Blogs
Book up for a longer life: readers die later, study finds
Looks like I’m going to live for a couple of thousand years.
A new study found that people who read books for 30 minutes a day lived longer than those who didn’t read at all. The study, which is published in the September issue of the journal Social Science & Medicine, looked at the reading patterns of 3,635 people who were 50 or older. On average, book readers were found to live for almost two years longer than non-readers.”
‘Hillbilly Elegy’ Hits Close to Home
Whoa! A powerful moving story from Lore Ferguson.
Tuned in Parents on the Technological Frontier
Nick Batzig on parenting our kids through the digital minefields.
John MacArthur’s 9 Tips on Self-Discipline
#5 “Do the most difficult tasks first” has yielded the most fruit in my life over the past year.
Themelios 41.2
The Gospel Coalition just released the August 2016 issue of Themelios, which has 197 pages of editorials, articles, and book reviews. And it’s free.
12 Observations after reading The Porn Phenomenon
Josh McDowell partnered with the Barna Research group to survey nearly 3,000 U.S. teens, adults and Protestant youth and senior pastors about their perceptions, use, and feelings about pornography. The summary of their findings was published in a 150-page study called The Porn Phenomenon. It’s worse than you could have ever imagined.
Kindle Books
For your non-Kindle book buying needs please consider using Reformation Heritage Books in the USA and Reformed Book Services in Canada. Good value prices and shipping.
The Big Book of Christian Apologetics by Norman Geisler $1.99.
Jonathan Edwards and Justification by Josh Moody $4.99.
How to Stay Christian in College $2.99.
Video
Trailer for Animated Version of The Biggest Story
A film version of Kevin DeYoung’s children’s book The Biggest Story is being launched.
The Biggest Story: The Animated Short Film (Trailer) from Crossway on Vimeo.