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A La Carte (December 24)

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Did Someone Else Write Shakespeare’s Works? – Ken Jennings says Shakespeare did it all himself.

How to Change Your Mind – Here’s one Bible reading plan to consider in the new year.

Beautiful Libraries – Some libraries are just amazingly beautiful.

Pride – Bradford Littlejohn wraps up an excellent series on 7 deadly sins in a digital age with a look at the granddaddy of all sins.

Discipling Relationships – Here is how one person selects and schedules his discipling relationships. And while we’re on the subject, this is What Disciple-Making Is Not.

How an Airplane Is Made – This YouTube video gives you a glimpse inside Airbus’ plants.

The parent who tries to train without setting a good example is building with one hand, and pulling down with the other.

—J.C. Ryle

  • Things Change and Things Stay the Same

    Things Change and Things Stay the Same

    The French language has an endearing little phrase that could almost have been drawn from the Bible’s wisdom literature. “Plus ça change,” they say, “plus c’est la même chose.” The more things change, the more they stay the same. Though I live in the 21st century, I read in the 19th, which is to say,…

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    A La Carte (March 17)

    A La Carte: Comfort in life’s disappointments / To women with passive husbands / Loved ones with dementia / When to preach Romans / Friendship / Kindle deals / and more.

  • Too Small To Bother God With

    At times we all live burdened lives, weighed down by the cares and concerns, the trials and traumas that inevitably accompany life in this world. And while we sometimes feel crushed by life’s heaviest burdens—the death of a loved one, the rebellion of a child, the onset of a chronic illness—we can also sometimes stagger…

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    Weekend A La Carte (March 15)

    A La Carte: The etiquette of speech / Steve Lawson’s repentance / It’s not too late to abandon Christian nationalism / Praying for dreams to come true / How marriage vows work / New gospel songs / and more.

  • Understanding Trauma

    Understanding Trauma

    I don’t remember encountering the world “trauma” very often in my younger years, yet recently I seem to hear it all the time. What was once deemed a rare experience or one rarely talked about, has become a common experience and one talked about both openly and often. Where perhaps it was once defined so…