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Good morning. Grace and peace to you. It has been a slow start to the year for Kindle books, but you will find at least a couple of deals. The first sale of the year at Westminster Books is a good one: strong discounts on their bestselling books of 2022. There are lots of great…

Grace and peace to you on this fine day. (Yesterday on the blog: On the Changing of the Dictionaries) The Same Old Faces “A new friendship is a wonderful beginning, fresh and exciting and full of potential, like the planting of a new tree. Don’t we all naturally long for relationship? To know and be…

May the Lord be with you and bless you today. CBD is having a sale in which many books are $6 or less. That includes titles by Lutzer, Jeremiah, Walker, [Mary] Mohler, Piper, MacArthur, Poythress, Ryken, and Leeman, among others. It also includes lots of Bibles. For Kindle deals, you’ll find some titles by Colin…

Happy new year! May 2023 bring you many of God’s richest blessings. My sincere gratitude goes to the Association of Certified Biblical Counselors for naming Seasons of Sorrow their counseling book of the year. There’s quite a large bundle of Kindle deals to go through today. (Yesterday on the blog: All Is Shadow Here Below!)…

Good morning. Grace and peace to you today. There have been a few Kindle deals shared this week. You can browse and see them if you like. We’ll hope for more next week! New Beginnings: On God’s Mercy and Grace “The beginning of a new school year was always one of my favorite times. There…

Grace and peace to you today. Stooping To Filthy Feet What a thought. “The man on his knees, rinsing sweat from Peter’s athlete’s foot and getting between Judas’s toes to wipe away the dung was our Creator, who is before all things and in him all things hold together; the hands that washed those verrucae…

May the Lord be with you and bless you on this fine day. When the City of Man Creaks I think many of us are noticing the straining and breaking down of systems and wondering what it means. “Progress in the systems we rely on for life necessities or conveniences has been assumed. The pandemic…

Just a reminder that due to the holidays I’ll be publishing A La Carte through this week, but not much else. A more normal schedule will resume next week. (Yesterday on the blog: My Bible-Reading Recommendation for 2023) Annual Planning with the Ten Commandments So, what if you began your annual planning with the Ten…

I trust you enjoyed—as we did—a restful, worshipful, enjoyable Christmas Day. Because this is the week when few people visit blogs, I’ll be posting only A La Carte between now and Saturday. A more normal schedule will resume on January 2. Today’s Kindle deals include a nice little selection of books from Crossway. (Yesterday on…

May the Lord bless you as you worship him this weekend and as you remember the miraculous birth of our Savior. (Yesterday on the blog: My Favorite New Songs of 2022) The Thrilling Reversal of Christmas Jim McCarthy explains that “thrilling reversal is what Christmas is all about. God insists on showcasing his power through…

Good morning. Grace and peace to you. Christmas Is a Happy Day for Broken Hearts I was asked to write an article for Christianity Today that would speak to those who are grieving at Christmas. “What we wouldn’t give to worship together as a whole family, intact and reunited. What we wouldn’t give to spend…

May the Lord be with you and bless you today. I’ve added a collection of Kindle deals that includes some general market historical titles—perhaps a good option for some holiday reading. (Yesterday on the blog: The Collected Best Books of 2022) Christmas Music: A Witness For Us or Against Us This is a thought-provoking reflection…

Crossway has begun to publish The Complete Works of John Owen and Westminster Books has the first volume (of 40!) on sale now. There are at least a couple of Kindle deals to look at. What Your Nativity Really Means Pierce Taylor Hibbs considers “our little, neat, illuminated manger scenes. Such a precious thing: the…

Blessings to you today, my friends. (Yesterday on the blog: Christmas Hope for the Broken-Hearted) The Sunset, the Symphony, and the Gift Darla poignantly describes the discovery, misuse, and (eventually) proper use of a wonderful gift. “I was eight or nine when I received the gift and discovered that I could make music. I wasn’t…

May you enjoy the Lord’s rich blessings as you serve and worship him this weekend. My gratitude goes to Burke Care for sponsoring the blog this week to invite you to schedule a session with their certified biblical counselors. Today’s Kindle deals include some newer books and some older ones. (Yesterday on the blog: My…

Grace and peace to you, my friends. Logos has kicked off their annual 12 Days of Logos event and, as always, there are some good deals to be had. Christian Word of the Year: Winsome Stephen McAlpine considers a word that showed up a lot this year. “It’s everywhere you look at the moment. So…