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The Forgetting Pill – Consider a pill that could take away our worst memories. “In the very near future, the act of remembering will become a choice. … Psychiatry never cures anything—all we do is treat the worst symptoms. But this new treatment could be the first psychiatric cure ever.”

Meet Fred Luter – WSJ has an introduction to Fred Luter, the man who this spring will likely become the first black president of the Southern Baptist Convention.

On Controversy – “A minister, about to write an article criticizing a fellow minister for his lack of orthodoxy, wrote to John Newton of his intention. Newton replied as follows…”

Open Journalism – The Guardian describes what it means to pursue open journalism–one of the realities of life in this digital world.

Of what use is it to have many irons in the fire if the fire is going out?

—Eric Roberts

  • Classroom

    In My Father’s School Are Many Classrooms

    We know what Jesus said about our eternal destination: “In my Father’s house are many rooms” (or, in its older rendering, “in my Father’s house are many mansions”). We know that God has prepared a place for us to live with him forever—a place of safety, peace, and rest. But before we get to that…

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    A La Carte (August 13)

    A La Carte: All the ways I’ve hated myself / Order and openness in worship / To parents of an engaged couple / You see pornography every day / Loving someone else’s gifts / Commentary sale / and more.

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    A La Carte (August 12)

    A La Carte: A biblical message for aging parents / A history of the worship leader / How attractive women abuse their beauty / Wisdom for new college students / Put up walls so you can welcome / Kindle deals / and more.

  • Tools I Use

    What I Use (and Don’t Use) To Make this Site

    A friend recently said something that disquieted me. He said that he assumes I make use of AI in creating the articles I post to this site or in selecting the articles I link to on other sites. I suppose it’s a fair assumption since so many people across so many fields are now relying…

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    A La Carte (August 11)

    A La Carte: Audacious prayer / Your soccer coach has a plan for your life / Contending without being contentious / Why Reformed doctrine matters / The dark side of God’s sovereignty / Kindle deals / and more.

  • Church

    The Custom-Crafted Church

    Though every child at times wishes it were otherwise, we do not get to choose our brothers and sisters. Rather, through the miracle of conception, God chooses who will join our families.