The front matter of Robert H. Gundry’s A Survey of the New Testament (4th ed.; Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2003) lists Todd Bolen’s Pictorial Library of Bible Lands in his “permissions and credits.”
I looked into it, and I recently obtained a complete set of the newest edition of Todd Bolen’s Pictorial Library of Bible Lands (18 vols.). It released in May 2012, and it’s selling now for $389. [Read more…] about Pictorial Library of Bible Lands
I have 17 Bible atlases in my library, and I’ve used several others. I’m very much an amateur at this (I still haven’t visited the Middle East!), but for what it’s worth, these are my favorite four Bible atlases:
This expands on the maps and related notes in the ESV Study Bible.
Related:
These two books are shortened versions of Wayne Grudem’s larger book Politics 
:
Cf. my coauthored review of Grudem’s book Politics.
I’ve recently listened to several MP3s by Kevin DeYoung, and they’ve all been outstanding:
Two lectures on preaching at Westminster Theological Seminary (November 2011)
Two sermons and an interview from the NEXT conference (May 2012)
A sermon and a panel discussion at T4G (April 2012)
A sermon series on 2 Peter (March–November 2010)
Baker and Logos have teamed up for another D. A. Carson collection (7 vols.).
(The first one is 5 vols.)
This is a guest post by Joe Tyrpak, one of my accountability partners.
I use Covenant Eyes on my desktop and laptop computers, and I agree with Joe that it is outstanding accountability software.
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Fighting Lust, Inviting Accountability, Using Covenant Eyes
Fighting lust is an all-out war. Even though it’s not the only front on which the battle is fought, one crucial strategy for fighting lust is accountability. And even though the Internet is not the only place where a guy struggles with temptation, Internet accountability is one of the most crucial aspects of accountability today. [Read more…] about Covenant Eyes
I read these 18 stories to my daughter recently, and we both enjoyed (most of) them:
Peter Leithart. Wise Words: Family Stories That Bring the Proverbs to Life. 3rd ed. Moscow, ID: Canon, 2003. 148 pp.
We also listened to the stories.
They are fairy-tale type stories that are generally captivating and end with surprising twists, always ending with a proverb from the Book of Proverbs that is the moral of the story. [Read more…] about Wise Words: Family Stories That Bring the Proverbs to Life
I finished reading this new children’s book to Kara last week:
Champ Thornton. God’s Love: A Bible Storybook. Whitakers, NC: Positive Action Bible Curriculum, 2012. 245 pp.
It’s well-done: very understandable for young children and theologically informed.
(The cheapest place to buy the book is directly from the publisher. And if you use the coupon code “Love1” during check out, you can get free shipping and handling.)
The author is my friend. [Read more…] about A Bible Storybook: An Interview with Champ Thornton