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  • Fostering Intimacy in Marriage

    Fostering Intimacy

    I recently spent a couple of weeks preparing a great deal of fresh material for a weekend-long marriage seminar. Along the way, I often found myself convicted by the content I was preparing. As I readied myself to teach others, I had to consider the ways in which I needed to be a student before I should be a teacher. One area this proved true was intimacy in marriage—but a kind of intimacy I think many of us seldom consider. There is no doubt that marriage is meant to involve a husband and wife baring their bodies before one…

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  • A La Carte (October 26)

    Christian universalism is alive (just go to a funeral) / Three ways to walk with those who grieve / This is Roman Catholicism / Stinginess and the generosity of God / Unclear evangelism leads to unclear (and false) conversions / 5 ways men (and women) can serve the church / Kindle deals, and more

  • Works and Wonders

    Works & Wonders: October 25

    This week’s Works & Wonders: God’s wisdom and power aimed at our good, a 7.5-hour trip around the earth, top wildlife photos, bird radio, and new songs.

  • Weekend A La Carte (October 24)

    Are our unholy desires sinful? / Friends don’t let friends feed their data to AI agents / A death, a plagiarism scandal and a quest for revenge / The conservatism of Beatrix Potter / Were the Romans tolerant about sex? / Reader recommendations

  • A Christian’s Guide to AI

    A Christian’s Guide to AI

    I would like to think time will prove that Christians are already thinking about AI in a distinctly Christian way. Those who use AI widely and those who reject it entirely are both under obligation to think about it well.

  • Friday A La Carte

    A La Carte (October 23)

    We have 10,000 digital guides; we need spiritual fathers / You’ll never regret that you did the right thing / Should you schedule time for sex? / The solitary grief of miscarriage / Reformed doesn’t mean robotic: a case for expressive worship / The true voice of Aslan / Kindle deals, and more


  • The First 250 Books for Your Church Library

    The First 250 Books for Your Church Library

    I am sometimes asked to help churches evaluate their libraries, and to suggest the books they should add and the ones they should take away. I thought it might prove helpful to put together a list of the first 250 books that can get a church well on its way to having a great library.

  • A La Carte (October 22)

    Why I left Christianity Today / Euthanizing a toddler is not compassionate / Christianity Today is in turmoil / The sin of prayerlessness / The fifteen foot skeleton key / Sincerely wrong / Kindle deals / fascinating videos / and more

  • A La Carte (October 21)

    Will I be able to talk to my relatives in heaven? / How does a godly man fail in midlife? / How to educate your children / Is every believer a missionary? / Where does the gospel still need to go? / What is the real meaning of the prayer of Jabez? / Help your…

  • A La Carte (October 20)

    Your life will slip through your fingers / Christianity Today’s Elisabeth Elliot article crosses a moral line / A wife’s faith through her husband’s young-onset dementia / Help I need a spouse! / Resist the voyeuristic spirit of the age / Also do great, ordinary things for God / Kindle deals / New books

  • A La Carte (October 19)

    Greta Gerwig’s sincere subversion of Narnia / We cannot afford to weaken each other / Dads, you are the primary spiritual influence in your children / You can’t see your own sin / What conversion looks like in messy people (like me) / What is happening in the biblical counseling movement? / Kindle deals

  • Works and Wonders

    Works & Wonders (October 18)

    This week’s Works & Wonders: God’s power and our awe, seashells by X-ray, the last bell maker, the Photo Ark, Shane & Shane, and cheetah cubs.

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    Weekend A La Carte (October 17)

    Women should not tolerate porn / A Baptist brought Jesus to Burma. His spiritual descendants bought his birthplace. / What draws me back: 3 arguments for the faith on the days I doubt / Jesus and the woman caught in adultery: the unexpected, don’t-miss detail / The rise of corporate spirituality / What Baptists believe

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    A La Carte (October 16)

    This is why your marriage conflicts never get resolved / Church hurt and the bride of Christ / You become what you listen to; you are formed by what you read / When the fall gets busy, anchor your family in church / AI makes sermon prep effortless. That’s the problem. / The trailer for…

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    A La Carte (October 15)

    The mom God isn’t calling you to be / Facing dementia, and never cast out / Parents, meet your gospel tutor / Can you sin against a chatbot? / Our membership vows and our future / Not all Christian websites are good for your health / Kindle deals