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A La Carte (February 20)

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Grace and peace to you today.

There is a long list of Kindle deals for you to look over.

Yesterday on the blog: (A Prayer That God Would Save Our Children)

Revival and Bad Theology

“When revival hits, should we expect all the participants to have all their theological ducks in a row and align with our particular shibboleth?” Here’s one take on it. (See also: Asbury, Revival, and Christian Cynicism? and Why It’s Good to be Skeptical of the Asbury Revival.)

A Life-Giving Brain Cancer

“In July of 2022, I was diagnosed with a tumour in the left frontal lobe of my brain; what doctors termed the eloquent, dominant brain. … Six months later, I am glad to have completed active treatment, and excited for a second future. In fact, I’ve never been happier or felt more blessed than I do right now, and I’m eager to share with you why.”

Gender War, Technology, and De-Centering the Self

“It seems to me that the capacity to believe you could be wrong about something—in other words, the capacity to cultivate humility—is greatly strengthened by genuine encounters with other people, and is greatly weakened through the absence of such encounters.”

Why are some demons only able to be cast out “by prayer”? (Mk. 9:29)

Sinclair Ferguson answers an interesting question.

What Is Presbyterianism?

What is Presbyterianism about? This article explains its distinctives.

Nine Characteristics of the Great Old Testament Revivals

This is a helpful list of characteristics of revivals in the Old Testament.

Flashback: Learning to Stand

These are the six pieces of the spiritual armor we need for this spiritual battle: truth, righteousness, the gospel, faith, salvation and the Word of God…This armor is God’s gift to each Christian, sufficient to wage and to win this battle.

Satan’s chief device of temptation is to attack the truth of God.

—R.C. Sproul

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    A La Carte (September 8)

    Early marriage is a trajectory decision / John Piper on daily vigilance and lifelong productivity / Why America worships its cold-blooded killers / Skipping church helped my soul / Reminders for achievement addicts / What are young men turning away from? / and more.

  • Netflix’s “Little House on the Prairie”

    When Netflix announced they would debut a Little House on the Prairie series, I received the news with a sense of dread. While I knew it could be like All Creatures Great and Small and remain relatively faithful to the spirit of much-loved books, it could also be like Rings of Power and be anything…

  • A La Carte (September 7)

    Mother, give yourself away / This is not what I meant / Lindsay Clancy / The only thing green are the weeds / An open door doesn’t mean walk in / The pastoral hard cases: “no one noticed” / Kindle deals.

  • Works & Wonders

    Works & Wonders (September 6)

    Works & Wonders: Beautiful creation / Photography awards / Blackwing pencils / World’s narrowest islands / Be a stowaway / Vanished Vikings.

  • Weekend A La Carte (September 5)

    The cities that said yes to drugs / Just bury your trash / The rise of transactional relationships / Calvin and Hobbes and the price of integrity / How much is that gene-edited dog in the window? / Covenantal theology / Reader recommendations / and more.