I did not know Charlie Kirk, and, in fact, barely knew of him until his death. Like so many others, I was horrified by his murder and have been attempting to understand its significance. As a committed curator of distinctly Christian content, I have had many articles come through my app, and each of them has helped me in its own way.
A La Carte: The comfort I did not understand / Charlie Kirk / Walking with a friend through chronic illness / What is a confession of sin? / Asking excellent Bible study questions / Kindle deals / and more.
A La Carte: Understanding your Mormon neighbor / Your first discipleship meeting / The virtue of unread books / A critical spirit / The church and Charlie Kirk / Kindle deals / and more.
You have probably had the experience of going from a very bright room into a very dark room. Maybe you arrive home late, and after you get ready for bed, you have to tiptoe into a bedroom where someone else is already fast asleep. You find that when you go from the brightness of the…
A La Carte: I blame the parents / A father before the altar / The relationship of work and rest / Presenting our (menopausal) bodies / Sex before marriage / Kindle deals / and more.
It is for good reason that so many Christians commit Psalm 23 to memory, for as it tells of the love of the Shepherd for his sheep, and as it describes the tender protection of his flock, it assures us that God is leading and guiding us through the dark valleys of our lives. “Even…
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One of the best things I have ever done is to get into the habit of reading through the entire Bible every year—or almost every year, at least. While this necessarily involves sacrificing some depth, it involves gaining breadth. As I have read and re-read the Bible, I have come to a greater familiarity with…
A La Carte: Charlie Kirk / Shared custody laws are changing divorce / Silencing dissent and affirming delusion / Reading as rebellion / Abortion on Joe Rogan / Kindle deals / and more.
When articles about Kirk flooded my app this morning, I knew his death was proving to be especially noteworthy. For that reason, I thought it might be worth putting together this special edition of A La Carte. I do so simply to provide a curated collection of articles written by people whose writing I follow…
A La Carte: Respectable sins in Christian ministry / Charlie Kirk / A mental health crisis / Male friendship is declining / Wrinkles that testify / Kindle and book deals / and more.
I find few of life’s experiences more exasperating and less rewarding than buying a new car. Among the different brands, there are competing models that vary from one another in only the subtlest ways.
A La Carte: A blessing, not a burden / That I might not sin / When they can’t see their anger / New birth and conversion / Train your affections / Lots of Kindle deals / and more.
A La Carte: Don’t do everything for your kids / John Piper on rejoicing on an enemy’s downfall / Jordan Peterson’s Achilles heel / The blessing of godly grandparents / Parents, we’re doing too much again / Kindle deals.
We plant the seeds of the gospel through rich, Christ-centered family worship. We water them with our prayers. But only God can cause those seeds to grow—and isn’t it a relief that this part is not up to us? God calls us to faithfully pass on the gospel to our kids and reserves the saving…
They say you should never bring a knife to a gunfight. It’s a colorful little proverb that emphasizes the value of proper preparation, yet I’m not sure it’s a proverb God cares much for.
A La Carte: Are we the idols? / The power of prayer meetings / Pro-life or pro-forced birth? / Raising the next generation / A distorted view of lobola / Deep in church history / Kindle deals / and more.
It has often been said that any church would be perfect if it weren’t for all the people! And it is true that wherever there are people, there will be struggles and there will be conflicts.
A La Carte: You can’t dodge theological questions / Pursue your wife! / Using AI for sermon prep / Bloated churches and healthy churches / Focus in the family / Kindle deals / and more.
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