Blogs

How Many of the Ten Commandments Do Americans Think They’ve Broken This Month?
“How many of the ten commandments have you broken this month?” Find out what the most common response is.

Church Size: The Optimal Number?
150 apparently. Intriguing discussion.

Sloth Doesn’t Just Mean Sleep
“The sluggard is really the one who is doing something other than what ought to be done in that moment to the glory of God.”

10 Things You Should Know about Dementia
What a helpful book for ministering to a growing segment of the population.

5,000 Days
Tim Challies celebrates his 5000th consecutive day of blogging by taking us behind the curtain. Thank you, Tim, for your faithful service and the blessing you’ve been to me and so many Christians.

10 Practical Ways to Focus Your Mental Energy
“In a world of distraction and competing demands, mental focus is a scarce commodity. If you want more of it, you will have to be intentional about getting it. ”

Tempted To Worry? Call These 4 Words To Mind
And the four words? “There will be grace.”

Husband, Lift Up Your Eyes
This is a powerful plea. May God bless all Christian men with the same revulsion at the very thought of adultery.

Ever since I fell in love with Noël and I knew we would spend a lifetime being intimate, the very thought of touching another woman sexually became disgusting, sickening. This may sound weird. I have not talked about it with many people. But I have said to myself often, with amazement, “The thought of having sex with any other woman besides Noël feels as nauseating to me as the prospect of having sex with a man.”

The Confession of a Grace Abuser
“There have been times I’ve used my “grace card” like it was some kind of unlimited hall pass that allows me to go anywhere or do anything without fear of the consequences….So, let’s talk about grace abuse and why we do it.”

Kindle Books

It’s Amazon Prime Day today. Maybe time to get a Kindle device at reduced prices?

The Hole in Our Holiness: Filling the Gap between Gospel Passion and the Pursuit of Godliness by Kevin DeYoung $3.99.

Understanding the Times: A Survey of Competing Worldviews by Jeff Myers. A superb book of 500+ pages for only $2.39!

Taking God At His Word: Why the Bible Is Knowable, Necessary, and Enough, and What That Means for You and Me by Kevin DeYoung $3.99.