Good morning and happy Labor Day (or Labour Day🇨🇦) to those who celebrate it.

There is a huge stack of Kindle deals today (and yesterday). We’ve got Collin Hansen’s fascinating look at Tim Keller’s influencer and influencers, Gentry & Wellum’s Kingdom Through Covenant (marked way down from the usual $37), Thaddeus William’s Confronting Injustice Without Compromising Truth, most of the IVP Pocket Reference series, and so much else. Be sure to scroll down to September 1 as well.

Writing Prayers for Others

I really appreciate Kenneth Berding writing about the joy of writing out prayers for other people. “Especially when someone is suffering, I’ve found that a written prayer that includes the kinds of things I’m already praying ministers more effectively to my hurting friends than simply writing: ‘I’m praying for you.’ I’ve also found that it is a helpful way of communicating to a Christian friend the kinds of virtues that I’ve been praying will develop in their lives.”

Is It Okay to Seek Heavenly Rewards?

Is it ignoble or just plain wrong to seek heavenly rewards? Greg Koukl answers a question from a listener.

Unbelieving Child and Qualified Elder

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