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A La Carte (9/26)

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Earning for God’s Glory – I quite agree: “It never ceases to amaze me that algebra is required in school but personal finance is not. We desperately need to hear what the Bible says about personal finance.”

Prepare Your Public Prayers – This is very, very helpful counsel from D.A. Carson. “If you are in any form of spiritual leadership, work at your public prayers. It does not matter whether the form of spiritual leadership you exercise is the teaching of a Sunday school class, pastoral ministry, small-group evangelism, or anything else: if at any point you pray in public as a leader, then work at your public prayers.”

Do You Know Talkative? – Chris Brauns introduces us to Talkative, a character from Pilgrim’s Progress. But you may know him. You may even be him.

A Beautiful Mess – This mom writes about being imperfect and learning to accept that though she is imperfect, she is still exactly the mother her children need.

An Addendum to Crazy Busy? – David Murray offers a few thoughts on what has reduced busyness in his own life.

Astronomy Photographs of the Year – Australian photographer Mark Gee has beaten more than a thousand amateur and professional photographers from around the planet to win the title Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2013. His work, along with the various runners up, are incredible.

To cover up the sun would be easy work compared with the covering up of sin.

—C.H. Spurgeon

  • A La Carte (November 10)

    C.S. Lewis’s vices / How to graciously say no / Can’t you let me just attend? / When morningness is confused with godliness / Everyone doesn’t react the same way / Evangelizing with a dog / Kindle deals / New books

  • A La Carte (November 9)

    Christianity under the progressive gaze / Why Christians must reject the conspiratorial mind / Wise people strive to be wiser / The pro-life movement’s midterm reckoning / How evil works / Preaching in paragraphs / Kindle deals / and more.

  • Works and Wonders November 8

    Works & Wonders (November 8)

    This week’s Works & Wonders: the power of God, Nikon’s microscope photos, three Come, Thou Founts, a brain-injured musical genius, and Prepare Him Room live.