It isn’t much of a day for Kindle deals, so we will try again tomorrow! (Yesterday on the blog: An Early May Family Update) Come to Me All Who Have COVID Weariness, and I Will Give You Rest Here’s some encouragement from Benjamin Vrbicek. “Jesus invites all who are heavy laden. All who feel hitched to a too powerful pickup, all who feel yoked to the servitude of sin, all who stagger under the weight of weariness, all who have rope …
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I wonder: When I began writing family updates in mid-March, would I have been surprised to learn I’d still be writing them in early May? Would I be surprised to know that we’d remain under similar restrictions? I don’t know. But it seems to me that in that stretch of time so much has changed “out there” and so little has changed “in here.” When we finally emerge from this lockdown, we will be emerging into a very different world. …
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Eerdmans has put a long list of books on sale and I’ve chosen at least a few for my Kindle deals page. There are some others there as well. Westminster Books is offering a deal on David Murray’s new Bible-reading plan for kids, Meeting with Jesus. (Yesterday on the blog: When the Very Best of Things Work Together for Evil) How Does COVID-19 Expose the Lie of the Prosperity Gospel? Conrad Mbewe is the one to answer this question, and …
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There are few promises in the Bible sweeter than this: “We know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose” (Romans 8:28). This is a promise of great blessing, but it is not a promise that extends to all humanity. Rather, it comes with conditions. All things work together for good to those who a) love God and b) are called according to his purpose. So what …
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RHB and other publishers have come through with a few good Kindle deals, so the avid collectors want to take a peek. (Yesterday on the blog: COVID-19, Pandemics, and Ventilators: Chatting with a Doctor on the Front Lines) 7 (possible) Church trends emerging from COVID-19 Murray Campbell: “As we approach two months of COVID-19 restrictions, I have noticed a number of trends beginning to emerge among Australian Churches. These indications are based on my own experience and the many conversations I …
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