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A La Carte (June 18)

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If you’re a Logos user, be sure to take a look at this month’s free and almost free books. Also, lots of great resources from Zondervan are on sale (which includes the excellent Zondervan Exegetical Commentary Collection). It’s also worth taking a look at the monthly sales page.

(Yesterday on the blog: Let’s Hear It For the Second Parents)

The Pursuit of (Which) Happiness?

Andrew Wilson writes about the many different forms of happiness. “The question of which kind of happiness we’re looking for comes to us all the time: in the daily trade-offs between time and money; in the soul-searching of a bored married man whose younger coworker is showing an interest in him; in the ordinary budgeting issues of spending and saving, buying now and paying later; in the choice between taking a more stimulating job or having more time with the children; in the amount of time we spend on a screen.”

Don’t Hastily Choose Elders

Mitch Chase warns against the folly of choosing elders hastily. “A patient and thorough examination of elder candidates will mean that certain people (whom you initially thought would qualify) will be excluded, while others (whom you might not have considered at first) will be an excellent fit.”

The Evangelistic Awe of Nature

You will enjoy this celebration of God’s evangelistic revelation in nature.

What You Read Builds Who You Are

Randy Alcorn: “Isn’t there room in life for movies and TV and kicking back and enjoying a lightweight novel? Sure, I enjoy these things myself … But I believe in an era dominated by superficial popular culture, there’s real value in expanding our thinking to God’s glory, and not just going broad but going deep.”

Till He Was Strong

This article reminds us of God’s counter-intuitive ways of thinking about weakness and strength.

A Father’s Threads of Living Faith

Ashley Anthony shares a sweet tribute to the faith of her father. These words stand out: “When I was young, I was convinced he lacked fear. Now I know it’s that he possessed courage about all the right things.”

Flashback: It’s All Chocolate

We will experience sweet providence and bitter providence, yet it is all providence, it all flows in some way from the God whose mind is vast, whose heart is kind, whose arm is strong, whose love is true, and whose purpose is good.

Reading gives us breadth, but study gives us depth.

—Jerry Bridges

  • Dreams

    What Becomes Of All Our Dreams?

    My dad loved to cook. This was a passion that began relatively late in his life after the kids had moved out. With an empty nest, my parents were able to live a slower-paced life and my dad began to dabble in cooking. He soon found that he loved it and that my mother was…

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    Dumb Will Do: Why Satan Doesn’t Need Heresy

    There is one memory of my earlier years as a Christian that I’ve never been able to shake. It’s a formative memory that I actually don’t think the Lord means for me to shake, for it has often reminded me that, when it comes to the local church’s worship, the stakes are sky high.

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  • Neglected Prayer

    The Things You Neglect To Pray About

    There is a close connection between prayer and humility. This being the case, there is also a close connection between prayerlessness and pride. Those who believe they are self-sufficient feel no need to petition God for his help, for his strength, for his wisdom. It is only those who admit their lack who will cry…