Our book giveaways. The good folks at Cannon Press are beginning their extravaganza

of Larges by giving away Leon Podilus's fine book, The Church Impedent. This book is free

from November 1st to the 5th. Check it out here. One more day for that one. The next free book

from Canon is

Mir Christendom. Can you believe it? Here's the link. This will be available from November 4th to the 8th.

And here in my quaint little May blog shop, I am giving away for the entire month, 21 prayers for

pastors on the Lord's Day. Get them while the getting is good. And as I mentioned before, every time there's a new NQN post,

there will be an additional book made available. The next free book in this category is Letters

Emerital Council found here. Blue Ruin, Black Redemption, Golden Glory, November 4th, 2024.

Introduction. Everything is in a bad way, by which we mean in a horrendous way, and everybody knows it.

But the reason everything is in such a bad way is not a matter of misfortune or bad luck.

Neither is it the result of one or two mistakes made by some key people, and all we need to do is find those few mistakes and correct them.

We cannot fix it by holding someone accountable. We cannot

fix it by identifying some sap of a scapegoat and pretending to hold someone accountable. Nothing will be

accomplished if someone forms the task force to look into it, printing their recommendations

in a glossy stock book with a dark blue cover. It is not within our grasp to fix anything. We are helpless, hopeless,

distracted, and utterly lost. The reason everything is in this wretched way is because we have sinned

grievously against the God of heaven, and as a consequence, we have lost our minds. So you

shall be driven mad because of the sight which your eyes see. Deuteronomy 2834.

We are like a drunk with the staggers who thinks that another drink will calm his nerves

and steady his hand.

We have abandoned God, and so God has abandoned us, and so we have decided to secularize even

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