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 Top Books of 2022) Was Jesus Really Born of a Virgin? “For many people, the question of whether or not a virgin can give birth …
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As another year draws to a close, I wanted to take some time to consider the books I read in 2022 and to assemble a list of my top picks. Apart from the first book, which I consider the best I read this year, the rest are in no particular order. In each case I’ve included a brief excerpt from my review. (You can read all of my book reviews here.) You’re Only Human: How Your Limits Reflect God’s Design …
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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 please step forward ‘winsome’ and take a bow. You’ve been over-used, over-realised, under-appreciated, over-stated, undered and overed, and whatever else can happen to a poor …
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Grace and peace to you today. Today’s Kindle deals include quite a nice little selection. Westminster Books has a great deal on a new study Bible that looks quite interesting: The ESV Church History Study Bible. (Yesterday on the blog: What I Long for More than Miracles) One Hope for Our Mass Derangement I recently commended Alistair Begg’s series on Romans 1 and biblical sexuality. He’s got an article on it at TGC that is drawn from that series and …
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I suppose it is possible that I have witnessed a miracle in my lifetime, but if so, I’m not aware of it. If a miracle is a “supernatural, extraordinary event that diverges from observed natural processes,” then I can’t think of a time that I’ve seen a clear example of one. That’s not to say that God can’t work miracles today or that he doesn’t. That’s not to say he hasn’t worked around and about me in extraordinary ways. It’s …
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