A La Carte (October 1)
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‘I’m thankful I almost drowned’ / What to do instead of killing your wife / When urgent cries are met with silence / Give up your ladders to nowhere / Your marriage needs a thesaurus / Kindle deals
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Continue reading →: A La Carte (October 1)
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New and Notable Christian Books for September 2026 (and What’s Coming in October)
September is fading into October, but before the month becomes a distant memory, I’d like to tell you about some of the new books that it brought our way. Here is a selection of new and notable titles that I hope will be of interest to you.
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A La Carte (September 30)
Is it worth going to church when I can’t even be in the service? / The Americans having the most sex / Reflections on Steve Lawson’s latest book / Entering middle age / Why does life seem to move faster as we get older? / 12 Reasons to go to church on rainy Sundays /…
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The Question of Meaning
Deep in the human heart, there is an ache—an ache for transcendence, for love, for justice, for happiness. It might be the deepest reality in the human heart. Yet despite this, we tend not to think about it as much as we ought. Why is this?
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A La Carte (September 29)
Will we remember and recognize one another in heaven? / Ten truths to cling to in your fight against sin / How AI is shaping teenagers and their spiritual lives / We cannot be sanctified through a checklist / How to fight lust / The joy of holiness / New books / and more.
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Why My Church Does Not Sing Songs by Bethel, Elevation, and Hillsong
A few years ago, I proposed to my fellow elders at Grace Fellowship Church that we stop singing songs by Hillsong. After some clarifying discussion, we agreed that we would not. The same reasoning applies to Elevation and Bethel. Here’s an explanation.
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A La Carte (September 28)
I thought I knew how to parent / Looksmaxxing is a crisis of modern masculinity / Never quit because it is hard / God will use your most painful suffering for great good / Advice to our younger selves on our wedding day / For those who lost so much / Kindle deals / and…
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Works & Wonders (September 27)
Works & Wonders: Small World, Voices, BingeBrowse, The Bayeux Tapestry Story, One Bedroom Apartment, Earth Music Theater, and a Sunday Devotional
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Weekend A La Carte (September 26)
The IVF industry doesn’t want you to ask questions / What worship will God not accept? / Why Arab armies don’t win wars / A conclusion in search of evidence / The MLB team upending batting orders / The Pangram backlash / Reader recommendations / and more.
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Free Stuff Fridays (New Growth Press)
Free Stuff Fridays: Win one of five copies of Shepherding Time!
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When Sleep Won’t Come
One of the great battles of my life has been the battle to get a good night’s sleep. While I have some periods of success, I always know that another bout of insomnia is never far away.
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A La Carte (September 25)
Why Christians should delete social media / What should you look for in a church? / You can’t be self-made / An appeal to husbands who have been unfaithful / Do we make too much or too little of angels? / Michael Scott’s Christian nationalism / and more.
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A La Carte (September 24)
We were waiting to die / A warning for the living dead / Young people turning to AI for friendship / Raising kids in a sports obsessed world / Why children still need manners / The mark of the beast / 10 reasons why Marxism is bad news / and more.
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Narnia Among the Deathworks
Meryl Streep voices a Bowie-inspired and rainbow-striped Aslan. Is Greta Gerwig’s Narnia a tribute to C.S. Lewis, or a deathwork that profanes what he made?
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A La Carte (September 23)
2 ways to fail your child / The lost luggage afterlife / How to have a soft heart / The secret strength in seeing weakness / What do pastors do with all their time? / Thirty-five questions for maturing a Christian marriage / Sales and deals.
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A La Carte (September 22)
On women who think they regret motherhood / John Piper’s six traits of a forgettable sermon / 6 ways a Christian husband cherishes his wife / Two ways to worry about AI / Where will 35,385 people pray? / Four questions every counselor must be able to answer regarding suffering
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The Riddle of Time: Shepherding What God Has Given
Scripture offers a freeing perspective on our time. The responsibilities and expectations are not riddles to be solved with a better app. God presents time as a stewardship to be shepherded, one that reveals what we actually believe about him, ourselves, and the Kingdom we serve.
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A Pair of Important Lessons from the Demise of G3
G3 Ministries is no longer in operation. Here are two lessons I have drawn from its demise: a founder’s weaknesses go deep, and right action is not always sufficient action.
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A La Carte (September 21)
Your social media feed doesn’t tell the whole story / Meet the first embryo ever adopted / The sports gambling epidemic is getting worse / You are not your trials / Why Aslan is male / We know what kind of society we are: we’re just haggling over the price / Kindle deals
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Works & Wonders (September 20)
Works & Wonders: New music, fall migration, the perfect photo, Abide with Me at a royal funeral, underground aqueducts.
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Weekend A La Carte (September 19)
Apple’s new parental controls for your kid’s iPhone / A theology of music / Canada’s MAiD regime: how we became a world leader in assisted death / Are evangelical worship songs driving young men to Eastern Orthodoxy? / An open letter to Greta Gerwig / The future of woke / and more.
