Having just done the long Frankfurt airport sprint, I made an impossible connection and am on my way home! I can’t wait to see my family. I’ll provide a kind of trip report next week.

Today’s Kindle deals include a few “everyday” books and a couple of Christmas selections. Plus, Westminster Books has a deal on my pal Mez McConnell’s new book (plus all those ESV Bibles still).

(Yesterday on the blog: How To Turn A Retired Bible Into A Precious Family Heirloom)

The Deep Sea

This is a very entertaining look at what is beneath (and far beneath!) the surface of the sea.

Pastor, Build His Platform, Not Yours

“Today, the venue for ministerial self-promotion isn’t a glossy postcard but a carefully curated Twitter account. But what about the idea of self-promotion itself? Is it ever wise or biblical?”

Dear Local Church

This is worth reflecting on as you prepare to worship on Sunday.

Medieval Book Curses

“In the days before the printing press, book-making was a very laborious process. Each and every book had to made by hand, starting with the preparation of parchment, to the writing, the illumination and finally to the binding. Often a number


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