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Nagging in Marriage – From the WSJ: “It’s more common than adultery and potentially as toxic, so why is it so hard to stop nagging?” I’m always fascinated by articles like this that diagnose and attempt to cure sin but without reference to anything spiritual.

Tainted Saint – “The death of journalist and polemicist Christopher Hitchens last month gave those familiar with his work a chance to revisit one of his more controversial subjects: the Albanian nun Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu, better known to the world as Mother Teresa.” This article explains how her path to sainthood has run into the Roman Catholic sex scandals.

Hymn to God the Father – Denny Burk shares a musical adaptation of a favorite poem by John Donne.

James MacDonald and TGC – James MacDonald explains why he has resigned from The Gospel Coalition.

60 Hours Per Minute – YouTube has just released this amazing statistic: Every second its users upload one hour of video. 60 hours per minute. That is just astounding.

United Bases of America – Here’s an infographic that displays American military presence across the world.

8 Profitable Ways to Read the Bible – Here is some old but timeless wisdom from J.C. Ryle on reading the Bible.

And finally, a quote that could almost (almost!) be from the book of Proverbs:

A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on.

—Winston Churchill

  • Too Small To Bother God With

    At times we all live burdened lives, weighed down by the cares and concerns, the trials and traumas that inevitably accompany life in this world. And while we sometimes feel crushed by life’s heaviest burdens—the death of a loved one, the rebellion of a child, the onset of a chronic illness—we can also sometimes stagger…

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    Weekend A La Carte (March 15)

    A La Carte: The etiquette of speech / Steve Lawson’s repentance / It’s not too late to abandon Christian nationalism / Praying for dreams to come true / How marriage vows work / New gospel songs / and more.

  • Understanding Trauma

    Understanding Trauma

    I don’t remember encountering the world “trauma” very often in my younger years, yet recently I seem to hear it all the time. What was once deemed a rare experience or one rarely talked about, has become a common experience and one talked about both openly and often. Where perhaps it was once defined so…

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    A La Carte (March 14)

    A La Carte: When puppies replace people / Learning to disagree / Persevere in prayer / Demons and spiritual warfare / LARPing your job / Secret Christianity / Graphic novel on sale / and more.

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    A La Carte (March 13)

    A La Carte: Somebody just made up a new religion / Signs of revival on campus / Walking towards destruction / Get more out of your reading / True for our souls / and more.