Music Video: The Night Song (feat. Colin Buchanan), CityAlight / Throwback: 10 Pieces of Advice for Christian Artists (SOLA Network)

More Like Jesus: Heidi Tai / Ask Pastor John: How “Progressive” Can a Christian Get?

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Why does the family history of the Messiah matter? What can we learn when we consider the lineage of Christ? In Firstborn, Leah Roberts takes us on a study of the human ancestry of Jesus.

What does baking bread have to do with the Bible? How can we see Christ in the kitchen? In Bread of Life, Abigail Dodds helps you savor the all-satisfying goodness of Jesus through the art of bread making.

What really makes a good church? In Nine Marks of a Healthy Church, Mark Dever gives basic biblical principles for assessing and strengthening the health of your church.

Book awards from around the web.

The Great Challenge of Every Marriage / The Perils of a Passive Man / A More Bible-Saturated Me: How the Word Revives Women / The Trinitarian Beauty of Adoption: The Father

Every edition highlights what’s new in book reviews and what I’ve been enjoying reading. As always, I point you to all of the new free eBooks I’ve found around the web.

Why Christians Are People of the Book: A Theology of Publishing by Al Hsu (IVP) / Millions of Followers? For Book Sales, ‘It’s Unreliable.’ (The New York Times)

Who Would Have Dreamed (Lighthouse Community Church) / Behold the Lamb (Communion Hymn) (Good Stewards Church) / What a Beautiful Name (Bethel Grace Church)

All Things for Good, by Thomas Watson / Raising Up the Next Generation of Pastors (9Marks Journal) / The Dawning of Indestructible Joy: Daily Readings for Advent, by John Piper (DesiringGod)