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A La Carte (1/26)

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It’s always around this time, when there are just a few days left in the month, that I scratch my head and wonder where the time has gone. How did it get to be the 26th so quickly? It’s amazing to me.

A 90-Minute Plan – “For nearly a decade now, I’ve begun my workdays by focusing for 90 minutes, uninterrupted, on the task I decide the night before is the most important one I’ll face the following day. After 90 minutes, I take a break.”

Blank Bible Project – Here’s a walk-through for making your own blank Bible.

Don’t Call it a Comeback – Kevin DeYoung has a post today about the book he and I contributed to called Don’t Call it a Comeback. I write (briefly) about why I wrote what I wrote.

Social Television – This article dicusses how television may return to its roots and become a social medium.

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Christians Get Depressed Too – Wes Bredenhof has a review of David Murray’s book Christians Get Depressed Too.

Is God Disappointed? – David Powlison answers the question of whether God is disappointed in us when we sin. (HT:JT)

I have no more right as a Christian to allow a bad temper to dwell in me that I have to allow the devil himself to dwell there.

—C.H. Spurgeon

  • Weekend A La Carte (July 18)

    This weekend’s collection of long-form and think-pieces covers declining fertility rates, the Boy Scouts, The Odyssey, AI and the elderly, and Gen Z, plus reader recommendations.

  • A Solid Defense of a Very Defensible Position

    Some issues in the church seem to arise once, but then get permanently put to rest. Others, though, seem to arise time and time again, often in slightly different forms. Gender roles are squarely in the latter category.

  • A La Carte (July 17)

    Setting a financial finish line / A manifesto on generative AI writing / What the Bible teaches about karma / Dang it, social media / D.L. Moody’s commitment to God / Playing to not lose / Book reviews / Sales and deals / and more.

  • A La Carte (July 16)

    Gen-Z revival / Devotional material that hinders spiritual growth? / Does the day end in night / When you cannot sing, let the church sing for you / Three prayers for prodigal children / The ordinary and enduring gifts of the Spirit / and more.

  • Harder to Change

    I’m Finding It Harder to Change

    As 2026 began, I decided to change up my devotions. I have followed roughly the same pattern for the last 15 or 20 years and thought it would be nice to freshen things up a little bit. It went poorly.