My good friend Phil Eyster, of Eagle Projects International, is in Kenya preaching the gospel and providing theological training for local pastors. He has no internet access but with a cell signal he has been able to send out updates. It was amazing to me to receive a note and this photo from him just …
I saw this on Ray Ortlund’s blog, and appreciated it so much I had to cite the whole thing here. Good, helpful, powerful truth. The Lord is my light and my salvation;whom shall I fear? Psalm 27:1 “One of the best ways to dispel doubts and fears is to summon to our aid the very …
Keeping Holiday, Starr Meade (Crossway, 2008), pb., 192 pp. Ages 6+ I got a copy of this book several months ago but waited for Christmas to read it to my children. We enjoyed it. It is sort of a “Pilgrim’s Progress meets Christmas.†In the story Holiday is a resort where many families come for …
I have previously mentioned the upcoming Ryan Center Conference featuring Dr. Don Carson. Today the Conference Facebook group sent out the following message: The first 50 people who sign up for our April 2009 Bible Conference will receive a free copy of Tyndale’s New Living Translation Study Bible on CD-ROM! The disc includes the complete …
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Since my boys are studying the War Between the States I have read a number of books on the subject this past Fall to supplement our discussions. I came across a book published in 1957 by Broadman Press titled, Chaplains in Gray, written by Charles Pitts. It was a fascinating look at the work of …
Reading the notes on the Psalms in The ESV Study Bible I was struck by the assumption of the Psalms being sung, both by Israel and the church today. Regularly the introductory note on a specific Psalms includes a comment that “the singing congregation” affirms a certain truth or “When the faithful sing this Psalm…” …
A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens Ages 7+ This year for the first time we read A Christmas Carol together as a family as we approached Christmas. I was reminded again of what a great story it really is. When I first read it a few years ago I realized how much better the actual book …
Baby’s First Bible NKJV (Thomas Nelson, 2008), hb This is a Bible intended as a gift for baby showers, baptisms, etc. Here are some quotes from the publisher’s promotional material: “Here’s the first baby keepsake Bible with the ‘AWW’ factor! The flocked packaging and Bible cover with the precious duckie designs … will keep recipients …