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A La Carte (December 17)

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Free Bible Study Tools – Jacob Gerber shows where to find and how to use some excellent free Bible study tools.

The Things of Earth – Westminster Books is offering good discounts on some new books, including one that comes highly recommended by John Piper: The Things of Earth.

The Dumbest Thing – Here’s the dumbest thing he said: “Christianity is so easy. I don’t see what the big deal is.”

Is it Ridiculous? – Is it ridiculous to believe in a literal Adam and Eve? No more ridiculous than any other explanation of our origins.

Immediately Mom at Christmas – “For moms, sometimes days are just a series of ‘immediately’s.’ This is especially true during the holidays…”

Parsons

Trials in life are meant to take our eyes off of our trials and fix them on Christ.

—Burk Parsons

  • Prayer

    Spread Too Thin

    With so much to do, we can easily begin to wonder whether prayer is an appropriate use of scarce time. Wouldn’t it be better to give my attention to something that would let me cross something off my to-do list?

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    Weekend A La Carte (July 12)

    A La Carte: Where art thou Rob Bell? / The case against in vitro fertilization / Praying and weeping for those suffering in Texas / Greet each other with a holy hug / The example of Jimmy Swaggart / and more.

  • Thriving Marriage

    Thriving Marriage

    I have often wondered about the best time to write a book about marriage. When a couple is young, there is so much about marriage they have not yet experienced. They can still impart wisdom and teach lessons, of course, but there is so much of marriage that remains unknown to them. Yet when a…

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    A La Carte (July 11)

    A La Carte: Falling out of repentance / Tattoos as confession / The Epstein List and secret sins / Teaching generosity / Lessons from a former youth pastor / Bedbugs in the bowels of the city.

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    A La Carte (July 10)

    A La Carte: Questions for a maturing marriage / The lesbian seagulls that weren’t / But mommy, why? / A time to be tired / The modern rise of Stoicism / and more.

  • The Stranger

    The Stranger: A Short Film For You

    Based on a true story and inspired by the truth that character comes before competence, “The Stranger” is an honest, light-hearted and meaningful picture of what it means to truly serve others.