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A La Carte (8/23)

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Can You Define the Relationship? – “In a sinful world, we glimpse something particularly depraved in this abortion contract, and also something uniquely insightful about modern culture.”

$5 Friday – Ligonier has some pretty good books for sale today in their $5 Friday. There are titles by Al Mohler, R.C. Sproul, Alistair Begg and Anthony Carter.

What Is Discernment? – Sinclair Ferguson has a good article on one of my favorite subjects. “Discernment is learning to think God’s thoughts after Him, practically and spiritually; it means having a sense of how things look in God’s eyes and seeing them in some measure ‘uncovered and laid bare’ (Heb. 4:13).”

E-books Your Children Are Reading – “Parents should monitor what e-books their children are reading, the NSPCC has warned amid fears over inappropriate content being downloaded by youngsters.”

Counting the CostChristianity Today writes about why it is hard to get an accurate and consistent count of the number of people being martyred today.

Creatures Great and Small – From the Big Picture: “Here’s a collection of recent photos of animals from around the world. With such diverse and fascinating subjects, photographers can’t help but capture daily the creatures with which we share this earth.”

Resentful About Homemaking – This blogger offers a helpful response to this: “I was wondering if any of you have any advice, or could recommend a talk or book, that could encourage me in my role as homemaker. I have been becoming increasingly irritated and resentful about doing all the housework lately (as well as finances, admin, handy man stuff etc). I’m also the one who is training the children to do it. Maybe I need to share it with my husband more, I don’t know.”

When husbands and wives are well yoked, how light their load becomes.

—C.H. Spurgeon

  • the Democratization of Competence

    TGC, AI, and the Democratization of Competence

    TGC recently shared its policy for writers and the use of AI. Christianity Today did the same. In this article, I reflect on a new institutional/individual divide and consider how, just like blogs democratized influence, AI might democratize competence.

  • A La Carte (August 19)

    How I lied to my church / What longevity influencers get wrong / Late-stage academia / You have an enemy / Weakness isn’t our enemy / Engaged but not alarmed / Kindle and Logos deals / and more.

  • A La Carte (August 18)

    Beautiful slop / Fierce wolves / Say no to commercial surrogacy / The pain and blessing of hard adoptions / What should being a Christian feel like? / Hidden martyrs of the faith / Book reviews / Kindle and book deals.

  • Do Not Be Ashamed to Be Old

    Don’t Be Ashamed to Be Old

    Have you ever considered that many of the grandest things in this world are old? There is something to be said for those things that are new and young and fresh. But don’t we all have a certain level of respect and a special kind of awe for what is ancient?

  • A La Carte (August 17)

    Literal or symbolic / Family prayer is worth it / When your spiritual hero fails / Overconfidence / When you catastrophize / The joy of baseball / Kindle deals / and more.

  • Works & Wonders (August 16)

    Works & Wonders: A drone at Niagara Falls, 162-year-old bottle of Guinness, 10,000 American cities, the sun at highest resolution, ocean photography, and a full knowledge of the facts.