A few weeks ago, I explained why my church does not sing songs by Hillsong, and, by the same convictions, songs by Bethel and Elevation. Today, a related matter: what should you do if your church sings Hillsong, but you wish it wouldn’t?
Christianity under the progressive gaze / Why Christians must reject the conspiratorial mind / Wise people strive to be wiser / The pro-life movement’s midterm reckoning / How evil works / Preaching in paragraphs / Kindle deals / and more.
This week’s Works & Wonders: the power of God, Nikon’s microscope photos, three Come, Thou Founts, a brain-injured musical genius, and Prepare Him Room live.
The Hutterites’ guide to technology / Searching for jobs, Gen Z feels like it’s staring into ‘the void’ / The gospel according to Peter (Thiel) / Scientism and the allure of control / Can science explain sparkling rivers? / What led to Christianity Today’s crisis?
I regret to inform you, dear reader, that heaven tourism is back. The genre possibly never went away entirely, but it did at least disappear from the bestseller lists for several years. Sadly, it has returned in Gabe Poirot’s 18 Days in Heaven.
Don’t despise the red flags / Your thoughts are shaping your life / Can’t you just love everyone? / Selfies are not the self: forming embodied youth in a disembodied age / Effective altruists and the spreadsheet gospel / 4 Applications for the order of love—from the home to the ends of the earth /…
When you feel guilty about your giving / The missing piece in John Mark Comer’s quiet time / A manifesto for phone-free church / The pull of Rome / 4 Misconceptions about spiritual warfare / Slouching toward Narnia / Kindle deals, and more
Netflix appears to have fallen on hard times and I have some suggestions that I’d like to think would help it: cut the sex, nudity, and profanity, and gain back the viewers it’s long been alienating.
Can I love my enemies while addressing wrongs and protecting myself? / Is missions too costly for kids? / Don’t stock the pantry with temptation / Churches face a shortage of worship leaders / AI brought a mathematician to Ecclesiastes / Discerning between godly and worldly grief / Harvest in fearful times / and more.
Tuesday is the day most publishers release their new books. Here is a look at the Christian books that came our way this week, including Prodigal Culture, Scroll Less Live More, and a graphic novel of Pilgrim’s Progress.
May God be gracious to us: a prayer before Election Day / A wretch like me / On the naming of death / Readers respond on Elisabeth Elliot’s sexuality / The belly dancer grandmas / Looksmaxxing: the normalizing of vanity / Kindle deals, new books, and more.
Encounter the living Jesus in all of Scripture. The Jesus Bible lifts Jesus up as the lead story of the Bible and encourages you to faithfully follow him as you participate in his story.
Conflict in marriage is inevitable, but resolving it well is a skill. Here are 6 practical tips that range from examining your own sin first to a 10 p.m. rule.
Your definition of blessing is too small / You can see everything: on masks, performing, and holiness / 5 Ways retirees can serve the church / The danger of ‘no enemies to the right’ / A candy shop owner, a customs officer, and a beloved family / The straightest path to happiness is devoting ourselves…
This week’s Works & Wonders: God’s power paired with his goodness, Wikipedia’s most-read page, weather photos, Anchor Hymns, a one-trick app, and men who sing.
When sorrow and suffering take you by the hand / Going no contact? Ruth and faithful presence / Why Christians don’t have to fear the collapse / Does evangelicalism exist? / Reformation Day myths / Best practices from evangelistically effective churches
Free Stuff Fridays: Win one of 10 hardcover of The Bondage of the Will!
Of all the books that came our way in October, here are the ones that most stood out to me, arranged in what I think is a nice new format. As always, I’ve included the publisher’s editorial description for each.
When you trick-or-treat, nod to Martin Luther / Time flies—and death comes speedily / Was Piper unprepared? / 17 Exhortations for Christian citizens / God’s left hand / The engineering behind every heartbeat / Kindle deals, and more
8 Ways to help your kids love the church / I hate your Halloween decorations / How mental illness became an identity / It can happen here, too / How the mainstream recruits for the manosphere / Why paper books endure / Kindle deals, and more
What happens when the people in porn are not real exist, but are merely generated by AI? Could AI allow us to create ethical pornography that solves one of the foremost concerns that come with real pornography? In other words, is it a sin to look at AI-generated porn?
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Genesis 1 Genesis 3 Psalm 23 Psalm 119 Matthew 18 John 3:16 John 10:10 Romans 1 Romans 8:28 Romans 12:2 Ephesians 5 Colossians 3:16
