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A La Carte (2/27)

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Support or Censure for Embracing Motherhood
WNBA star Candace Parker recently announced her pregnancy. The news was greeted with a great deal of anger and disappointment. This article explains why this is.


Honk If You’re Paying My Mortgage
Here’s a bumper sticker worth owning!


A Model of Biblical Proportions
A retired farmer has spent more than 30 years building an enormous scale model of Herod’s temple – and it is still not finished. The picture gallery is amazing.


Meet Ligon Duncan
C.J. Mahaney continues his interview series by talking to Ligon Duncan.


Great Deals on Great Books
This pastor is selling off a large part of his library on eBay. There are some great deals on books and commentaries.


Five Reasons You Need to Study Theology
“There are many reasons why Christian’s need to study theology. In no particular order here are five reasons you need to study theology, and hopefully some of these you won’t have considered before.”


Jay Adams on Turning 80
Did you know Jay Adams has a blog? This article, reflecting on turning 80, is worth the read. He offers this advice: “Prepare for old age. True, you may never make it; there are former students of mine who have died already. If you don’t have some activity that you can engage in for the Lord, you will probably end up a sour and regretful old person.”


Deal of the Day: What is Reformed Theology?
A gift of any amount to Renewing Your Mind (think R.C. Sproul and Ligonier Ministries) will get you a copy of the DVD “What is Reformed Theology?”


  • A Little Theology of Exercise

    A Little Theology of Exercise

    It is a sedentary age. It is true for so many of us that if we do not deliberately pursue opportunities to exercise, we can remain unhealthily static. Those of us whose work is with words and whose primary tool is a keyboard may face special challenges in this regard.

  • A La Carte Friday 2

    A La Carte (July 25)

    A La Carte: Among the Amish / Time to talk bride price / Our biggest problem is not other people / Prayers to pray for your church / Loving God in life’s disappointments / Hypocrisy / and more.

  • From the Rising of the Sun

    Preorder My New Book and Documentary!

    A few years ago I had an audacious idea: To travel the world and worship with Christians from east to west and north to south. The idea became a proposal and the proposal became a journey. Before I knew it I was traveling to Tonga, Fiji, Australia and far beyond.

  • A La Carte Thursday 1

    A La Carte (July 24)

    A La Carte: Carl Trueman on abolishing ourselves / In praise of honest hypocrisy / The path to growth / Is marriage a submission competition? / What really is the gift of tongues? / and more.

  • The Quiet Power of a Courageous Word

    The Quiet Power of a Courageous Word

    Sometimes it is the simplest of matters that bear the greatest fruit. A simple deed, a simple gift, a simple word can make all the difference. They can even begin a cascade that changes lives and changes the world.