Author: Tim Challies

A Dozen New and Notable Christian Books for August 2020

A Dozen New and Notable Christian Books for August 2020

Posted by | Aug 27, 2020 | |

As summer turns to fall, and as we seem to creep incrementally back towards normalcy, the new books continue to pour in. I’ve sorted through the many (many!) books that have shown up at my doorstep over the past four weeks and have narrowed them down to this list of a dozen. For each one I’ve included the editorial description. I hope there’s something here that jumps out at you! Deeper Still: Finding Clear Minds and Full Hearts through Biblical …

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A La Carte (August 27)

Posted by | Aug 27, 2020 | |

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 sale before. (Yesterday on the blog: How Everything Became About Race, Gender, and Identity) COVID And Culture Shock Feel The Same To Your Brain I …

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How Everything Became About Race, Gender, and Identity

How Everything Became About Race, Gender, and Identity

Posted by | Aug 26, 2020 | |

You can’t read the news, you can’t scroll through Twitter, you can’t browse a bookstore, you probably can’t even talk to a neighbor without realizing that somehow everything has become about race, gender, and identity. In a short period of time we’ve been introduced to a whole new vocabulary that conveys a whole new set of ideas. We’ve been told that language can be violent and that the sciences need to be decolonized. We’ve been told that there is no …

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A La Carte (August 26)

A La Carte (August 26)

Posted by | Aug 26, 2020 | |

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 another: constant apologizing to the world.” A Bible for the Conspiracy Theory Generation Sometimes a new Bible translation can raise concerns, not just because of …

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A La Carte (August 25)

Posted by | Aug 25, 2020 | |

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 Listener) Opposing Netflix’s Outrageous Exploitation Colin Smothers writes about Netflix’s outrageous exploitation of young girls in the film Cuties, and the poster advertising it. “One …

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