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A La Carte (5/28)

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I trust that my American readers will enjoy their Memorial Day today (and presumably most of them will enjoy the day by not spending a lot of time online). For the rest of us, here are some links worth checking out:

Six Ways of Minimizing Sin – “I found these six ways of minimizing sin to be very instructive regarding gospel-centered sanctification/mortification of sin. Take a moment and examine your fight against sin, the ways you are prone to minimize sin, and develop an intentional strategy to renounce them.”

Honoring a Sufi Saint – I looked at this photo gallery and realized that it shows why religious experience is not inherently trustworthy. Here are people having genuine religious experience, but in honor of a pagan.

Author vs Author Putdowns – “One man’s Shakespeare is another man’s trash fiction.” Here are some of the most scathing author vs author putdowns of all time. This makes an interesting study in envy…

The Best Funeral Sermon – Paul Levy says, “This sermon should be read by every preacher regardless of what you think of John Stott. Let me give you a quote and his concluding applications.”

In his natural state, every man born into the world is a rank idolater.

—John Wesley

  • Sleep as an Act of Faith

    Every night, lying down to sleep is a small enactment of death and resurrection. Hear from Brett McCracken on what our nightly surrender teaches us about trusting God’s sovereignty in this excerpt from The Wisdom of Sleep, on the blog today.

  • Why Fallen Pastors So Rarely Walk Away

    Why Fallen Pastors So Rarely Walk Away

    Have you ever wondered why pastors who have been disqualified from ministry so rarely concede to the reality of their disqualification and just move on? Have you ever wondered why they so often disappear for a year or so and then turn up at another church or in a different denomination?

  • A La Carte (August 24)

    Making men and women hate each other / Will Christians really judge the world? / Why we never speak to each other / The New Earth / An anti-Pharisee’s prayer / Preaching simply / Kindle deals / and more.

  • Works & Wonders (August 23)

    Insects don’t live in the ocean / Underground mail / The return of the monarch / The most valuable items / Singing through the hymnal / Perfect wisdom and perfect purposes

  • Weekend A La Carte (August 22)

    Should Christian women freeze their eggs? / AI and utter chaos / A biblical case for IVF / Indy cars in D.C. / What A.I. is, and how I use it / Preparing for Sunday / Reader recommendations / and more.