Recently, I had somebody that I care a great deal about look at me and say, "I'm past my prime." I remember that moment and the words have stuck with me for days and days now. I have been wrestling with what was said and I just cannot erase it from my thoughts. I...
Blog: Interview with Patrick Kelly of Awakening Faith @Zondervan
A friend of mine, Andrew Stoddard, had the opportunity to sit down with Patrick Kelly, who coauthored Awakening Faith alongside James Stuart Bell. Here's some short dialogue concerning their new daily devotional featuring thoughts from the Church Fathers (we recently...
Blog: Fiction as a Means of Apologetics from @Mattcurch of @BlueNosePress
[See below for a special giveaway!] Jesus was a storyteller. Have you heard that before? Hopefully you have and hopefully it is something that you have realized while reading scripture. Christ shared parable after parable to help the masses, his disciples and even his...
Review: Prototype by Jonathan Martin @RenovatusPastor
Description: Jesus is God and we are not. Most of us get that. But what we don’t always understand is that God loves us just as much as He does His son. Many times in the Old Testament, God refers to human beings as His “beloved.” But when God called Jesus His...
What do you do on your day off?
I'm sitting at home right now by myself. I work a few different jobs and today is different. Today, with the help of divine intervention no doubt, I do not have anything on the schedule. I have already woke up and had a "productive" day. I woke up, kissed my wife...
December Book Giveaway
With #GivingTuesday in everyone's thoughts, I wanted to remind everyone that we have incredible book giveaways happening from three publishers right now. Zondervan has asked us to draw two winners, each receiving a copy of both Awakening Faith and Innovation's Dirty...
Guest Post: Investigating Christmas by Jeremy Steele (@Unpretending)
Christmas is a Pagan holiday. Santa is a sign of the Anti-Christ. The manger scene was a total hoax, and angels are a product of an overly-paranormal-focused culture. At least that is what the YouTube videos claim during the holidays, and those claims can be quite...
@EerdmansBooks + @Kindle Matchbook
At the beginning of the month, Eerdmans made mention of their new initiative with Kindle and their Matchbook program. The program allows Amazon customers the opportunity to purchase Kindle versions of physical books that they already own at an incredibly discounted...
Review: Spurgeon Commentary on Galatians (@Logos and @ehritzema)
Official Product Overview Benefit from the incredible wisdom of Charles Spurgeon, passage by passage. Spurgeon’s writings on the Bible fill dozens of volumes; his thoughts on particular passages are scattered across numerous books and sermons. This volume collects his...
Review: Awakening Faith by James Stuart Bell with Patrick Kelly @Zondervan
Synopsis from Zondervan.com: In simple, updated language, Awakening Faith by James Stuart Bell provides a year of inspiring readings drawn from the earliest teachers and writers of the church---the Church Fathers. In every reflection you will be refreshed by deep...
A Hope Deferred
Official Description: We use the word adoption very casually today. We speak of adopting pets, books, and highways. Yet the word has a far nobler significance. Adoption is the permanent placement of a child in a family with all its rights and privileges. God has...
The Gospel Focus of Charles Spurgeon by Steven Lawson
The Gospel Focus of Charles Spurgeon is a passionate call for all Christians to follow Spurgeon in maintaining the proper balance between divine sovereignty in salvation and fiery passion in spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ. This book is free today (as of the...
#LetHopeIn by @PWilson
Hope changes everything. It can disarm guilt, shatter shame, and put your past in its place. All you have to do is make the choice to let it in. It won’t be easy. It won’t be quick. But it is possible and we serve a God who promises over and over again that anything...
Ephesians: Discovering Your Identity and Purpose in Christ by @SueEdwardsDTS @KregelBooks
Description: We live in a culture attracted to the supernatural. Psychics are interviewed on nightly news shows. Movie stars are describing themselves as "spiritual" but not "religious." Popular TV shows and movies feature a supernatural theme. How do we live well...
Review: Jeremy Steele (@Unpretending) shares on Malcolm @Gladwell on David and Goliath
David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants. by Malcolm Gladwell. Little, Brown and Company; First Edition edition (October 1, 2013) ISBN: 978-0316204361 My bet is that this publisher’s description will make you run to Amazon: Three thousand...