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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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    A La Carte (March 3)

    Edgelords won’t inherit the earth / Why smart people reject God / Repentance without compromise / Not enough faith / Is it time for complementarians to change their mind? / Kindle deals / and more.

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    A La Carte (March 2)

    Paul Tripp’s definition of parenting / Caring for divorced people in your church / Why Catholicism needs relics / Iran after the Ayatollah / The crescent moon / Kindle deals / and more.

  • Water Glass

    The Deepest Thirst of All

    The God who created us formed us in such a way that we are not meant to exist apart from him. To live apart from God is the spiritual equivalent of trying to live without food and water. It will lead only to weakness, pain, and death.

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    Weekend A La Carte (February 28)

    A La Carte: How marriage actually refers to Christ and the church / Does it matter if stories are true? / To cover or overlook? / Should Christians feel guilty for being patriotic / Sinful desires / and more.

  • New and Notable Christian Books for February 2026

    New and Notable Christian Books for February 2026

    Not a single month goes by without Christian publishers providing us with great new resources. Thankfully, most of those new books end up in my mailbox. That allows me to sort through them and distil them down to a list like this one: A list of new and notables.