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Women Are Not Fish – Mary Kassian looks at Gloria Steinem’s famous quip “A woman needs a man like a fish needs a bicycle” and says “Today’s young woman is taught to value personal power and independence. She can WIN! She doesn’t need men. Indeed, in order to truly win, she must do so without them. Men are the bad guys. They’re the ones who stand in the way of a woman reaching her full potential.”

30 Things to Remember in Seminary – Burk Parsons: “Seminary is an academic graduate school, indeed, but, more fundamentally, it is a training institution for those who believe they have been called by God to give the entirety of their lives to fulfill the Great Commission—at whatever cost. It should be no surprise, then, that it’s in the seminary where our Enemy is seeking someone to devour, accuse, and deceive.”

Don’t Do Seminary Without the Church – On the subject of seminary, Denny Burk challenges the seminarian to remain firmly planted in a local church during his studies.

The Poor and the Lottery – “The Mega Millions jackpot makes this the week to talk about lottery economics, so here’s a whopper: Households earning less than $13,000 a year spend a shocking 9% of their money on lottery tickets, Henry Blodget relays from a PBS report. Are they clueless? Are they desperate? Are they economical? Maybe, probably, and possibly.”

Quadruplets – Here’s a Monday morning laugh (or giggle, at least). ImprovEverywhere conscripts eight sets of identical quadruplets and uses them to create a surreal experience for anyone who happened to be walking through the park.

[Supposed] Myths about Revelation – The book of Revelation has been in the news lately since it is the subject of a book that has been on the bestseller lists. Here CNN shares 4 things about Revelation that the author of this book identifies as myths. It’s a classic case of a scholar speaking boldly and confidently (and wrongly!) and taking people along in her error. Like when she says that the author of Revelation was not a Christian.

The best measure of a spiritual life is not its escstasies but its obedience.

—Oswald Chambers

  • The Pursuit of Virtue

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  • When God Plants an Acorn

    When God Plants an Acorn, He Means an Oak

    We stood together on the crest of a hill, a gentle breeze rustling the meadow around our feet. The fields ran gently downward until they met a creek that gurgled happily in its course. A few years prior, an acorn had somehow made its way to the highest point of this hill, carelessly dropped there…

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    A La Carte (April 28)

    A La Carte: Protestantism’s Catholic converts / How healthy is your pursuit of health? / God’s special calling on your life / Considering a Christian university? / Testing the teachings of Catholicism / Kindle deals / and more.

  • New and Notable

    New and Notable Christian Books for April 2025

    It is surprisingly difficult to find a list of Christian books that have been released in any given month—especially if you want that list to be filtered by books released through particular publishers. That’s one of the reasons why I close each month by coming up with my list of New and Notable books. I…

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    Weekend A La Carte (April 26)

    A La Carte: Every pinch of pain has purpose / China closed Christian bookstores / Watch for the thing after the thing / For everything there is a time / Showers of blessing / What Pope Francis can teach us about preaching / and more.