My sincere gratitude goes to Zondervan for sponsoring the blog this week. They wanted to be certain you have heard that the NIV Application Commentary is now available in a one-volume edition.

Today’s Kindle deals include quite a few good picks including John MacArthur’s Called to Lead and Heath Lambert’s The Great Love of God. Steve DeWitt’s book on loneliness is a good one as well. Also, be sure to check in on Monday as there are lots of great deals coming up then.

(Yesterday on the blog: Are You Known for Love?)

How Do I Serve Without Becoming a Doormat?

“‘How do you serve without becoming a doormat?’ This question, posed to me during a marriage counseling session, gets to the heart of a common misunderstanding of the biblical call to serve others. The short answer is that Jesus’s call never entails allowing another person to assert their will over you as you passively obey. However, we often struggle to understand key distinctions due to our failure to properly define our words.”

Why We Haven’t Turned Off Our Live Stream

I really appreciate Stephen’s response to my article on


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