August 16)

    Today’s Kindle deals include a few deals from a few different authors. Westminster Books has a deal on the flagship ESV Bible. A Relationship, Not a Religion? Here’s an argument that you ought to stop saying, “It’s a relationship, not a religion.” In the Steps of Charles Spurgeon Trevin Wax shares a photo essay of…

  • A La Carte (August 15)

    Today’s Kindle deals include a couple of timely books. The End Of An Era Conrad Mbewe has a beautiful blog post about Erroll Hulse. It’s worth reading even if you don’t know either man! Shining Divine Light in the Darkest Places Vance Christie continues his series of short historical articles with a look at Corrie…

  • A La Carte (August 14)

    Today’s Kindle deals include a series that will have special appeal to people with an interest in theology. Shai Linne: Dear CHH Fans of Christian hip-hop will want to read Shai Linne’s impassioned letter to the fans and artists involved in the genre. The Lessons of History and the Heresy of Racial Superiority Al Mohler…

  • Weekend A La Carte (August 12)

    Westminster Books has a solid deal on a set of books meant to protect children in local churches. Someone in every church needs to take on this responsibility! (Yesterday at the blog I wrote about our culture’s shift in the way it pressures people to conform to societal expectations. Western culture has long been obsessed…

  • friday

    A La Carte (August 11)

    I dug up a few Kindle deals for you today, with most of them related to parenting. (Yesterday at the blog I wrote about Christian “experts” on marriage and parenting who may have all the knowledge they need, but who lack the key trait of humility. You can read it here: He (and They) Must…

  • A La Carte (August 10)

    There are no interesting Kindle deals today. You may be interested, though, in getting 50% off the Reformation Heritage KJV Study Bible from Reformation Heritage Books. Sex Should be Spiritual “Porn culture has warped our idea of what sex is. It isn’t a union of two bodies and souls, but a chance to get what…

  • A La Carte (August 9)

    Today’s Kindle deals include just one book, but I reviewed it positively last week and it’s well worth reading. Westminster Books has a solid deal on a new book for kids from Kevin DeYoung. Reformation Visual Theology We’ve just released some new Visual Theology related to the Reformation (since, as you know, we’re at the…

  • A La Carte (August 8)

    I didn’t too find much that’s new or noteworthy in Kindle deals (though there are a couple there), but did want to point out some Logos specials: This month Logos has deals on at least three great resources: The Bible Speaks Today commentary series, New Studies in Biblical Theology, and the Tyndale Commentary set. You…

  • A La Carte (August 7)

    Today’s Kindle deals are all about J.I. Packer. There’s lots to choose from! Reading God’s Handwriting “Reading God’s providences is like reading God’s sentences. Ah, but these sentences aren’t typed like scripture—fixed and clear in its wording. Nor are these sentences like the brush strokes of creation. These sentences are in God’s handwriting. Handwriting in…