I am trying out a slightly revised format for A La Carte. If you receive this via RSS or email, the formatting ought to improve over the next few days, so bear with me.
An Abortion Testimony: It Matters to This One
This powerful and moving account was written by Latayne Scott, author of The Mormon Mirage.
How America’s Lost Colony Vanished
Artifacts suggest that some members of the ill-fated English settlement on Roanoke Island survived and assimilated with Native Americans.
Trinity
Here’s a fascinating visualization of nuclear detonations from 1945 to present.
This day in 1778: Pastor and hymnwriter Augustus Toplady died from tuberculosis. The day he died he was crying out “Come, Lord Jesus, come quickly!” His best-known hymn remains a favorite today: “Rock of Ages.” (read more)
9Marks Mailbag
The 9Marks mailbag is always worth reading. This time around Jonathan Leeman comments on: Why “Disowning” Family Members Isn’t an Option; Term Limits for Elders; Expedited Church Discipline; and Can I Leave My Family’s Church?
Missing the Target
“Over the weekend, Target became the next corporate power, after Amazon, to rid themselves of all gender designations and labels for children’s toys and bedding.” Grant Castleberry comments for CBMW.
Hope for the Unhappily Single
“There is a new and widespread epidemic in our nation and even in our churches. It’s called the not-yet-married life.”
It is better to preach five words of God’s Word than five million words of man’s wisdom.
— C.H. Spurgeon
