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  • thursday

    A La Carte (April 13)

    Good morning from the tiny island nation of Tonga. When measuring by the International Date Line, Tonga is just about at the very beginning of the world! You will once again find a nice little list of Kindle deals. (Yesterday on the blog: Beauty in the Whole and the Parts) My Grandmother Would Tell You…

  • wednesday

    A La Carte (April 12)

    Good morning from [groggily checks Google Maps] Brisbane, Australia, where I’m connecting on to the Pacific Islands. This trip has been good so far and is now past the halfway point. Westminster Books is doing some spring cleaning and that has resulted in some good deals. Today’s Kindle deals include a solid commentary on Romans.…

  • tuesday

    A La Carte (April 11)

    Good morning from Singapore. We have wrapped filming in Cambodia and made our way to Singapore for a long layover. By this evening we will be making our way to the Pacific Islands to do it all again. (Yesterday on the blog: Where Did All This Expository Preaching Come From?) The Garden at the End…

  • monday

    A La Carte (April 10)

    Good morning. Grace and peace to you on this fine day. Today’s Kindle deals include some great titles from Crossway. (Yesterday on the blog: A Prayer for Our Pastors) 5 Lessons from the Japanese American Internment What an interesting article. It shares some lessons from the Japanese American internment during the Second World War, focusing…

  • Weekend A La Carte (April 8)

    I am grateful to Crown and Covenant Publications for sponsoring the blog this week. There are a few new Kindle deals that are worth a look. (Yesterday on the blog: Identity and the Worship of Self) “Where is Your Faith?” “How did you survive the death of a child? It is a question my husband…

  • friday

    A La Carte (April 7)

    Good morning from northern Cambodia. However you plan to spend your Good Friday, may it be a day of many blessings. I’m doing my best to keep up with Kindle deals even on an internet connection that’s substantially slower than I am accustomed to! The Crucifixion Stories Are Embarrassing, and That’s a Good Thing This…

  • thursday

    A La Carte (April 6)

    Good morning from very hot very humid Cambodia. I arrived safely yesterday and today have little on the schedule for today but an 8-hour drive to our filming location in the northern part of the country. Today’s Kindle deals include a good number of interesting titles. (Yesterday on the blog: Follow Without Seeing, Die Without…

  • wednesday

    A La Carte (April 5)

    May the Lord be with you and bless you today. Every Sunday Is Easter Joe Holland: “Easter Sunday has always been a big deal, from my earliest unconverted memories to my recent pastor labors. I cherish those memories and my current family traditions. But I now know that all that expectancy was misplaced—like a young…

  • tuesday

    A La Carte (April 4)

    Good morning! I am about to make my way across the Pacific for my second Worship Round the World journey. I’ve got many miles to go today… There is a massive list of Kindle deals to go through today and it includes a lot of great commentaries. This month you can listen to Mitch Chase’s…

  • monday

    A La Carte (April 3)

    Good morning. Grace and peace to you. Logos users will want to look at this month’s free and nearly-free books. You’ll also find good deals this month on some excellent commentary sets. There’s a substantial list of Kindle deals to begin a new month. (Yesterday on the blog: Aged Saint, Thy Form Is Bending) The…

  • Weekend A La Carte (April 1)

    I’m grateful to Lithos Kids for sponsoring the blog this week to tell you about their new The Kingdom of God Bible Storybook. This new episode of WTS’s The Afterword features an interesting discussion with Timothy Brindle on CRT. Also, they have a sale on some excellent books by G.K. Beale. With the beginning of…

  • friday

    A La Carte (March 31)

    The grace of the Lord Jesus be with you today, my friends. Today’s the last day for Logos users to save on March Matchups. There are some great deals to be had! As for Kindle deals, volume one of my favorite church history series is marked way down. In Your Wake This one hits hard:…

  • thursday

    A La Carte (March 30)

    May the Lord be with you and bless you today. Westminster Books has a deal on a new systematic theology. Today’s Kindle deals include a couple of noteworthy titles. (Yesterday on the blog: The Gap Between Our Greatest Grief and Our Greatest Joy) What Are Atheism and Secularism? Ligonier has a helpful and quite extensive…

  • wednesday

    A La Carte (March 29)

    May the Lord be with you and bless you today. Presbyterian School Mourns 6 Dead in Nashville Shooting Like so many others, I’m shocked and grieved by the recent tragedy at Covenant School in Nashville (which CT reports on here). I am praying for all those whose loved ones have been taken and whose hearts…

  • tuesday

    A La Carte (March 28)

    March Matchups at Logos has wrapped up for the year and lots of great deals are ready for the taking. You’ll find 50% off Preaching the Word Commentary Series, 57% off Evangelical Biblical Theology Commentary, 60% off Zondervan Exegetical Commentary Collection, and so on. Get them all here. I did add just a couple of…

  • monday

    A La Carte (March 27)

    Good morning. Grace and peace to you. Today’s Kindle deals include a selection from Crossway. (Yesterday on the blog: A Corporate Confession of Sin) Does God Read Every Thought? John Piper was asked whether God knows our thoughts. “The short answer is yes, but what’s really important, as I have thought about this, are the…

  • Weekend A La Carte (March 25)

    I’m thankful to Radius International for sponsoring the blog this week to tell you about their Upcoming Conference featuring John MacArthur, Costi Hinn, and many others. Today’s Kindle deals include some newer and older books. Also, basically everything Tolkien is on sale today. See here. (Yesterday on the blog: New and Notable Christian Books for…

  • friday

    A La Carte (March 24)

    The grace of the Lord Jesus be with you today. Westminster Books has a deal on a neat new book for kids. And some other books for kids. How to Detect Deception Shane Rosenthal looks at the conclusions of a recent study and bridges from there to a defense of the historical accuracy of the…

  • thursday

    A La Carte (March 23)

    Logos’ March Matchups is down to its final pairing, so you should go and vote one more time. Yes, there are once again some new Kindle deals. (Yesterday on the blog: On Being the Main Character in Your Own Sermon) The Honorable, Shameful Service of True Leaders This article offers some wisdom for leaders. “The…

  • wednesday

    A La Carte (March 22)

    May the Lord be with you and bless you today. Westminster Books has a discount on a new book that looks excellent. There are a few new Kindle deals today. The World that Money Makes Go Round “The economically inactive, we are told, are a hazard to the economy—although no one can quite bring themselves…