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A La Carte (6/18)

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This is a slightly abbreviated A La Carte. I was away on a Father and Son’s retreat this weekend and am still in catch-up mode. Here are a few of the links I was able to collect after all the burning , shooting, throwing and other manly things were done.

Teen Video Consumption – Here’s an infographic that displays just how much online video teens are consuming these days. Answer: a lot.

Off the eBook Shelf – The revolution is underway and there’s no going back! “Readers are voting with their wallets: The eBook is winning. In the US, eBooks sales are now topping hardcovers for the first time.”

Tuning the Preacher’s Ear – I appreciated this article from Cornelius Plantinga. He writes about how good reading helps good preaching.

God Is Love – Monergism Books has God Is Love by Gerald Bray on sale for 50% off. “This volume is unique from others in that Bray traces the common theme of God’s love through the Bible categorically—from God’s love for himself and his creation to the cross as the ultimate expression of God’s love, among other categories.” Remember as well that Wayne Grudem’s systematic theology lectures are still available there for free.

A praying Christian is a useful Christian in the world.

—Jeremiah Burroughs

  • When Children Walk Away from Jesus

    When Children Walk Away from Jesus

    It is the outcome every Christian parent fears. It is the outcome every Christian parent dreads. It is the outcome every Christian parent prays against from the moment their children are born. Yet for so many, it is the outcome God calls them to bear.

  • A La Carte (July 10)

    A life and death struggle / In the arms of an other / Little House on the Prairie / A Christian response to hookup culture / Our accommodating God / Cultural enemies / When you don’t like your wife / Sales and deals.

  • A La Carte (July 9)

    Should your children read books with magic? / ‘I’m not feeling it today’ / When you’re not supposed to feel like this / ‘Speed-friending’ / Loving the church in her brokenness / A word like rain / Theo of Golden / Little Pilgrim’s Big Journey / and more.

  • Why Did God Give Us Mosaics

    Why Did God Give Us Mosaics?

    In many of the great European palaces, you can find entire walls that are covered with mosaics. Pieces of broken glass and pottery or fragments of shimmering shells have been arranged by the finest artisans to form images, portraits, and landscapes. As you stand at a distance, you might think you are gazing at illustrations…

  • A La Carte (July 8)

    The darkest of dark ages / When helping hurts in pastoral counseling / Gideon’s 9700 / How to spiritually lead your family / Christians on the threshold / I may not be the best, but I choose to be my best / Reading, Watching, Going / and more.

  • A La Carte (July 7)

    I think I ruined my children / What songs do you sing? / The kind of praise you may be neglecting / Unraveling the IVF confusion / Five myths that keep you from reading the Institutes / When Christians get the yips / The wonder of the human face / and more.