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Pray With, Pray For – Why should a mother pray for her children with her children? Brian Croft gives an answer.

How Much Water? – How much water is there is, on and above the earth? Here’s an interesting and surprising visualization.

The German Sniper – Here’s a short video that details just a short little scenario from the Second World War.

National Parks by Night – This is a beautiful photo gallery showing America’s national parks by night.

Your Ministry Is Not Your Identity – Paul Tripp: “I was a pastor in the process of destroying his life and ministry, and I didn’t know it. I wish I could say that my pastoral experience is unique, but I have come to learn in travels to hundreds of churches around the world that sadly, it is not.”

Every time you draw your breath, you suck in mercy.

—Thomas Watson

  • New and Notable Christian Books for February 2026

    New and Notable Christian Books for February 2026

    Not a single month goes by without Christian publishers providing us with great new resources. Thankfully, most of those new books end up in my mailbox. That allows me to sort through them and distil them down to a list like this one: A list of new and notables.

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    A La Carte (February 27)

    A La Carte: Time / More than a book / If you knew him, you would ask / The multitasking myth / Beware AI-generated Christian content / It’s sad that you believe that / and more.

  • A La Carte Thursday 1

    A La Carte (February 26)

    A La Carte: Death with dignity / On “balance” and young men / No need to fear / A gospel reset for the weary Christian / A shy guy’s guide to big groups / Book and Kindle deals / and more.

  • Substacks I Read and Recommend in 2026

    30 Christian Substacks I Read and Recommend in 2026

    t is a blessing to have so many dedicated and talented Christian writers who are willing to share their work with us. Many of them choose to share it through Substack, a platform for email newsletters. I follow all kinds of Substacks and thought it might be helpful to create a roundup of some of…

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    A La Carte (February 25)

    A La Carte: Why wouldn’t God provide more proof? / Gospel antidotes to anxiety / The predictable pastor / Writing is pain / Depths of Mordor / The Lord’s Supper is the best altar call / and more.

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    A La Carte (February 24)

    A La Carte: Carl Trueman on playing God / Gen Z and the search for status / John Piper on the marks of a godly boss / Interpreting OT laws / What is fasting? / When the gospel becomes an idol / and more.