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A La Carte: When a pastor falls / The rewards of faithful suffering / A peanut butter and jelly Christmas Eve / True rest / Who is this one lying in the manger? / Why such a lowly birth? / and more.

Thursday A La Carte: Where is the source of your joy this Christmas? / Good new of great joy that will malform all the people / The icing on the cake of Pope Francis / When did multiple services begin? / Christmas in a foreign land / Fading glory and permanent things / and more.

A La Carte: Fight the Christmas letdown / Finding romance in your marriage / Practicing faith in a post-faith world / You are not your accomplishments / Proficient pulpit rhetoric / Christmas songs / Book sale / and more.

Tuesday A La Carte: God with us on the escalator / Not neurotypical: a love story / Decapitating the serpent / I am not perfect, but I will not lie about God / What are angels and how should Christians think about them? / embarrassed of my embarrassment / and more.

A La Carte: This is a gift you can give / On the domestication of animals / Fiscal hilarity / Best Christian folk and worship of 2023 / Blessed among all women / Uncomfortable Christmases and witnessing to family during the holidays / Kindle deals and free book / and more.

December 15 A La Carte: Tasting heaven now / Called to ministry? / Bridging your real-life and virtual identity / Still talking about it / The second advent / Six reasons for the virgin birth / and more.

Thursday A La Carte: My grandfather died with dignity / There is no inconvenience too great for godliness / Christmas should humble us / Why was a man killed for touching the Ark of the Covenant? / Nobody can know the trouble you’ve seen / a year in the Greek NT / Commentaries on sale…

Today’s A La Carte: Top 10 theology stories of 2023 / Just a stay-at-home mom / Think you know the Christmas story? / Pastoral oversight and the music ministry of the church / The greatest joy is Jesus / The weary world rejoices / Kindle deals and book sale / and more.

Good morning. Grace and peace to you. Today’s Kindle deals include a new selection from Crossway. I’ve also created a list of all the best commentary deals that are part of Eerdmans’ month-long sale. I am aware that subscribers to the daily newsletter may be having trouble opening links if they are using Avast antivirus.…

In today’s A La Carte: When grief like sea billows roll through your holidays / looking upwards amidst chronic illness / 8 practical ways to flee from temptation in the moment / strong, weak, and godly / loving your adult children and grandchildren / it’s more awkward to reject the virgin birth / Kindle deals…

In today’s A La Carte: The antipsalms we sing / God’s writing a story of redemption in your life / seeing what you have as something that doesn’t belong to you / 7 tips for loving “those” people in your church / a lavish love / light overcomes darkness / and more.

A La Carte: Behind a tragic, Instagram-perfect life / Ayaan Hirsi Ali and our Constantian moment / don’t think about pink elephants / advice for someone about to enter seminary / a brief history of the Huguenots / blessed be the name of the Lord / Kindle deals / and more.

The Lord be with you and bless you today. Today’s Kindle deals include a number that are worth checking out. You’ll find several by John Stott, David Wells, and so on. Pain Needs Interpreting “Rather than just react to pain, the Bible calls us to act towards it. We’re not to just be subject to our pain, blown about in every…

Good morning. Grace and peace to you. Today’s Kindle deals include some good picks from Crossway. Also, Eerdmans has all of their commentaries on sale at an 80% discount. That includes the excellent New International Commentary on the Old Testament, New International Commentary on the New Testament, New International Greek Testament Commentary, and the Pillar New Testament Commentary. (Yesterday on the…

My gratitude goes to Children’s Hunger Fund for sponsoring the blog this week. CHF is a nonprofit that serves in 31 countries and seeks to “deliver hope to suffering children by equipping local churches for gospel-centered mercy ministry.” Westminster Books has lots of deals on books for kids. Today’s Kindle deals include several good options for collectors. Also, I will have…

The beginning of a new month is a good time to pause and remember this: That right now, at the very moment, the Lord is reigning from his throne. I continue to update Kindle deals on a near-daily basis. If you check in just once per day, it’s usually best to do so around 7…

As is the custom in December, Westminster Books has all ESVs at 50% off. That includes Journaling Bibles; Study Bibles; Children and Youth Bibles; Premium and Heirloom Bibles; Scripture Journals; and so on. Today’s Kindle deals include the excellent When Helping Hurts along with commentaries on Romans and James. (Yesterday on the blog: When You Poke God in the Eye) Reformer’s Syndrome “Among the many theological ailments that…