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A La Carte (9/28)

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Al Mohler on Changing His Mind – Trevin has a transcription of an interesting talk from Al Mohler in which he discusses how he came to change his mind on the role of women in ministry.

An Open Letter – Nancy Guthrie has penned an open letter to her pastors addressing the recent Glenn Beck rally in Washington.

Fast Food – Your infographic du jour. This one tells the fatty truth about fast food.

The Myth of Short Web Content – This article tries to put to rest the old and common belief that content on the web must be kept very short in order for people to actually read it. I am a bit on the fence on this one. If you really want to have people read it, you’ll need to keep it short.

Greek Questions – I don’t even know why I enjoy Mondays with Mounce so much. But this week’s question was another interesting one: how do you know when a Greek sentence is meant to be a question?

Humility is to expect nothing, to wonder at nothing done to us, to feel nothing against us. It is to be at rest when nobody praises us and when we are blamed and despised. It is to have a blessed home in the Lord where we can go in and shut the door and kneel to our Father in secret, and be at peace when all around is trouble.

—Andrew Murray

  • Davy and Natalie Lloyd

    Strong to the End

    You have probably heard of Davy and Natalie Lloyd, even if the names aren’t immediately familiar. In May 2024, you most likely heard the news about two young American missionaries to Haiti who, along with one of their Haitian colleagues, were brutally murdered by one of the many gangs that dominate the country.

  • A La Carte (June 5)

    Can Jesus really sympathize with my specific struggles? / View your past through the lens of God’s faithfulness / Nine marks of a healthy paragraph / When you have nothing left to give / The treasure chest at the train station / When you’re too weird to lead / Headlines / and more.

  • A La Carte (June 4)

    The pastor as anti-professional / On grieving when your loved one’s faith was ambiguous / God’s mercy in withholding wealth / Not mere memories: God’s sovereign purposes in every season / 10 theses on intercession / Bargatze’s ‘Breadwinner’ should be funnier / Podcasts / and more.

  • A La Carte (June 3)

    Ben Sasse’s theology of suffering for a death-phobic culture / You don’t need testosterone therapy / While I was busy helping save the free world / The discipline of joy / Stop believing your best years are behind you / We are not alone? No, we never were / Medical evacuation / The SBC /…

  • General Market Titles

    10 General Market Books I Have Enjoyed Recently

    While I am committed to reading and reviewing Christian books, I also enjoy reading a steady diet of books published for the general market. Though my interests lean toward history, I do enjoy other topics as well. Here are a few of the titles I’ve enjoyed over the past couple of months.