A La Carte (October 22)
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A La Carte: John Piper on future judgment / Is every sin the same in God’s eyes? / The long defeat of history / Common marketplace leadership sayings / Infertility and grief / Kindle deals / and more.
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Are You Scattering Bad Seed?
It was an unconscionable crime—grossly immoral and terribly destructive. In the middle of the night, he snuck onto the property of one of his enemies and ruined his crop. Knowing that this man had recently sowed good seed throughout his fields, he stealthily followed behind and sowed seeds he knew would spring up into weeds,…
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A La Carte (October 21)
A La Carte: A good death? / Every tree tells stories / Managing a household well / The formation of writers / Why young women are leaving the church / Francis Schaeffer / and more.
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Just as Heat Sets the Soft Clay
Meditation is the activity of calling to mind, and thinking over, and dwelling on, and applying to oneself, the various things that one knows about the works and ways and purposes and promises of God. Thus, to meditate in this way is to call to mind the great truths God reveals about himself—his works and…
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Weekend A La Carte (October 19)
A La Carte: My soul, why are you dejected? / Misconceptions about orphan care in Africa / Helping husbands after a miscarriage / Freedom of conscience in a culture of death / and more.
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Free Stuff Fridays (Redeemer University)
This giveaway is sponsored by Redeemer University. In honour of its roots in the Reformed Christian tradition, Redeemer is giving away 10 Reformed books prize packs! In a world that is noisier than ever, oversaturated with competing messages, it can be difficult for young adults to try and make sense of their way forward. Redeemer…
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New Christian Books for Children and Teens
Every month I put together a roundup of new and notable books for grownup readers. But I also receive a lot of books for kids and teens, so like to put together the occasional roundup of these books as well. So today I bring you a whole big batch of new books for kids of…
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A La Carte (October 18)
A La Carte: The disadvantage of more money / The humanity of hospitality / How much money do I need to retire? / A midlife assessment / Raising charges again an elder / The gift of crisis / and more.
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A La Carte (October 17)
A La Carte: 10 ways to notice God’s everyday mercies / Should we baptist holy infants? / How the internet made vibes more important than arguments / The world doesn’t need you to be angry / Hyper-Calvinism / Book and Kindle deals / and more.
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A Key Discipline: Observe Without Judgment
One of the great privileges of my life has been worshipping with Christians all around the world. As I travel, I always try to prioritize Sunday mornings with a local church, and that’s true whether it is in North America or North Africa and whether it worships in English or another language. And while I’m…
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A La Carte (October 16)
A La Carte: Why do people deconstruct? / Ground your faith in reality / I feel guilty when I’m not overworking / Our lust for man’s approval / Touch not the Lord’s anointed / and more.
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A La Carte (October 15)
A La Carte: Satan loves social media / Playing roulette with a snowy owl / The church at election time / When the elder calls from outer space / What is Calvinism? / Kindle deals / and more.
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Have You Heard Of This Reformed Christian University in Canada?
This week the blog is sponsored by Redeemer University. Choosing a university amidst the rising cost of living, rapid technological advancement, a changing job market, and a polarized, increasingly secular cultural context can be a daunting decision for Christians. The world is also much noisier than it was for previous generations, oversaturated with messages urging…
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Great Gifts but Little Faithfulness
God does not distribute his gifts equally among all his children. Rather, to some he gives much and to others he gives little. Some are given great opportunities while others are given minimal opportunities, and some are given massive wealth while others are given paltry wealth or even straight-out poverty. Some have towering intellects while…
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A La Carte (October 14)
A La Carte: Yesterday and today and forevermore / Elisabeth Elliot, the valiant / Deconstructing one’s faith / Is theology really that important / I talk with Paul Tripp / Kindle and commentary deals / and more.
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Coming Away Cold
We live at a time in which we are constantly inundated with information. We live much of our lives within the glow of digital devices that are constantly beeping, buzzing, and flashing to tell us there is new information available to be had—text messages, emails, tweets, headlines.
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Weekend A La Carte (October 12)
A La Carte: When the trees fall / No little people, no little places / Empty nesting / Revisionist history / I asked the Lord that I might grow / and more.
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Free Stuff Fridays (MBTS)
This week’s Free Stuff Fridays is sponsored by Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. For the Church Institute is a free online platform from Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary designed to provide free and accessible theological training to equip, encourage, and edify local churches. Courses may be taken as a self-paced individual or as a group within your…
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A Daily Diet of Doctrine
A while back I realized I needed to brush up on some of these and began to organize a system of spaced repetition—a way to encounter these doctrines on a regular basis, thus reinforcing them and keeping them fresh in my mind. And it was right then…
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A La Carte (October 11)
A La Carte: An extraordinary, supernatural conversion / Does free will exist? / End-of-life music / Don’t let politics hijack the pulpit / Schizophrenia / and more.
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A La Carte (October 10)
A La Carte: How women combat comparison / Recognize your pastor this month / Gone are the dark clouds / Why does God say no to good things? / Ministers of loneliness / Book and Kindle deals / and more.
