No doubt timed to correspond with the release of the 20th anniversary edition of MacArthur's landmark book by the same title, Grace to You is airing its series The Gospel According to Jesus on Lordship salvation. At the same time Shepherd's Fellowship is offering a free Mp3 download of MacArthur's related 2008 conference talk on the New Testament's use of the word doulos, or slave, to refer to Christians. (You can watch the video online only at GTY Video—"Shepherds' Conference 2008: General Session 9" on the "Study" tab.) It's an eye-opening listen for us English-speaking douloi.

Grace to You is offering a free copy of John MacArthur's upcoming book Daily Readings from the Life of Christ.

Reformed blogger and friend of mine Tim Challies has been Reading Classics Together on his web site. Having most lately concluded The Seven Sayings of the Saviour on the Cross by A.W. Pink, he prepares to undertake Jonathan Edwards' The Religious Affections. To which end (and by some Canadian voodoo best known to him), he has secured a free audio book download of the title for his readers. To get yours follow his instructions here, and be sure to express your appreciation.

A review of Omaha Bible Church, Omaha, Nebraska, based on two years of personal experience and organized around The 9 Marks of a Healthy Church.

The doctrine of total depravity (or total inability) says that all men, as a consequence of the Fall, are born morally corrupt, enslaved to sin, at enmity with God, and unable to please Him or even of themselves to turn to Christ for salvation. (Thus the necessity of a gracious, unconditional election.) Here is a sweeping survey of the biblical support for the doctrine.

If you cite Scripture often in email or office documents you probably know the awkwardness of most spell-checkers with ancient geography, Old Testament units of measure, and Greek names. Here are some free spell-check dictionaries based on the Bible text according to various English translations. Send me corrections. Enjoy!