Works & Wonders (September 20)
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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.
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Free Stuff Fridays (The Good Book Company)
Enter to win 1 of 3 Be Changed Bundles and learn how God is at work in you (even when it doesn’t feel like it).
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Helping Pastors Shepherd Their Time Well
I have had the privilege of traveling across the world to visit local churches located on each of earth’s inhabited continents. I have been able to meet with pastors who minister in fast-paced world cities and in slow-paced rural villages. I have been able to spend time with pastors who are at the cutting edge…
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A La Carte (September 18)
You must go on. You can’t go on. You will go on. / Am I good enough? / Pause AI for humanity’s sake / Where is God when sleep won’t come? / The Beholding Method / A pastor’s wife’s rules for marriage. / The Funnies / and more.
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A La Carte (September 17)
Rosaria Butterfield on Christian women and porn / Ministry embellishment / Why Gen Z is lonely and what to do about it / How should I deal with my anger? / Why we said ‘no’ to IVF and ‘yes’ to embryo adoption / Are you a contentious wife?
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Should You Read Books by Fallen Pastors?
I recently saw a photo that alarmed me. Several men were participating in a panel discussion at a major conference, and I realized that almost all of them had either died or been disqualified from leadership—two very different ways for a ministry to come to an end.
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A La Carte (September 16)
10 tech protection strategies for your kids and their friends / Why Protestants are drawn to Catholicism and Orthodoxy / What if AI devastates the world? / A husband’s call after miscarriage / Live outside of the Christian bubble / Is predestination fair? / New movie trailers.
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A La Carte (September 15)
Emotional affairs: am I in one? How do I get out? / Who’s ruling your home? / You think you’re willing to die for Christ, but will you work in the nursery for him? / Gluttony in the age of GLP-1s / Invite God into your anxieties / Vipers in diapers? / Book sale.
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Your Life is a Sermon
“God saves us just as we are, but he is not content for us to remain just as we are. No—God’s great purpose for us, having saved us, is to conform us into the image of Christ (Romans 8:28-29).”
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Why Your Church Needs an Abuse Prevention Policy
Every church needs an abuse prevention policy. Here’s what a good one accomplishes, who should oversee it, and some helpful resources for drafting your own.
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A La Carte (September 14)
The kind of mom I’ve become / Young Christians, you need older Christians in your life! / 6 observations about ‘online’ church / An age of mechanical providence / God’s people don’t become angels at death / Why women are celebrating Lindsay Clancy / Kindle deals / and more.
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Works & Wonders (September 13)
Works & Wonders: Wonderful Paradoxes, Stone Wall Trees, Spiral Embryos, Saved by Grace, Play the 101, Just as He Said.
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Weekend A La Carte (September 12)
It’s 10 p.m., and your kids want to know where you are / The dark side of mindfulness / Planet of bots / How to love your local public school / The beautiful complexity of the human eye / Hard cases: no time to talk / Reader recommendations.
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Free Stuff Fridays (Harvest House Publishers)
This week, the blog and this giveaway are sponsored by Harvest House Publishers. Dear Millie, You are cordially invited to The God Party.Love, F, S, & HS Who sent this strange invitation and what does it mean? Millie has no idea—that is, until her fiendishly funny friends, the REAL BAD GUYS, shed some light on the…
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We Will Be Changed
A review of Alistair Begg’s We Will Be Changed, an exposition of the fruit of the Spirit—essential character that is produced in us but not by us.
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A La Carte (September 11)
Pastors who prey on the flock / On (not) making very important Christian people / 5 helpful reminders for praying moms / Conspiracy theories are simple / The faithful friendship a marriage needs / A catechism on technology / Book and Kindle deals.
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A La Carte (September 10)
I wasn’t outside of God’s will. I was tired. / The NFL quarterbacks who found God in defeat / How to raise a son who is boring and unattractive to women / How do we know when to shut down a church? / Headship and submission when husbands and wives disagree / Is church membership…
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How Scammers Are Targeting Christian Authors
Scammers are using AI to target Christian authors. They use fake marketing, offers of translation, and fabricated book clubs. Here’s how to recognize the scams and how to avoid being fooled by them.
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A La Carte (September 9)
Why adult children are cutting off their parents / The crucifixion of Patrick Clancy / Christian couples navigating social media and marriage / Babies dashed against rocks? / Neither burnout nor sloth / Where was the Garden of Eden? / and more.
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A La Carte (September 8)
Early marriage is a trajectory decision / John Piper on daily vigilance and lifelong productivity / Why America worships its cold-blooded killers / Skipping church helped my soul / Reminders for achievement addicts / What are young men turning away from? / and more.
