If you’ve got an interest in hymns or the wider subject of worship, you may be interested in this week’s deal(s) from Westminster Books.

Today’s Kindle deals include Joel Beeke’s helpful little book on the cure for backsliding.

The Evil Eye

Interesting: “Many cultures’ folk religions believe in the evil eye. In our area of Central Asia, some, particularly the elderly and rural, believe that certain persons secretly have the power to curse others by looking at them and envying them. This is said to be the evil eye, or the dirty eye as our local language puts it. In order to protect one’s self from this danger, certain eye amulets can be hung on persons, gifts, or in rooms.”

On Sermon Preparation

Here is a list of quick tips from H.B. Charles Jr. in which he lays out his method for preparing a sermon. “But how do you get from text to sermon? What steps should a preacher take to preacher a sound, clear, and helpful sermon? The following steps represent my regular process of sermon preparation. It is not the only way to do it. But you may find it beneficial to compare another preacher’s process of sermon


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