A La Carte (August 4)
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The Spurgeon family scandal / The porn buster / The unwelcome intruder / What about animal suffering? / Pastoral time guilt / Twenty two & engaged / Mary Todd Lincoln / Sales and deals / and more.
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Churchy Things We Do Outside of Church
I met a woman whose perspective on the Christian life was new to me. This became evident on an evening we discussed the Lord’s Supper together. “I don’t need to take the Lord’s Supper at church,” she said. “I do it on my own every morning.”
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A La Carte (August 3)
For the joy of Japan / Gutting old books to feed AI / Justice and clemency / The slow drift of sexual intimacy in marriage / Do you really see those around you? / This I call to mind / Kindle deals / and more.
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Works & Wonders (August 2)
This week’s Works & Wonders includes Restoring Rembrandt, The Last Museum, Inventing the Fire Department, Hymns of Grace, a Tyndale Documentary, and more.
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Weekend A La Carte (August 1)
The contradictions of identity politics / Makeout police / Will New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani fail? / A brief history of hold music / Using Gemini Notebook for research / Gassed up / Before the secular revolution / Reader recommendations / and more.
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Free Stuff Fridays (New Growth Press)
Free Stuff Fridays: Book Giveaway!
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Can Anyone Harden Their Heart Beyond God’s Reach?
No sinner can harden their heart beyond God’s reach. A reflection on why we can pray with confidence for even the most hardened and unbelieving souls.
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A La Carte (July 31)
Helped by a hypocrite / A Google Voice number transformed my ministry / Does God punish us for our parents’ sin? / When Christians don’t get along / Beware what you believe in / Freedom wears a chain / A La Quite / Book and Kindle deals / and more.
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A La Carte (July 30)
Young adults or adult-adults? / Who is missing in your church? / Biblical respect in a disrespectful age / Count the joy of missions / Words are very unnecessary / Godly friends and gospel schemes / Book reviews / and more.
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New and Notable Christian Books for July 2026
As one month fades into another, I want to make sure you’re up-to-date on some of the noteworthy new Christian books that were released in July. In each case, I have provided the editorial description so you can learn a little bit about it. There are some great books to look through!
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A La Carte (July 29)
Are Christians in Nigeria facing genocide? / Wisdom and tough choices / A bestiary of sin / Faith comes by hearing / Better than me / You still have to eat on vacation / News headlines / and more.
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A La Carte (July 28)
Protecting the sheep from domineering pastors / Ligonier Ministries, CNN, and Ben Sasse / When your boss expects you to lie / Do a tech detox with your teen / Faithful femininity / Poking fun at ourselves / and more.
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Singleness in the Family of God: A Biblical Vision
How we handle singleness personally and within the church requires strong biblical reflection and practical application. Single Together: Stewarding Singleness in the Family of God is designed to encourage singles and to help churches embrace singles as essential members.
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Why I Don’t Really Carry a Phone With Me Anymore
A few months ago I left my phone in a closet and started living without it. Here’s why I did it, how I made it work, and what difference it has made.
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A La Carte (July 27)
A La Carte: A liturgy with a pause—for the killing / Modern-day morality and a bloodthirsty desire for vengeance / Burning Bibles to the glory of God / The Odyssey vs the Bible / “Christianity is not credible” / It’s hard to grow up / Kindle deals / and more.
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Works & Wonders (July 26)
Works and Wonders includes Sounds of the forest, Claude, Honey, Big Boy, and the last Kakapo. There’s also a devotional to get your Lord’s Day started.
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Weekend A La Carte (July 25)
Reader recommendations, plus long-form content and think pieces on: The conformity gap / What Catholics actually believe / One tool to rule them all / The end of populism / Why ambulances are so expensive / and more.
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Aging Wisely in an Anti-Aging World
A review of Jen Wilkin’s Dust to Dust, which counters our culture’s anti-aging “false story” with a distinctly Christian, church-rooted vision of aging wisely.
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A La Carte (July 24)
Terrible fathers / Why we pay to be scared / Shepherding kids through loss / The remarkably ordinary church / Getting more out of sermons / Test yourself, but trust in Jesus / The funnies / A La Quiz / and more.
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A La Carte (July 23)
My infertility didn’t end with a pregnancy / Cutting off your parents / Missions exists because worship does / The pro-life movement’s widening division / Church branding isn’t church planting / Jesus and the “r-word” / and more.
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Rocking the Cradle and Tending the Grave
A few Sundays ago we had picture day—the day we take updated photographs for the church directory. Aileen and I were overdue to have our photo taken and, for the first time in 26 years, it was just the two of us. Over the years, our directory photos climbed from two people to three, then…
