“May God be as good to you as he has been to me…”

What does a husband say to his wife when he knows death is imminent? Even more, what does a husband say to his wife when he has been falsely accused of a crime and has been sentenced to death through the injustice? In 1944, pastor Helmuth von Moltke was accused, tried, and convicted of conspiracy […]

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Some helpful articles I’ve recently read: Some Thanksgiving leftovers: Mark Talbot explains why even suffering is something for which we can praise God. Jerry Bridges reminds us that, “Paul said we’re to come to God “with thanksgiving.” We should thank Him for His past faithfulness in delivering us from troubles. We should thank Him for […]

GBC Book of the month: The Hole in Our Holiness

The book of the month (available both in our bookstore and library) for our church is Kevin DeYoung’s new work, The Hole in Our Holiness. I was first attracted to this book after listening to the address DeYoung gave at Together for the Gospel this year, “Spirit-Powered, Gospel-Driven, Faith-Fueled Effort” (audio download here). I found […]

Books and libraries

It’s no secret that I enjoy books. A really good day is a day off that is rainy and cold that forces me inside with no inside tasks to do so that I can sit in front of our fireplace and read all day. And another good day is having money in my pocket and […]

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Some helpful articles from around the internet: Tim Challies offers “Seven Ways to Pray for Your Prayer Life.” This is helpful. A new book coming June 1 (ebook) and June 15 (paperback) from my dad: Everything Happens for a Reason?: God’s Purposes in a World Gone Bad. Paul Tautges offers “36 Purposes of God in […]

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Some helpful articles spotted recently: A lesson in truth-telling, and what makes Christians different: “Mike Daisey, Apple, and Our Culture’s Crisis in Truth-Telling.” “Temptation Is Not Sin,” writes Bill Mounce. He makes three points: 1. Temptation is not sin, 2. No one can make you sin, and 3. God is on your side. The question […]

A few more reasons to read a book

I have a Kindle. I use my Kindle. I like my Kindle. But it’s hard to disagree with this reasoning about why we should read books with real paper. DOGHOUSE | Reading Technology.

Book Sales

February must be the month for Christian book sales. Check out these excellent offers: Sovereign Grace Ministries. is selling books, music CDs and music downloads at big discounts. Desiring God has a number of their books at drastically reduced prices. And Westminster Books has all of the Nine Marks books at 50% off.

Free audio book: When I Don’t Desire God

Through December 31 Christian Audio is giving away the free audio book of John Piper’s When I Don’t Desire God. Four easy steps to get the book: Go to the book’s link at Christian Audio Click “Add to Cart” Enter the code DG1211 and “Apply Coupon” Checkout and “Download Now” via Desiring God.

Free eBook — Bringing the Gospel Home

From Monergism Books: FREE eBook — especially to help you engage skeptics in your family during Christmas: “Bringing the Gospel Home: Witnessing to Family, Close Friends, and Others Who Know You Well”. in ePub, .mobi and .pdf formats. This is a book that’s been sitting on my bookshelf for several months and now in my […]

eBook Sales

There are a number of good sales on eBooks right now. For instance, Shepherd Press has all its ebooks on sale for 99¢ until the end of December (Kindle or ePub formats). You will find a number of helpful books there, including books like, Christ in You, Everyday Talk, Lost in the Middle, Red Like […]

A Good Read: The Art of Divine Contentment

The Art of Divine Contentment is Watson’s exposition and explanation of the contented life from Philippians 4:11 — “I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content” (KJV). While little is known of Thomas Watson’s biographical information (we do not even know in what years he was born and died), Watson is […]

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Some helpful articles from the last week or two: Ten “Wives Speak Out” about their role in marriage and their practice of submission in their marriages. I find myself gravitating more to biographies these days — and here are two new ones on theologian Charles Hodge that appear interesting. Kevin DeYoung takes a closer look […]

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Some helpful articles seen recently: John Newton, writing his troubled friend William Cowper, notes the hardness of the Christian life — and the grace of Christ: “For every day shows us some new thing in the heart, or some new turn in the management of the war against us which we were not aware of; […]

Combating worldliness

There are multiple helpful resources available to help us think in godly ways about the world and how we should live in relation to it. Here are five that I have found particularly helpful as I have thought about this topic: Tim Challies, The Discipline of Spiritual Discernment R. Kent Hughes, Set Apart: Calling a Worldly […]