Morning Links (June 4) : Kindle Deals and Thoughtful Links

Kindle Deals

The Hole in Our Holiness by Kevin DeYoung .99

Multiply: Disciples Making Disciples by Francis Chan 4.99

Creature of the Word: The Jesus Centered Church by Matt Chandler et at. 2.99

The Forgotten Trinity by James White 1.99

Preaching for God's Glory by Alistair Begg 4.61

Stop Asking Jesus into Your Hear by J.D. Greer 2.99

Tasty Links

When it's time for the talk

Tim Challies gives shares some books that help parents on when and how to talk to kids about the birds and the bees

How will we reach the "Nones"?

Nones are a new demographic of people who have no religious affiliation one way or another. And they are on the rise. James Emery White's new book deals with how to reach this group by becoming an Acts 17 kind of church. 

4 Questions to Ask Before Joining a Church

If you're thinking of joining somewhere this year, here are a few things to think about before joining. Pastors, these are questions you need to answer as well.  

How I Evolved on Gay Marriage (and how I didn't)

Matthew Shmitz is an editor of First Things magazine, and here he gives advice he gave a young lady who was dealing with gay marriage. In the article you'll also see an interview he gave with Slate Magazine. 

Morning Links (May 30)

Kindle Deals

The Forgotten Trinity by James White 1.99
A Treaty On Earthly mindedness by Jeremiah Burroughs .99
Truth Matters: Confident Faith in a Confusing World by Andreas Köstenberger 4.99

Links

Conservative Christianity and the Transgender Question Russell Moore tackles the question with wisdom and grace

What I didn't do today A short, yet hopeful poem

What does the Bible say about swearing?  Sometimes we ask the wrong questions when thinking about this issue

Morning Links (May 27)

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Looks like there's some great deals today. Also some great links to check out. 

KINDLE DEALS!

• How We Got The Bible by Rose Publishing (3.99)
• Pastors in the Classics: Timeless Lessons on Life and Ministry from World Literature  (6.63)
• Jesus's Blood and Righteousness: Paul's Theology of Imputation (8.69)
• Is Jesus the ONLY way? by Phillip Graham Ryken (4.79)

LINKS!

The Good News About Marriage A new book takes a look at divorce rates and what they really mean. Looks like a lot of what we know is wrong. Especially about divorce rates in church.

Al Mohler's Summer Reading List If reading were an olympic sport, Mohler would be a gold medalist. Here is his summer reading list.

Was Christ's Death Divine Child Abuse?  A lengthy, but in depth, response.

As always I'm happy to hear from my readers. Leave a comment and let me know what you think. God Bless!

Morning Links: Including NT Wright's New Book and Kindle Deals

Take a look at a few kindle deals that might be good for your summer reading list:

Surprised by Scripture by NT Wright You can pre-order Wright's new book on Scripture issues (Comes out in June) that will include: evolution, the ordination of women, and the environment. Sure to be controversial.  

Can I have Joy in My Life? and How Can I Develop A Christian Conscience. Two books from R.C. Sproul's crucial questions series. They're  free today!

Christians Get Depressed Too by David Murray (4.99) Dr. Murray is professor of OT at Puritan Seminary and his blog has been a great example of what a Christian teacher/blogger can be. His aim to help those struggling with depression is a great step forward for the church, and the reformed camp. 

Stop Asking Jesus Into Your Heart by J.D. Greer (.99) Greer gives readers a look at what the Bible has to say about the assurance of salvation. It's been a hit for a while with good reason. 

Creature of the Word: The Jesus Centered Church (2.99) Matt Chandler and Co. are on a mission to show how the gospel impacts our ministry and how we do it.  

Broken Down House: Living Productively in a World Gone Bad by Paul David Tripp (1.99) Does sin affect our productivity? Tripp answers yes and shows how grace helps us to be productive and joyous even in our hectic world. 

God on Sex: The creators ideas about Love, Intimacy and Marriage by Daniel Akin (2.99) A Southern Baptist Pastor looks at what Scripture has to say about making whoopie! 

And now for some links:
 8 Lessons on Evangelism from Proverbs by David Murray I just mentioned Murray's book and blog and this is just another great example of his wisdom applied to evangelism.

Frozen is about sisterhood, not feminism My new favorite blog is Acculturated. It's dedicated to talking about virtue and vice in pop culture. This is a great look at the theme of sisterhood in the movie Frozen.

10 of the Best Free Apps for Ministry and Christian Living Baptist 21 gives you their list of great-FREE-resources.

Friday Kindle Deal's

Hello all! I know I've been gone for a while. I've been doing a lot of posting over here. I hope you'll forgive me for not being around. Anyway, here's a cool kindle deal for today. And a reminder that I'm back!

• How To Read The Bible For All Its Worth by Fee and Stuart $1.99

     This is the book I read in Bible College that taught me to read the Bible according to genre and according to context. It's  definitely worth keeping in your library if you want to learn how to properly read different parts of Scripture. 

• Paul's Letter To The Roman's (Pillar New Testament Commentary) $2.99 

THIS IS A NO BRAINER. I have a rule: would I be crazy not to get this at this price? This book get's a solid YES from me. I have the previous book on Roman's from this series (by Leon Morris) and it's nice that ten years later we're getting a nice update. I'm always glad to recommend solid theological books (at low prices) and the Pillar series is worth getting. 

• The MacArthur Daily Bible by John MacArthur $3.03

A devotional Bible for you fans of Johnny Mac!

• R.C. Sproul's Critical Questions Series FREE!

R.C. Sproul has kindly made his Critical Questions free for Kindle. Some of the titles include: Who Is The Holy Spirit? What Is The Trinity? Get it while you can! 

• In Christ's Alone: Living the Christ Centered Life by Sinclair Ferguson FREE!

A great book on what it means to be In Christ and how that affects our daily lives.