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 he does so primarily from an African perspective. “What prosperity gospel preachers should do in the light of COVID-19 is to honestly face facts. Unlike malaria and cancer, here is a disease that is so contagious that it has forced them to go into hiding for dear life’s sake—like the rest of us.”

A Christian Marriage: What Is Not and Should Be Unique?

I appreciate this one from Brad Hambrick. “Sometimes when I hear Christians talk about marriage, it sounds a bit idealistic. Some of the ‘if you do things God’s way…’ promises feel a recipe for happily ever after. The logic seems to be that because God created marriage, Christians have a leg up on everybody else


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