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GIVEAWAY: Nathan Clark George’s To Live is Christ

Last week I brought to your attention, a new album released by Nathan Clark George To Live is Christ. I’ve been soaking it in the last few days and have been enjoying it immensely. I love music that can be enjoyed privately but also could be quite easily used in a corporate liturgy.

Nathan and his team have been gracious enough to offer Grace for Sinner readers (that’s you!) the opportunity

Review: G. H. Gerberding’s The Way of Salvation in the Lutheran Church (Edited by Jordan Cooper)

If you plan on purchasing The Way of Salvation in the Lutheran Church, consider supporting Grace for Sinners by purchasing from Amazon.

9 out of 10 Stars
Author: G. H. Gerberding
Editor: Jordan Cooper
Publisher: Just and Sinner Publications
Reading Level: Easy



Jordan Cooper describes The Way as “an answer to revivalist Christianity which was slowly encroaching on Lutheran churches” (12).

New Music: Nathan Clark George’s To Live is Christ

Check out this new album To Live is Christ by Nathan Clark George, Singer/Songwriter and Chief Musician at Parish Presbyterian Church in Franklin, TN. Soak it in below and then buy yourself a copy here. Also, download a free copy of “Calm Content” (right click and save as).

Wednesday of next week I’ll also be hosting a giveaway for a free physical copy of this album.

To Live is Christ by

Find No Rest Here, Saints by Renée Bates

Renée is a Texan
married for a decade to her best friend Cory, the mom of three
rambunctious children, Eli the Scientist, Joss the Contemplative and
Jenny the glitter-sprinkled Princess. She’s a graduate of Midwestern
State University, and serves at Pantego Bible Church in the high school
ministry to the Glory of Christ. You can check out more writing from Renée here.

This year I’ve

Review: Elyse M. Fitzpatrick’s Found in Him: The Joy of the Incarnation and Our Union with Christ

If you plan on purchasing Found in Him, consider supporting Grace for Sinners by purchasing from Amazon.

9 out of 10 Stars
Author: Elyse M. Fitzpatrick
Publisher: Crossway
Reading Level: Easy



I’m thankful for the writing and speaking ministry of Elyse Fitzpatrick. My mom, sister, and wife attended a mini-conference she held here in Greenville, SC. The gospel was so clearly preached and

Strange Fire in My Belly

The Aftermath: Frenetic Utterances
For the most part, I stayed away from saying much about John MacArthur’s Strange Fire Conference. There was so much noise in the aftermath and so little of it was helpful. Paul actually has something to say about this kind of frenetic utterance. “If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal” (1 Cor.

Happy Reformation Day: Get A Household Gospel 60% Off

Well today we celebrate Halloween and Reformation Day (and a third Red Sox World Series in ten years). The best thing I’ve seen today was this tweet:

"Nailed it." - Martin Luther
— Fake J.D. Greear (@FakeJDGreear) October 31, 2013

In honor of this all around awesome day, I’m offering 60% off the paperback edition of A Household Gospel for a limited time. Visit the e-store for the book and use GAEPPSLE as coupon code when you check out. You absolutely cannot beat a book for under $5.

Substitutionary Atonement through Covenantal Spectacles

I’ve seen a flurry of tweets, blogs, and sermons within the last week that question the necessity of the atonement’s substitutionary nature. As I step up to the plate, I want to be clear where I stand. The atonement is multifaceted. It’s not just a substitute, but it’s definitely not less than that. I find many Scriptures which also support the atonement theme of victory over sin, Satan, and the world. That’s a crucial component of the atonement. N. T. Wright sums up the victory component nic...

Review: N. D. Wilson’s Notes from the Tilt-a-whirl

If you plan on purchasing Notes from the Tilt-a-whirl, consider supporting Grace for Sinners by purchasing from Amazon. 
5 out of 5 Stars
Author: N. D. Wilson
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Reading Level: Easy

N. D. Wilson posses a rare combination of wit and wisdom. Those qualities sing in Notes . It’s a book with deep roots with boughs that reach into the heavens. Wilson describes the creation of the book:

Here’s how it happened: Philosophers of various sizes and shapes and flavors and ages crowde...

Gospel-Centered Discipleship: "4 Ways to Avoid Health and Wealth Parenting"

I was glad to contribute at the Gospel-Centered Discipleship blog today. I wrote a piece about avoiding health and wealth parenting and preparing our children for living in a fallen world and for suffering.

Right now my daughter Maddy doesn’t see the beauty of the storm. She is afraid of thunder and lightning. She could be dead asleep and, within minutes of the first crash of thunder, she’s awake, alert, and calling for mommy or daddy. Her fear has come into focus this summer because in South...