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Flashback: You can rarely be a blessing to others when you fixate on yourself. So have the humility, wisdom, and love to ask about others more than you volunteer information about yourself. You might even learn something from them along the way. challies.com/articles/hostin…

"God’s salvation doesn’t come in response to a changed life. A changed life naturally comes in response to salvation." (Tim Keller)

There's a huge sale on Kindle books right now, with many priced lower than I've ever seen before. Most are published by Crossway. challies.com/november-kindle…

Every book of the Bible, mapped and charted. 📖 amzn.to/4syDaS2 Every book of the Bible, mapped and charted. The fourth edition of Nelson’s Complete Book of Bible Maps and Charts is updated with new high-resolution photography of biblical sites. A helpful resource for teachers, small group leaders, and curious readers alike. #sponsored

Two new graphic novel adaptations of Pilgrim’s Progress have arrived within weeks of each other. Here’s how they are similar and different, and my recommendation of which one to buy. challies.com/articles/spoile…

On spouses sitting together in church / Can’t you just be like me? / Husbands, pray for your wives / Six comforts for pastors / The most fun I ever had / Will we really be perfect in heaven? / The most offensive doctrine / Kindle deals and more. challies.com/a-la-carte/a-la…

Flashback: The sin was so unnecessary, so avoidable. But it became possible, it became inevitable, when they failed to keep a close watch on their behavior, on their life, on themselves. challies.com/articles/keep-a…

"When your eyes are fixed on the horizon of eternity, it affects your vision for motherhood. We need to have eyes to see a view of God that is so big and so glorious that it transforms our perspective of motherhood." (Gloria Furman)

A good option for an Advent devotional. wtsbooks.com/blogs/enews/new…

Kind of a classic...

I believe this is the first time I've seen this one on sale.

I recently shared my suggestions for the first 250 books that can get a church well on its way to having a great library. Today I am sharing 100 books that will expand the library so it is as useful to children as it is to adults. challies.com/articles/the-fi…

A new serpent in the garden of Africa / On naming the dead / Why your favorite worship song’s grammar matters / 3 Reasons you should not date while watching porn / Would you forgive me of my narcissism? / and more. challies.com/a-la-carte/a-la…

Flashback: As I began to consider that the thoughts may have been external instead of internal, I was able to respond accordingly. And when I was not able to see victory despite my efforts, I turned to the elders of my local church. God saw fit to honor their prayers and deliver me. challies.com/articles/when-i…

"Most people who are angry with God are angry with him for being God." (Paul David Tripp)

Tuesday is the day most publishers release their new books. Here is a look at the Christian books that came our way this week, including Biblical and Theological Studies, From Silence to Sinai. challies.com/resources/this-…

C.S. Lewis’s vices / How to graciously say no / Can’t you let me just attend? / When morningness is confused with godliness / Everyone doesn’t react the same way / Evangelizing with a dog / Kindle deals / New books. challies.com/a-la-carte/a-la…

Flashback: Even while he was in the storm, he was above the storm. Even while he was caught up in it, he was controlling it. Even while it happened to him, it happened by and through him. challies.com/articles/fears-…

"Let it be a settled principle with us in reading the Bible that when we cannot understand a passage or reconcile it with some other passage, the fault is not in the Book but in ourselves." (J.C. Ryle)