Chase A. Thompson
Writer, Pastor, Podcaster
Weekend Kindle Deals + Other Astonishing Amazon Deals.
God Loves Sex, An Honest Conversation About Sexual Desire and Holiness by Tremper Longman and Dan Allender, $1.99 Longman and Allender are excellent writers. Just last week, I was reading another book on sex by them (Intimate Allies), and was nearly blown away by an...
Charles Spurgeon on War, The Power of Peace, and on Being a Good Citizen.
Charles Spurgeon, the so called "Prince of Preachers," was a Baptist pastor in England that died in 1892. One of the most influential pastors of all time, Spurgeon was an excellent writer, an incredible communicator, and one of my own personal heroes. In his excellent...
10 Great Quotes on Not Being a Jerk (Quotes on Peacemaking)
In a world full of quarreling and fighting, one writer dares to embrace cliché'd openings, and post a bunch of useful quotes.... I think one of the things I will remember about 2016 is seeing a lot of people who identify as Christians act like total jerks on social...
Does the Holy Spirit Abandon Christians?
One of my favorite Christian songs, and a frequent prayer of mine, is "Create in Me a Clean Heart," which is based directly on Psalm 51. Many times I have sung that song when convicted of sin, and I have lingered in particular on the line, "Take not thy Holy Spirit...
Thursday Kindle Deals and Recommended Books + Great Amazon Deals!
Stop Asking Jesus Into Your Heart, by J.D. Greear $.99! This is one of the best books I have ever read on salvation, evangelism and coming to Jesus. I'm not fully crazy about the title, but I agree with the premise, and the book itself is a true 5 start book. This is...
Grieve With Those Who Grieve: What NOT to Say To Those Who Have Lost a Very Dear Person!
Last week, my wife and I went to the funeral of one of our dear friend's sisters. She died suddenly, and her mother, Mrs. Martin, was left to bury her daughter - something that often happens in this cruel world, but should never, ever happen. Mrs. Martin is a Godly,...
Kindle Ebook Deals + Some Other Spectacular Amazon Deals.
Welcome back to another round of Kindle Deals and (a few) great Amazon deals. The blog has been silent for the last ten days or so while I was off solving mysteries, but now that the mystery has been solved, we are back in business! Set Free: Discover Forgiveness...
Friday’s Kindle Deals + Other Excellent Amazon Deals! (Special Apologetics Edition)
Steadfast Love: The Response of God to the Cries of our Hearts, Lauren Chandler: $2.99 Lauren is the wife of Matt Chandler, the pastor of the Village Church who was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer in 2009 and given just 2-3 years to live. She writes here about...
A Sincere Call For Racial Harmony, Part 2: The Deadly, Draining Danger of Outrage
Imagine a scene where a group of people are on the side of a mountain during a disaster - perhaps a plane crash of some sort - and there is a large group of survivors. Unfortunately, the survivors are in a perilous position - there is the danger of avalanche, and they...