May the Lord be with you and bless you today.

Westminster Books is offering a deal on some Christmas Outreach resources that you may want to consider in the month ahead. There are options for both kids and adults.

Today’s Kindle deals include several excellent biographies of Christian women, some written for adults and some for younger readers. (I haven’t seen those prices drop yet, but they should by morning, hopefully!) There are plenty of other options as well, such as several volumes in the excellent New Studies in Dogmatics series.

Grief, Memory, and the Hope We Hold in Christ

“Sometimes Christians think we should to get to a point where we no longer grieve. That is a mistake. Many things in this life are worth grieving. Broken marriages, wayward children, death…they all bring piercing sadness. Instead of grief plunging us into a pit of despair, though, it should remind us of our ultimate hope.”

Hannah’s Holiday

This is such a well-written poem. It was a joy to read.

Negativity Bias and the Praying Imagination

“Recently, I received simultaneous news about two separate situations—one good and one bad. Each one involved people connected to the church I pastor. In the


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