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A La Carte (December 3)

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Thanks again to all who bought my new book. It has been a joy to hear from so many of you. I’m hoping and praying it proves useful to you. And now, here are today’s A La Carte links:

Should We Only Forgive Those Who Repent?

David Prince answers a common question. “I have heard it taught that if a person does not seek forgiveness (repent) that we are not required to forgive, do you agree with this? Can a person refuse to forgive and not harbor sinful bitterness? Does the picture of salvation requiring repentance before forgiveness apply or is it different and not applicable?”

A Complementarian Manifesto Against Domestic Abuse

I’m thankful that Jason Meyer wrote this important article.

The Refugee Dilemma

Here’s a sad look into some of the difficulties faced by certain refugees.

Beyond the Guilt of Not Evangelizing

That’s a familiar guilt, isn’t it?

5 Things Millennials Need To Learn About Productivity

Yesterday I was a guest at Boundless blog and wrote about the importance of emphasizing productivity in all of life.

This Day in 1557. 458 years ago today, Protestants in Scotland (including John Knox) sign their First Covenant at Edinburgh, uniting Presbyterians under the name “Congregation of the Lord.” *

At Singapore Airlines, No Detail Is Too Small

This is quite an amazing bit of art here. An artist uses paper to recreate an airliner in incredible detail.

Wilson

You don’t have to bring the fire, bring the thunder, bring the whatever. Just bring the gospel. It will do the thundering.

—Jared Wilson

  • When God Plants an Acorn

    When God Plants an Acorn, He Means an Oak

    We stood together on the crest of a hill, a gentle breeze rustling the meadow around our feet. The fields ran gently downward until they met a creek that gurgled happily in its course. A few years prior, an acorn had somehow made its way to the highest point of this hill, carelessly dropped there…

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    A La Carte (April 28)

    A La Carte: Protestantism’s Catholic converts / How healthy is your pursuit of health? / God’s special calling on your life / Considering a Christian university? / Testing the teachings of Catholicism / Kindle deals / and more.

  • New and Notable

    New and Notable Christian Books for April 2025

    It is surprisingly difficult to find a list of Christian books that have been released in any given month—especially if you want that list to be filtered by books released through particular publishers. That’s one of the reasons why I close each month by coming up with my list of New and Notable books. I…

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    Weekend A La Carte (April 26)

    A La Carte: Every pinch of pain has purpose / China closed Christian bookstores / Watch for the thing after the thing / For everything there is a time / Showers of blessing / What Pope Francis can teach us about preaching / and more.

  • What Makes You Beautiful

    What Makes You Beautiful

    I have often thought of a conversation that took place when my girls were little. Abby was perhaps 5 or 6 at the time and Michaela just working her way through the “terrible twos” (which for our kids always happened when they were three or four). A stranger saw me interacting with them one day…