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A La Carte (January 23)

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Spoiler Alert – This is an interesting one from Slate: “Children’s birthday parties are getting more and more extravagant. Here’s how we let it happen.” I have noticed this trend!

Going Paperless – This is a long but helpful guide on going paperless. It’s easier than ever!

What I Saw at the Abortion – Trevin Wax: “Ross Douthat linked to this first-person testimony from Richard Selzer, a surgeon, as an example of a pro-choice person who can’t ‘unsee’ what they’ve witnessed in an abortion.”

When You’re Prayerless – “Prayerlessness is not fundamentally a discipline problem. At root it’s a faith problem.” And it happens to all of us sometimes.

Under the Microscope – You know you want to see what some common objects look like under the microscope.

Patterns of Evidence – Here’s another review of the new documentary film Patterns of Evidence.

3 Leadership Lessons from Winston Churchill – Gavin Ortlund looks to Winston Church to find 3 important leadership lessons.

Chesterton

When we cease to worship God, we do not worship nothing. We worship anything.

—G.K.Chesterton

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