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A La Carte (June 5)

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Today’s Kindle deals include Spiritual Game Plan which is essentially a brand new book. Christopher Ash’s Remaking a Broken World is also worth a look.

(Yesterday on the blog: Non-Political Lessons from “Original Sin”)

The Dangerous Secret Your Young Men Are Keeping

This is quite an article about some of the ugly ideologies that are impacting young men.

Gratitude for Closed Doors

Daniel expresses gratitude for some of the doors the Lord closed to him along the way.

Sex, Love, and Marriage in Africa

This article (or newsletter, really) aptly explains why it is so important to have material written specifically for different cultures. In it, Dave and Stacey Hare explain, for example, why good marriage instruction in their context needs to account for ghosts.

Why and How to Begin Scripture Writing

Rebekah Matt is committed to the practice of Scripture writing. Here she explains what it is and how to get started.

Trust the Process

This is good advice in so many areas of life: Learn to trust the process.

Seeing Myself More Clearly

Dave Harvey: “I think the best way to upgrade our self-awareness and assess our self-portraits is through the perspectives of living mirrors. We desperately need the eyes and words of others to help us form a healthy and informed self-perception.”

Flashback: The Least of My Children’s Accomplishments

…even while David may be been sorrowful that he would not be the one to build the temple, he must have been overjoyed to know that the task would fall to his son. Even while he grieved that he would never see it, it must have warmed his heart to know that his son would not only see it but build it. 

The Church needs pastors who’ve had the swagger gospeled out of them.

—Jared Wilson

  • Nick Challies

    Nick Has Been with the Lord for 5 Years

    I can’t say why it is that we place extra emphasis on anniversaries that are multiples of five. Why does five years seem more significant than six or 20 than 21? It’s a strange custom, yet one we all acknowledge and accept. And on that note, today marks the fifth anniversary of the day my…

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    A La Carte (November 3)

    A La Carte: The idol in the mirror / Why the leaves fall / Fencing the table / Artificially intelligent pastors / Memory loss / Myths about Romans / Kindle deals / and more.

  • Preaching

    What a Miracle!

    Over the course of our Christian lives, we hear hundreds or even thousands of sermons. Perhaps through the sheer repetition, we are prone to forget what makes preaching so special, so unique. At the heart of preaching is the wonder…

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    Weekend A La Carte (November 1)

    A La Carte: Wellness cannot save you / “The Mercy of God” / Young men and sports gambling / Following through on the Reformation / The decline of reading and the rise of reels / Helping kids process social media violence / and more.

  • Helping Your Kids

    Helping Your Kids Know God’s Good Design

    Despite the temptation to think otherwise, I am certain there has never been a time or a context in which it has been easy to raise children in the discipline and instruction of the Lord. Rather, every set of parents of every era and place has had to face challenges.