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A La Carte (January 30)

Today’s Kindle deals include some excellent titles from Crossway as well as a couple of other good picks.

President Trump’s Executive Order on Immigrants and Refugees

Joe Carter takes a blessedly objective look at President Trump’s recent executive order.

Performing a Time Audit of Your Life

J.D. Greear shares what may prove a helpful resource. “One of the benefits of a new year is stopping to take stock of our lives—to assess whether we’re actually spending our time doing what matters most. We’ll never live the life God intends for us unless we intend to, and intending starts with an honest look at how we’ve created our schedules.”

If an Atomic Bomb Was Dropped Near You (Video)

What would happen if an atomic bomb was dropped near you? All kinds of awful stuff.

Christian Life Beyond the Quiet Time

Every week I look forward to Jared Wilson’s Monday-morning article. Here it is.

4 Billion Chestnut Trees

There used to be 4 billion chestnut trees in the U.S., but now it’s national news when someone finds one.

This Day in 1912. 105 years ago today missionary, philosopher, author and lecturer Francis Schaeffer was born. Schaeffer was a leading figure in the resurgence of evangelicalism in the 60s ad 70s. *

‘Untranslatable’ Emotions

I was more interested in the details of this article than the big picture. There are lots of emotions for which English has no word. But other languages have a richer emotional vocabulary.

Remembering Dr. Iain D. Campbell

I was sorry to hear of the death of Dr. Iain Campbell at just 53. (See also here.)

The F-35 Disaster (Video)

It’s pretty clear the F-35 jet fighter is a complete disaster, yet it keeps going. This video shows how it’s actually a brilliant piece of engineering—economic and political engineering, that is.

Flashback: Work That Makes a Difference

Work is not significant only when it utilizes my full capacity or full capabilities. Work is not significant only when it is measurable in dollars and cents or praise and compliments. Work has intrinsic significance because it gives me the opportunity to do something with joy—with joy in the Lord.

Sin is ugly. It should be killed daily. I die every day, because Jesus said, “Take up your cross daily” and crosses are for dying.

—John Piper

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    Eat, Drink, and Be Merry

    God’s path of wisdom for you is both serious and delightful—more of both than you might expect. Following Christ will both deepen you and free you. It’s a brilliant strategy for glad sanity and steady integrity—all the way.

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    A La Carte (May 8)

    Sunday style and the devil’s beat / The mortification equation / The cult of pastoral vulnerability / Friday funnies / Greet one another with a … what? / Before it’s an emergency / and more.

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    A La Carte (May 7)

    I will go to him / A letter to those discouraged by fallen pastors / Richard Dawkins / The most powerful words you’ll ever write / Eight myths about heaven / God alone is Lord of the conscience / Kindle deals / and more.

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    The End of Raising Children

    Michaela is a married woman! We enjoyed a simple ceremony on Monday afternoon and, after a sweet reception, she and Caleb hit the road to begin their new life together. And just like that, Aileen and I are finished raising children.

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    A La Carte (May 6)

    A La Carte: Eugenics as self-loathing / Raise kids to be reality respecters / The pastoral virtue of avoidance / Live son or dead daughter? / The sin we’ve stopped taking seriously / Evaluating cultural Christianity / and more.

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    A La Carte (May 5)

    Conspiracy and the Christian / The algorithm is changing how we speak / Values AI suggests / When darkness descends / The incredible human hand / A culture of chronic doubt / and more.