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A La Carte (July 4)

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Happy Fourth of July to my American friends and family! I trust it will be a restful and enjoyable day.

Today’s Kindle deals include several books I think you’ll enjoy browsing. Be sure to consider the commentary on Matthew.

Why It’s Good (And Christian) to Love Your Country

Daniel explains why it’s a good and Christian thing to love your country.

Mending Nets in the Storm

“God may have you in a season where movement feels impossible, but that doesn’t mean you’re not to prepare. This is the time for strengthening your faith, deepening your understanding, and sharpening your discernment, because the storm will lift. And when it does, you will want to be found ready, not scrambling.”

The Fascinating History of the Wordless Book

M. R. Conrad shares some of the fascinating history of the wordless book.

What Does yhwh Mean?

Few names have caused more discussion and debate than the name of God. “While we may not know the exact origin, meaning, and pronunciation of the name yhwh, far more importantly we can know him—we can know yhwh. God’s revelation of his name was ultimately for us to know him.”

Why Children in Public Schools Deserve Beautiful Books

Nadya Williams considers the importance of quality and beautiful in children’s books.

Spiritual Authority: How to Use It, Not Abuse It

Harold Senkbeil explains how to use spiritual authority (and how not to abuse it).

Flashback: 5 Ways To Minister To Other Christians This Sunday

In every part of the life we share together as a church, we have the ability to minister the truth of God’s Word to others. Who in your church needs you to minister the word to them this Sunday?

To stay away from the Lord’s Supper because our hearts are cold is to refuse to go to the fire till we are warm.

—Maltbie Davenport Babcock

  • AI Systematic Theology

    AI Is Coming For Your Systematic Theology

    AI-generated fake theology books are flooding Amazon with fabricated authors and questionable doctrine. Let me explain the threat and tell you how to distinguish the real from the fake.

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    A La Carte (April 27)

    Collective awe / Sabbath, Lord’s Day, My Day / 11 blessings of growing older / Ordinary growth / It might be good that your church isn’t growing / Searching for a sign / Stupid human tricks / and more.

  • Works & Wonders

    Works & Wonders (April 26)

    Uplifting bits and pieces for Sunday: Growing luminous / A $1,200 pen / 250 years of Americana / A house in a church / Reclaimed by nature / Chip wagons / and more.

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    Weekend A La Carte (April 25)

    This weekend’s A La Carte covers Thomas Kinkade’s hidden legacy, Gen Z and real experiences, John Mark Comer in The Atlantic, Carl Trueman on the trans war, eugenics and AI, LLM sycophancy, and more.

  • Shooting Up

    Shooting Up

    Jonathan Tepper grew up watching his missionary parents transform the lives of heroin addicts in Madrid. Though he has wandered from the faith, his memoir may be the most Christian book you read this year.