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A La Carte (July 8)

How to Pray in Our Time of National Crisis

Joe Carter reflects on the series of inexplicable killings that have happened this week in America. (Also, this from RAAN.)

Christian Audio

Christian Audio invited me to put together a bundle of books. If you sign up for a 30-day trial membership (and yes, it’s actually free) you will receive all 4. Or you can purchase them for $4.98 each.

How a Busy Mom Can Stay Consistent in the Word

“It is hard for busy moms to find time to get into the Word. Kids don’t necessarily understand that you need a quiet time. Here are some steps you can take to stay consistent in the Word…”

Making the Most of Your Bible Reading

On a similar note, here are 8 ways to make the most of your Bible reading.

Prophet, Priest, King

There is a new issue of Credo magazine for you to enjoy. It’s free to download or read online.

The Story of P&R

I enjoyed reading this brief history of P&R, a publisher that has been a blessing to the church since 1930.

This Day in 1741. 275 years ago today, Colonial Congregational minister Jonathan Edwards preached his classic sermon at Enfield, Connecticut: “You are thus in the hands of an angry God; ’tis nothing but his mere pleasure that keeps you from being this moment swallowed up in everlasting destruction” *

Trouble in Bakersfield

Carl Trueman: “A popular, longstanding, and effective member of a schoolboard has had to stand down—not because he does not enjoy the confidence of the community, but simply because he does not accept the latest demands that every knee must bow to whatever the political taste of the moment has decided is non-negotiable.”

Flashback: Growing Up in a World Like This

Here’s an interview I did with Dr Chris Richards who wrote some excellent books on having “the talk” with your children.

Owen

The greatest sorrow and burden you can lay on the Father, the greatest unkindness you can do to him, is not to believe that he loves you.

—John Owen

  • When God Plants an Acorn

    When God Plants an Acorn, He Means an Oak

    We stood together on the crest of a hill, a gentle breeze rustling the meadow around our feet. The fields ran gently downward until they met a creek that gurgled happily in its course. A few years prior, an acorn had somehow made its way to the highest point of this hill, carelessly dropped there…

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    A La Carte (April 28)

    A La Carte: Protestantism’s Catholic converts / How healthy is your pursuit of health? / God’s special calling on your life / Considering a Christian university? / Testing the teachings of Catholicism / Kindle deals / and more.

  • New and Notable

    New and Notable Christian Books for April 2025

    It is surprisingly difficult to find a list of Christian books that have been released in any given month—especially if you want that list to be filtered by books released through particular publishers. That’s one of the reasons why I close each month by coming up with my list of New and Notable books. I…

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    Weekend A La Carte (April 26)

    A La Carte: Every pinch of pain has purpose / China closed Christian bookstores / Watch for the thing after the thing / For everything there is a time / Showers of blessing / What Pope Francis can teach us about preaching / and more.

  • What Makes You Beautiful

    What Makes You Beautiful

    I have often thought of a conversation that took place when my girls were little. Abby was perhaps 5 or 6 at the time and Michaela just working her way through the “terrible twos” (which for our kids always happened when they were three or four). A stranger saw me interacting with them one day…