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A La Carte (June 29)

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15,790 Slave Ships – This interactive animation shows the course of 15,790 slave ships from the Old World to the New. “This interactive … gives you a sense of the scale of the trans-Atlantic slave trade across time, as well as the flow of transport and eventual destinations.”

Teach Your Child to Have Devotions – “On a human level, we can take this step of obedience: when your child is old enough to read, give him a Bible and train him to use it.” He includes a helpful worksheet.

Justice Kennedy’s Arguments for Polygamy and Polyamory – This is thought-provoking. And probably inevitable.

Advice from Chesterton – From the same site, read this excellent advice from G.K. Chesterton.

Give Us This Day Our Daily News – “The decision of what goes on the front page and what leads the evening newscast is a worldview decision. Understand this when you consume news reporting…”

Deal With Your Anger – Here are 3 compelling reasons to deal with your anger.

Harvey

The gospel shows us that Jesus chooses those who are failures to display his glory.

—Dave Harvey

  • Performative Grief

    Performative Grief

    We all know what it is to perform grief—to ensure that others are aware of our sadness by forcing them to see our sorrow. We may do this to gain their attention or compel their sympathy. We may do this because we make grief an idol and are only validated when others feel sorry for…

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    A La Carte (February 11)

    A La Carte: Life without a phone / “Yours Alone” (a new song) / Loving your wife through the rough patches / Godly mothers-in-law / All the answers / Kindle deals / and more.

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    A La Carte (February 10)

    A La Carte: John Piper on aging with joy / Lessons on money / Who we are when we disagree / Don’t be a discouraging Christian / Gender surgeries for minors / Church-loving children / Kindle deals / and more.

  • The Breakthrough Prayer

    The Breakthrough Prayer

    I am certain you have had a time when the Lord has brought you to a sudden, unexpected point of repentance or resolution. Perhaps you’ve been fostering a sin, and while you may have known it was sin, you haven’t been willing to deal with it—to put it to death and come alive to righteousness.…

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    A La Carte (February 9)

    A La Carte: The challenge of Greek Orthodoxy / Overcoming the spouse bottleneck / A movement, not a business / Let it snow / Same-sex attraction / Heaven on earth / Kindle deals / and more.