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Polls Make No Sense – You can read the whole article if you like, but even just the first few paragraphs highlight the difficulties and the subjectivity in any political poll. “American politics has gone gaga for poll numbers—while polling pros feel less and less certain about the methodology behind the madness. Some days even Nate Silver is left scratching his head.”

Songs To Soften – I really enjoyed reading this blog post. I think it’s one we can all identify with on some level.

Schaeffer at 100 – The new edition of Credo Magazine is out. “As many have observed, it is not an overstatement to say that the Schaeffers transformed, reshaped, and in many ways reformed American evangelicalism. Those writing in this new issue of Credo Magazine are proof, each writer bearing testimony to how Francis Schaeffer has made a monumental impact on how we understand and articulate the Christian faith and life in the world of ideas.”

Overlooking an Offense – Trevin looks to US history to find a powerful model of overlooking an offense.

3 Cases to Watch – The Supreme Court is beginning a new term. “The high court is taking on hot-button issues such as affirmative action, and may also hand down rulings on gay marriage and civil rights protections.” Here are three important cases to keep an eye on.

Tell me what the world is saying today, and I’ll tell you what the church will be saying in seven years.

—Francis Schaeffer

  • Family Tech Books

    Books to Help Parents With Tech

    Christian parents are well-served with books meant to inform and equip them as they lead their families. Here are some of my top picks for parents who want to faithfully disciple their children to live well in a world of smartphones, social media, AI, and a host of other world-shaping technologies.

  • A La Carte Friday 2

    A La Carte (January 30)

    A La Carte: The biggest crisis ever / When God’s plans leave us distressed / The rise and fall of gay activism / Boundaries in dating / How to derail a Bible study / Kindle deals / and more.

  • New-and-Notable January

    New and Notable Christian Books for January 2026

    As you know, I like to do my best to sort through the new Christian books that are released each month to see what stands out as being not only new but also particularly notable. I received quite a number of books in January and narrowed the list down to the ones below. I have…

  • A La Carte Thursday 1

    A La Carte (January 29)

    A La Carte: Church buildings / Resist assisted suicide / Beauty will win / Finish strong / Glorifying ourselves / Jen Wilkin and the great omission / Kindle deals / and more.

  • Amplify Not a Fool by Responding to His Folly 

    Amplify Not a Fool by Responding to His Folly 

    Where you think your wisdom may make the fool better, it’s more likely that his folly will make you worse. You are more likely to stoop to his level than he is to rise to yours. Ironically, fools can be clever at times and wise men naive, for the fool has an intuitive understanding of…

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    A La Carte (January 28)

    A La Carte: Reaching lost young men / The painful parts of prayer / The fall of our enemies / Doom-scrolling Mozart / A great small group leader / Kindle deals / and more.