Weekend A La Carte (March 21)
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Sports gambling / The challenges of new technology / New music / The Abuja affirmation / Bird names / Baptism / Think pieces and longform writing / and more.
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One Woman’s Journey Through Gender Confusion, Reassignment Surgery, and Detransitioning
What happens when gender transition doesn’t bring the peace it promises? In Transformed, Kyla Gillespie tells her story of gender confusion, surgery, and the Savior who called her back. Here are some reflections on her journey.
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A La Carte (March 20)
A La Carte: The one-hundredth-day name / What does the Bible say about Satan? / Calibrating the conscience / When Christians disagree / Legacy over platform / What can triumphant Christians sing? / and more.
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A La Carte (March 19)
A La Carte: All things from his fatherly hand / Surrendering to kindness / Doing what you’re told / A legacy better than the Hall of Fame / Mercy ministry is not missions / The Black Sheep and the Laptop Girl / and more.
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Wise and Helpful Ways for Christians To Experiment With AI
AI is here to stay, and many Christians are wondering what to do with it. In this article I share some of the ways I use AI—along with the dangers that still concern me.
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A La Carte (March 18)
An ancient answer to a present problem / Here we are now (entertain us) / Marriage really matters / The other book that shaped America / Automatically anticipating God’s help / The population bomb / Book and Kindle deals.
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A La Carte (March 17)
A La Carte: A public servant faces a public death / John Piper on standing with Israel / Small investments with big returns for parents / How hatred ate me alive / Poverty doesn’t always look like you think / and more.
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From Unsure to Unshakable: How Your Church Can Grow in Prayer
5 Things to Pray for Your Church,” with this free 30-day Prayer Challenge by PrayMore
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What God Is Doing When He Doesn’t Seem to Be Doing Anything
Sometimes it feels like God isn’t doing anything—that our prayers go unanswered and our circumstances never change. But Scripture tells a different story. Here’s what God is doing even when he seems silent.
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A La Carte (March 16)
A La Carte: Carl Trueman on James Talarico / In honor of John M. Perkins / The Chosen / Sincerity, sarcasm, and the memeification of life / The bad news we still need / Venting vs complaining / Kindle deals / and more.
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A Pleasure More Than An Obligation
Christians are often portrayed as downcast and dour, as people who are trapped in a system of beliefs that robs them of joy and life. And with a bit of honest self-examination, we can probably think of times when we have fit the cliché.
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Weekend A La Carte (March 14)
A La Carte: The West’s strange genius / Healing the way women hurt each other / AI skeptics / The world after reading / What about the children? / What caregivers should know about dementia / and much more.
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Free Stuff Fridays (P&R Publishing)
Free Stuff Fridays: 5 Book Sets!
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Sex, Self-Forgetfulness, and the Joy of Serving Your Spouse
I often think there is a kind of paradoxical quality to sex within marriage. It’s paradoxical in that few things have greater ability to bring blessing (through its right use) or to bring cursing (through its misuse). Not only that, but few things bring greater joy to a marriage, and also, in so many cases,…
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A La Carte (March 13)
What happened to our pastor? / Youth ministry needs seasoned saints / God’s sovereignty when things don’t go as planned / Preach sermons that algorithms don’t reward / A pastor remains in Beirut / and more.
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A La Carte (March 12)
The grief ambush / Forgotten, and that’s good / The foibles and fallibility of Christian leaders / Welcome back, church planting / Weakness is not the enemy / Bad reasons to read the Bible / Bible and book sales.
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Three Marks of a Good Christian Book
Not every book marketed as ‘Christian’ is worth your time. Here are three marks—truth, love, and beauty—that can help you discern which Christian books are truly worth reading.
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A La Carte (March 11)
The last Reformed blogger / The forgotten spiritual discipline / Hollywood ruined dating for men / Just one childhood / A guide to modern Roman Catholic missions / Not that neighbor / Savings and deals.
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A La Carte (March 10)
We are all Dwight Schrute now / Reminders for Christian parents / Happy wife, happy life? / A good tired / Getting organized for the glory of God / Kindle deals / and more.
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Practice True Wisdom
Designed as five-week studies for personal use or group study, books in the Rooted in Wisdom series help women to understand and navigate common experiences and stages of life.
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Grief Can Pull Spouses Apart (but God Can Hold Them Together)
Husbands and wives often grieve the same loss in very different ways. Here is how couples can love one another well when sorrow comes between them.
