Good morning. Grace and peace to you.
It’s a holiday here in Canada (as well as in the US, as I understand it). So I’m taking it easy by posting only A La Carte today instead of also posting a new article.
Today’s Kindle deals include a lot of different books that range across many different publishers, authors, and topics.
What to Do After You Swipe Right: Wisdom for Online Dating
Mark Vance offers some guidance for those whose dating relationship has begun online. “Whether the couples first ‘meet’ each other on Instagram or pursue a relationship through a dating app, our digital world is reshaping how we date and whom we marry. As I counsel those seeking to wisely navigate online dating, I offer a few principles to guide them.”
Anything Can Be an Idol
“I have worshiped a bag of chips. I have also worshiped a bowl of yogurt with the right number of macros. I have worshiped an hour of uninterrupted sleep. I have worshiped a number on the scale. I have worshiped a number in my bank account. … And on and on the list goes.”
The Great Danger Is to Assume We Are All Headed for Heaven
What a tragic and misguided statistic! “For every American who believes they’re going to Hell, there are 120 who believe they’re going to Heaven.”
A Box of Our Own
“Unconfessed sin causes more damage inside us than simple regret or guilt. No matter how staunchly defended or tightly guarded, it poisons our thoughts and skews our perspective.”
Sometimes Face-to-Face Isn’t Better
We are accustomed to saying that face-to-face communication is necessarily superior to the alternatives, but Mikey Lynch offers a few cases in which that may not be true. Church leaders should take note.
Sins We Love to Ignore
Dan writes about a few of the sins we may be tempted to ignore or justify.
Flashback: How To Be Conformed to the World
Where are you tempted to lower your guard? Where are you allowing the world just a crack into your heart and your mind? This may be the means through which you are being conformed to the world.
Unless God is rightly taught and highly honored, our ministries are nothing more than glorified babysitting services.
—Sam Luce & Hunter Williams
