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A La Carte (10/11)

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Mourn Over Your Sins – “Spiritual mourning is laden with blessing and we are to go after it and get as much of it in our lives as we possibly can. The more you know of this mourning, the more joy you will experience in your life. How does one receive the comfort that comes from spiritual mourning?” This brief article explains.

20 Tips for Personal Devotions – Yesterday David gave us 18 obstacles to personal devotions in a digital age; today he gives us 20 tips on doing it well. I especially agree with #5.

Cross-Culture Evangelism – John Folmar pastors a growing church in Dubai and offers several tips on how to do cross-culture evangelism.

Effective Personal Evangelism – Jeremy Walker is beginning a series that looks promising. He will be looking at effective personal evangelism.

Far Better Than I Could – If you have followed any of Thabiti Anyabwile’s thoughts on how to gain back the discussion on homosexuality, you will want to read his latest thoughts on the matter. In a similar vein, you may want to read this report of Rosaria Butterfield at USF.

There can be no peace between you and Christ while there is peace between you and sin.

—C.H. Spurgeon

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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.

  • Netflix’s “Little House on the Prairie”

    When Netflix announced they would debut a Little House on the Prairie series, I received the news with a sense of dread. While I knew it could be like All Creatures Great and Small and remain relatively faithful to the spirit of much-loved books, it could also be like Rings of Power and be anything…

  • A La Carte (September 7)

    Mother, give yourself away / This is not what I meant / Lindsay Clancy / The only thing green are the weeds / An open door doesn’t mean walk in / The pastoral hard cases: “no one noticed” / Kindle deals.

  • Works & Wonders

    Works & Wonders (September 6)

    Works & Wonders: Beautiful creation / Photography awards / Blackwing pencils / World’s narrowest islands / Be a stowaway / Vanished Vikings.

  • Weekend A La Carte (September 5)

    The cities that said yes to drugs / Just bury your trash / The rise of transactional relationships / Calvin and Hobbes and the price of integrity / How much is that gene-edited dog in the window? / Covenantal theology / Reader recommendations / and more.