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I’m grateful to Matthias Media for sponsoring the blog this week. Be sure to check out their neat new resource The Generosity Project. Today’s Kindle deals offers a pretty good list of newer and older books. (Yesterday on the blog: When Solomon’s Fool Created a Social Media Platform) Sticktoitiveness and the Christian Life “Sticktoitiveness is…
At long last the second of my two two-week quarantines is over and normal life can resume! I don’t plan to travel internationally again anytime soon and this is exactly why! I thought I should remind Logos users that they’ve still got time to get 30% off any single order, no matter how big it…
This is my final day of quarantine! After two weeks isolating in the US followed by two isolating in Canada, I’m very nearly free… There are a few new Kindle deals to consider and they include a book by MacArthur as well as the ESV Prayer Bible which I’m pretty sure I’ve never seen on…
Today’s Kindle deals include a volume of the God’s Word for You series, which make for excellent devotionals. Woke Repentance Here’s Carl Trueman: “The Reformers outlined several marks of the church: the preaching of the Word, the administration of the sacraments, and, at times, godly discipline or biblical worship. Today, they would need to add…
Today’s Kindle deals include a few books that rarely go on sale, plus a number of titles by R.C. Sproul. From now until September 8, you can get 30% off one entire order at Logos. Just load up your cart and use the coupon code LABORDAY. (Yesterday on the blog: Lessons In Becoming a Better…
Today is not much of a day for Kindle deals, unfortunately. We will hope for better things tomorrow. (Yesterday on the blog: Who Gets To Rule Our Hearts This Week?) More Than a Shibboleth Lots of churches emphasize the ordinary means of grace, but there’s an important distinction still to be made. “While professing a…
Yesterday was a happy day as we got the news from Louisville that my son asked his girl to marry him, and she said yes. What joy! Today’s Kindle deals include the usual Saturday classics plus a few newer works (e.g. two of the volumes of the NSBT). (Yesterday on the blog: The Place To…
I have now served out the first half of my second quarantine. One more week and I’ll be free! Crossway has released a new ESV Women’s Study Bible and it’s 50% off for the next few days at Westminster Books. There’s a handful of Kindle deals today, the best of which is Alec Motyer’s reader-friendly…
Today’s Kindle deals include Jen Wilkin’s Women of the Word, a book for kids, and some other selections. (Yesterday on the blog: A Way With Words) The Proper Response To God’s Gifts Is To Enjoy Them Here’s Stephen Kneale on enjoying God’s gifts. “Gnosticism has a habit of driving some of our attitudes in the…
If you’ve got an interest in hymns or the wider subject of worship, you may be interested in this week’s deal(s) from Westminster Books. Today’s Kindle deals include Joel Beeke’s helpful little book on the cure for backsliding. The Evil Eye Interesting: “Many cultures’ folk religions believe in the evil eye. In our area of…
Today’s Kindle deals include a few good books, among them the much-praised Confronting Christianity. (Yesterday on the blog: It’s Only Money) Medical Marijuana and Christian Ethics Here’s a brief look at some of the ethical issues related to medical marijuana. “The appropriate use of medications is morally permissible for Christians. Yet, at this stage, it…
I made it safely home on Saturday and am now into my second two-week quarantine. I was told at the border that unless I remain completely separate from the rest of my household, they have to quarantine with me. So now the three of us are confined to the house until the end of the…
This was one of those weeks where I collected so many good links that I decided that rather than throwing some of them away, I’d add an extra Sunday edition of A La Carte. I hope you enjoy it! The Blessing Of Plural Eldership Here are just a few of the blessings of plural eldership.…
I dropped the kids at Boyce/SBTS yesterday and am heading home today! While it was a really sad goodbye, I’ll be glad to be home… My thanks goes to Clarifying the Bible for sponsoring the blog this week. Please do check out their great material aimed at helping you better understand your Bible. Today’s Kindle…
My kids and I have now spent two weeks in isolation in Kentucky and today is move-in day for Boyce College and Southern Seminary. If all goes well I’ll drop them there today and head home for my next two-week quarantine tomorrow! I dug up just one single solitary Kindle deals today. If you’re just…
Today’s Kindle deals include a selection of good books, some for general readers and some for the more academically inclined. Parents and/or grandparents may want to take a look at this week’s deal from Westminster Books. (Yesterday on the blog: Why You Really Need To Be Praying For Your Pastor) COVID-19 and the Power of…
My kids and I are nearing the end of our two-week stretch of isolation here just outside of Louisville. All has gone well and, unsurprisingly, we are itching to get going! We are going through a bit of a slow period when it comes to Kindle deals, but you will find at least a couple…
Today’s Kindle deals include titles by Keller, Mohler, Perkins, and the Babylon Bee. (Yesterday on the blog: Meatless, Cheeseless, Crustless Pizza and the Evangelical Church) “Your Will Be Done”: Powerful Not Pathetic Praying “your will be done” is not some kind of admission of defeat. It “is not pathetic or pedestrian, it is powerful and…
I spent my weekend the way I spent my week—in quarantine here in the Louisville suburbs. Just another few days, though, and I should be able to get my kids to college and get myself home! There’s a nice little list of Kindle deals for those who collect them. (Yesterday on the blog: A Repentance…
Today marks my 22nd wedding anniversary, though Aileen and I are 550 miles apart! In fact, this is the first of our anniversaries we’ve ever spent away from one another (since I’m still quarantining with my kids in Kentucky)! One week to go… There’s a pretty good list of Kindle deals today, especially as Saturdays…