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A La Carte (5/11)

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Josh Hamilton – “I sometimes get nervous when I listen to Christian athletes talk about their faith on the big stage. While I appreciate their desire explicitly give glory to Jesus during interviews, they can come off as glib, token, or perfunctory. … This is why Josh Hamilton’s appearance last night on ESPN’s Pardon the Interruption made such an impression on me.”

YouVersion – YouVersion is celebrating the 50 millionth install of its app. I’ve downloaded it many times on many devices and use it pretty much every day. They’ve got lots of interesting statistics to share.

Church Clothes – If you’re into Christian rap music, you’ll want to grab this new and free mixtape from Lecrae.

What Is Better? – This article is really good! In just a few short paragraphs it looks at the ideas of orientation and choice and sin and the gospel.

The contented man is never poor, the discontented never rich.

—George Eliot

  • Works & Wonders

    Works & Wonders (May 3)

    Works & Wonders combines a brief devotional with other interesting and uplifting bits and pieces: Happy birthday, “Oh Canada” in America, new songs and albums, disposable diapers, and more.

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    Weekend A La Carte (May 2)

    Weekend A La Carte: Think pieces, videos, and longform articles on progressive Christianity, land acknowledgements, ducking the new surveillance, a farewell to cinema, and much more.

  • A process for choosing how to educate our children

    A Process for Wisely Deciding How to Educate Your Children

    One of the hardest decisions Christian parents face is how to educate their children. But maybe the how matters less than the why and how well. Here’s a biblical process for making the decision with wisdom and confidence — without judging those who decide differently.

  • A La Carte Friday 2

    A La Carte (May 1)

    Little children and church grandmas / Ten seconds after you die / The illusion of control / Gentle truths for exhausted hearts / Preaching the gospel to yourself / Kindle deals / and more.

  • A La Carte Thursday 1

    A La Carte (April 30)

    Does Satan know our thoughts? / Complementarianism and the dignity of women / From friend to friend / When we subtract evangelism / Becoming an interesting person / ECPA book awards / and more.