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  • thursday

    A La Carte (April 14)

    Grace and peace to you today, my friends. There are a couple of Kindle books on sale—one by Kevin DeYoung and one by John Stott. (Yesterday on the blog: 40 Random Pieces of Advice for the Christian Life) Was Jesus Punctual? I found this a very helpful cross-cultural look at punctuality. “The English phrase ‘don’t…

  • wednesday

    A La Carte (April 13)

    The Lord bless you and keep you today. There are a couple of Kindle deals today. Potentially of greater interest are this week’s deals at Westminster Books, which include a new book by James Hamilton. More Programs Train Complementarian Women to Teach Bible This is an interesting and positive development. “Preparing a message of biblical…

  • tuesday

    A La Carte (April 12)

    The God of love and peace be with you on this fine day. Today’s Kindle deals include some excellent titles from Crossway. (Yesterday on the blog: When The Great Resignation Comes to Church) The Christian Veneer of a Sacred Journey “I’d suggest that one of the greatest risks to the Church in the modern west…

  • monday

    A La Carte (April 11)

    Good morning! Grace and peace to you. (Yesterday on the blog: To Plumb Depths that Have No Bottom) Does Romans 7 Describe a Christian? I’m surprised it took almost 1800 episodes of Ask Pastor John to cover this one. Freedom not to speak Janie Cheaney recounts a well-known tale from Acts, then says “The hysteria…

  • Weekend A La Carte (April 9)

    May God bless you as you worship and serve him this weekend. Westminster Books has a sale on a new book by Dane Ortlund. There are some new Kindle deals to look at today. (Yesterday on the blog: What Kind of Men Does the Church Need?) Laura to Jake and back again This is a…

  • friday

    A La Carte (April 8)

    The Lord be with you and bless you today. Today’s Kindle deals include a couple of good picks. In Defense of the Gender Binary “The plausibility structure of the gender binary is losing its grip on contemporary consciousness. And, it’s not just in contemporary culture writ large, but we are seeing and experiencing shifts in…

  • thursday

    A La Carte (April 7)

    Grace and peace to you today. (Yesterday on the blog: The Joy of Forgetting What You Need To Remember) An Open Letter to the Christian Disheartened by Ongoing Temptation You may appreciate this letter from D.A. Carson and John Woodbridge. What Exactly Does 1 Timothy 2:12 Teach? “Applying 1 Timothy 2:12 in the local church…

  • wednesday

    A La Carte (April 6)

    A number of people who receive this content via email are having trouble clicking links. I am waiting for the newsletter service to fix it. In the meantime, clicking the headline will take you to my site where the links are working as they should! There are a couple of Kindle Deals worth looking at.…

  • tuesday

    A La Carte (April 5)

    The God of love and peace be with you today. Logos users will want to grab the free book and at least consider the nearly-free ones. (Yesterday on the blog: Don’t Waste the Days When You Feel Little Need for God) The Mustard Seed Mum: Pressured to be perfect? Ruth Clemence: “The start of being…

  • monday

    A La Carte (April 4)

    Grace and peace, my friends. There are some new books listed on the Kindle deals page. If you live in southern Ontario, you may want to take a look at the Simeon Trust workshop coming up in this area. (Yesterday on the blog: We Are Very Anxious About Our Character) The ‘Young, Restless, Reformed’ Movement…

  • Weekend A La Carte (April 2)

    Please bear with me as I try a bit of a different format for today’s A La Carte. Let me know if you prefer (or don’t prefer) it. First up, there are some new Kindle deals for those who collect them—some newer books and some older ones. Then, here’s today’s prayer from F.B. Meyer’s hard-to-find…

  • friday

    A La Carte (April 1)

    The Lord be with you and bless you today. Westminster Books has some good evangelistic material on sale. (Yesterday on the blog: New and Notable Christian Books for March 2022) What a Tangled Web Carl Trueman: “It is easy to poke fun at the confusion that ensues when reality is denied in the service of…

  • thursday

    A La Carte (March 31)

    Good morning. Grace and peace to you today. Today’s Kindle deals include just a few new options. (Yesterday on the blog: Her Weakness Is Her Strength) Dying Is But Going Home Randy Alcorn: “Nanci is and always will be an inspiration to me. I have spent the last two days with family and friends, thanking…

  • wednesday

    A La Carte (March 30)

    This will be my last reminder to Logos users to check out the March Matchups deals to get discounts on some great commentary sets. The deals end on Friday. There’s yet another good list of Kindle deals for the collectors today. Don’t forget that a long list of commentaries has also been significantly discounted. Abiding…

  • tuesday

    A La Carte (March 29)

    Good morning. May the God of love and peace be with you. There is once again a lengthy list of Kindle deals, including deep discounts on many of the best commentary series (NICOT, NICNT, NIGTC, Pillar). (Yesterday on the blog: It’s Better To Suffer Wrong) Spiritual Lessons from My Dumb Phone I think it does…

  • monday

    A La Carte (March 28)

    Grace and peace to you today. There are a few Kindle deals to look at today, as well as a number of them from the weekend. Does ‘Love the Sinner, Hate the Sin’ Still Work? Some mantras we used in former days may no longer do much in the current days. “Love the sinner, hate…

  • Sunday Bonus A La Carte

    This was one of those rare weeks in which I collected so many great links that I couldn’t bring myself to toss any of them. For that reason I’m adding a bonus Sunday A La Carte which I think you’ll offers lots of great reading. God Does Not Despise the Small Things Ed Welch: “I…

  • Weekend A La Carte (March 26)

    May the Lord grant you his richest blessings as you serve and worship him this weekend. Today’s Kindle deals include a number of good options. (Yesterday on the blog: Strange New World) Does Predestination Mean God Is the Author of Sin? Michael Horton begins his answer to the question by drawing an important distinction. “This…

  • friday

    A La Carte (March 25)

    The Lord be with you and bless you today. Today’s Kindle deals include some good deals from Crossway. Also a whole lot of Tolkien books are on sale in Kindle editions. (Yesterday on the blog: New and Notable Christian Books for Children) Am I Sinning? 6 Questions for Moral Gray Areas “Many Christians would label…

  • thursday

    A La Carte (March 24)

    Logos users can now gain access to all of the March Matchups sales. That includes 60% off the new Evangelical Biblical Theology Commentary, 57% off the Zondervan Exegetical Commentary Collection, and other great deals. (Yesterday on the blog: A Christian Father’s Last Will and Testament) What Book of the Bible Should a New Believer Read…