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A La Carte (March 10)

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Good morning. Grace and peace to you.

Every Monday morning brings a new batch of Kindle deals from Crossway. This week the deals are themed around the gospel and you’ll find titles from John Piper, Jared Wilson, and others. There are lots of books on other subjects as well.

Do Your Sunday Songs Pass the Test?

This is good and helpful. “How does a pastor decide which songs to introduce? Why one song and not another? Here are a gauntlet of questions I ask when considering a new song for my church. If we’re going to sing a song on Sunday, it’s got to pass all the way through.”

Let the Humbleness of Jesus Deflate Our Pride

This is excellent! This list of aspects of Jesus’ humility contrasted with areas we usually take pride in is very thought-provoking.

We Investigated the MASSIVE “Revivals” Happening at Universities (Video)

I am glad I watched this video until the point they discussed the third speaker at the recent “revival” at the University of Kentucky.

Every Christian Is a Counselor

Here’s a challenging thought: “We can’t help others draw closer to God if we are not ourselves walking closely with God. And we can’t share God’s Word with others if we are not knowledgeable of God’s Word ourselves.”

Why AI Can Never Fully Replace Human Writers

Pierce Taylor Hibbs explains why AI can never fully replace human writers (even if it does partially replace them).

Parenting a Special Needs Child

Writing for TGC Australia, Susan Rockwell explains some of what she has learned about parenting a special needs child. “God gives me strength, he gives me patience and, when I am feeling overwhelmed, I turn to him for strength. Many truths that flow from knowing God are a comfort to me. Here are just a few.”

Flashback: The God Who Reaches Out

When we could not and would not reach out to him, he has reached out to us.

If the preacher fails to warn his listeners of their peril and God’s righteous requirement, in favor of trying to make them “feel good,” he has abdicated his responsibility in ministry.

—Nate Pickowicz

  • I Regret to Inform You That Heaven Tourism Is Back

    I Regret to Inform You That Heaven Tourism Is Back

    I regret to inform you, dear reader, that heaven tourism is back. The genre possibly never went away entirely, but it did at least disappear from the bestseller lists for several years. Sadly, it has returned in Gabe Poirot’s 18 Days in Heaven.

  • A La Carte (November 6)

    Don’t despise the red flags / Your thoughts are shaping your life / Can’t you just love everyone? / Selfies are not the self: forming embodied youth in a disembodied age / Effective altruists and the spreadsheet gospel / 4 Applications for the order of love—from the home to the ends of the earth /…

  • A La Carte (November 5)

    When you feel guilty about your giving / The missing piece in John Mark Comer’s quiet time / A manifesto for phone-free church / The pull of Rome / 4 Misconceptions about spiritual warfare / Slouching toward Narnia / Kindle deals, and more

  • A Daring Suggestion for Netflix

    A Daring Suggestion for Netflix

    Netflix appears to have fallen on hard times and I have some suggestions that I’d like to think would help it: cut the sex, nudity, and profanity, and gain back the viewers it’s long been alienating.

  • A La Carte (November 4)

    Can I love my enemies while addressing wrongs and protecting myself? / Is missions too costly for kids? / Don’t stock the pantry with temptation / Churches face a shortage of worship leaders / AI brought a mathematician to Ecclesiastes / Discerning between godly and worldly grief / Harvest in fearful times / and more.

  • This Week in Christian Books

    This Week in Christian Books (November 3, 2026)

    Tuesday is the day most publishers release their new books. Here is a look at the Christian books that came our way this week, including Prodigal Culture, Scroll Less Live More, and a graphic novel of Pilgrim’s Progress.