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  • wednesday

    A La Carte (January 2)

    Today’s Kindle deals include all sorts of books from several different publishers. In case you missed it yesterday, you’ll want to check out the free material from Christian Audio and Logos. If you live in or near Rome, I’d love to see you next Tuesday. I’ll be speaking on productivity (since my book on the…

  • tuesday

    A La Carte (January 1)

    Happy New Year! There are all sorts of good Kindle deals to begin the new year from a wide variety of authors and publishers. Free this month from Christian Audio is Spurgeon’s tremendous Morning and Evening. There are some other Spurgeon-related audiobooks deeply discounted. Free from Logos is Isaiah for Everyone by John Goldingay which…

  • monday

    A La Carte (December 31)

    Today’s Kindle deals include a few more books to round out 2018. There should be some new deals tomorrow to kick off the new month and new year. (Yesterday on the blog: How We Worshipped One Sunday in December) The Primacy of the Master of Divinity Degree Should future pastors receive theological education in general…

  • weekend

    Weekend A La Carte (December 29)

    Today’s Kindle deals include a small collection of classics that are worthy of your attention. Recently on Twitter I’ve been asking for suggestions of more blogs and bloggers I should read and have been specifying various countries or continents. So if you know of Christian bloggers (who are writing in English) I ought to read…

  • friday

    A La Carte (December 28)

    Today’s Kindle deals include lots of good selections for both books and commentaries. Enjoy! Westminster Books has a collection of devotionals on sale in case you’re looking for something new in 2019. They’ve also still got their ESVs on sale. (Yesterday on the blog: My Top Blogs and Bloggers of 2018) Count the Cost of…

  • wednesday

    A La Carte (December 26)

    I trust you enjoyed your Christmas, however you spent it! We had a mostly-quiet and very enjoyable day marked by family, thoughtful gifts, and good food. It was a pleasure. Today’s Kindle deals include all kinds of good books you may want to look at. What We Lose if We Ditch the Virgin Birth Stephen…

  • monday

    A La Carte (December 24)

    Since this is Christmas week, I’ll be doing “light blogging.” There will still be something new every day, but instead of A La Carte plus an article, it will be A La Carte or an article. Today’s Kindle deals include some titles from Crossway. (Yesterday on the blog: Letters to the Editor (Joshua Harris and…

  • weekend

    Weekend A La Carte (December 22)

    Today’s Kindle deals include a few interesting books that might make for good reading over the holidays. (Yesterday on the blog: 10 Suggestions For Your Personal Devotions in 2019) Top 10 News Stories of 2018 Facts & Trends takes a stab at the top stories of the year. “2018 saw religion dominate headlines across newspapers…

  • friday

    A La Carte (December 21)

    Here’s a quick word about next week. Because it’s that infamously quiet and lazy week between Christmas and New Years, I’ll be sticking with light blogging–pretty much just A La Carte. The Daily Podcast will also go dormant. Normal operations will resume the following week. There isn’t much worth mentioning today by way of Kindle…

  • thursday

    A La Carte (December 20)

    There isn’t much to report for Kindle deals, though don’t skip yesterday’s list since it was pretty amazing. Logos users: Base packages are on sale until the end of the year. There’s a flash sale on some solid Zondervan products. And there’s just a lot of other stuff on sale. (Yesterday on the blog: 10…

  • wednesday

    A La Carte (December 19)

    Today’s Kindle deals include all kinds of good reading material. At Westminster Books you’ll find that they’ve created some bundles designed to help you read more and better. (Yesterday on the blog: Shepherding At Home) The Stark Difference Between John MacArthur and Bishop Robert Barron Both men recently sat for a conversation with Ben Shapiro.…

  • tuesday

    A La Carte (December 18)

    Today’s Kindle deals include just a couple of titles, but they are pretty good ones. (Yesterday on the blog: The Collected Best Christian Books of 2018) Shelter in the Shame Storm Samuel James: “At some point people like me who grew up with the internet are going to have to reckon with the spiritual powers…

  • monday

    A La Carte (December 17)

    Today’s Kindle deals include a long list of good deals from Crossway and Zondervan with a few others mixed in as well. (Yesterday on the blog: A Pastoral Prayer from December) What Happens When an Evangelical Pundit, Armed Only with 58K Twitter Followers and a Reference to the Bebbington Quadrilateral, Takes on a Historian The…

  • weekend

    Weekend A La Carte (December 15)

    There are a few Kindle deals you may like to take a peek at today. Also, Amazon has select family board games on sale today. (Yesterday on the blog: Kirk Cameron Wants You To Connect) Hard times at Harvest WORLD magazine has a long report on the hard times at Harvest Bible Chapel. “Former elders,…

  • friday

    A La Carte (December 14)

    There isn’t much to tell you about by way of Kindle deals today. We’ll hope for better things over the weekend. (Yesterday on the blog: Reader Feedback: Should We Make a Priority of Diversity in Church Leadership?) Will John Chau Help or Harm Missions in India? “Two Indian missiologists shared their perspectives with CT on…

  • thursday

    A La Carte (December 13)

    Kindle owners may want to check out today’s small (and yesterday’s big) list of Kindle deals. (Yesterday on the blog: A Book of Comfort for Those in Sickness) Shame Storm Here’s a good and important article on public shaming. “No one has yet figured out what rules should govern the new frontiers of public shaming…

  • thursday

    A La Carte (December 12)

    Today’s Kindle deals include lots of good books with the highlight being all kinds of great stuff by J.R.R. Tolkien. There’s lots of good books from Christian Focus on sale at Westminster Books. (Yesterday on the blog: The 2019 Christian Reading Challenge) A Different Kind of Profanity “In contemporary American culture grumbling is often ingrained…

  • tuesday

    A La Carte (December 11)

    I know there are some who are in the habit of praying for me. If that’s you, I’d love prayer as I continue to turn my attention to the book that is coming out of all my travel this year. I am praying for the ability to express myself well and the ability for my…

  • monday

    A La Carte (December 10)

    Today’s Kindle deals include a pretty good collection of books from Crossway and other publishers. (Yesterday on the blog: A Pastoral Prayer) Oh, The Sweet Irony of Jordan Peterson’s Fame This comes from a mainstream publication (and includes a bad word or two) but is an interesting look at how Jordan Peterson gained a voice…

  • Weekend A La Carte (December 8)

    Today’s Kindle deals include some pretty good deals for the weekend. You’ll find books new and old! (Yesterday on the blog: Reading the Bible Fast and Slow in 2019) Porn Stars Bear God’s Image Porn is meant to dehumanize people, but they, too, are made in God’s image and are worthy of dignity. “The change…