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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

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    A La Carte (May 21)

    One step becomes a three-day walk / Tolkien, foolishness, and the ordinary means of grace / The staggering beauty and burden of church life / Denominational health / Three truths to combat your news anxiety / Don’t do the Devil’s work for him / and more.

  • The Most Neglected Element of Worship

    The Most Neglected Element of Worship

    There are some elements of public worship that receive a great deal of attention. These elements are taught, practiced, rehearsed, and perfected until they are as good as they can be. In most churches, this includes the music, of course, and often the preaching. Why do these receive so much attention?

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    A La Carte (May 20)

    The pastor who refuses to back down / The missionary with Ebola / Why we don’t trust pastors / Rushing our quiet times / The other side of seminary / The remedy, the problem, and the church / Why we need to interpret the Bible / Kindle deals / and more.

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    A La Carte (May 19)

    The wrong lessons from the latest scandal / The blessing of being forgotten / If your chatbot offers prayer / Have tongues ceased? / Consider the small town / Thinking Christianly about complex topics / Book releases / and more.

  • Off the Hook

    God Doesn’t Ask You To Let Him Off the Hook

    There are many ways that human beings can display our pride and arrogance toward God. There are many ways that even those of us who love him can display that we think we know better than he does. There are many ways we can behave with conceit, but perhaps never more so than when we…

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    A La Carte (May 18)

    I am not enough for my kids / The dangerous days past middle age / Are you filled with the Spirit? / Give away lots of money / The best way to resist temptation / A year with Pope Leo / Kindle deals / and more.