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A La Carte (March 2)

10 Ways to Increase Results in Meetings

Consider these 10 simple ways to increase results from your meetings.

Scott Kelly’s Year in Space

Scott Kelly spent a year in space and came back with some stunning photographs.

Do Muslims and Christians Worship the Same God?

I think we’ve all had just about enough of that question, haven’t we? Regardless, this answer gets right down to the essence of the question and its most obvious answer.

Book Deals

You might want to take a look at this week’s book deals from Westminster Books. They have discounted a selection of solid resources on the Old Testament. There isn’t a bad book among them!

Don’t Leave Your Wipers Raised

This article about cars in winter seems appropriate seeing as we have just been pummelled by a major winter storm.

5 Prayers to Pray For Your Husband

Here are 5 simple ways to pray for your husband. Please do pray for him in these ways!

This Day in 1979. 37 years ago today, “over 1,100 Christian organizations combined to form the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability (ECFA).” *

Steph Curry Is On Pace To Hit 102 Home Runs

I don’t follow basketball, but still enjoyed this article on Stephen Curry’s incredible season and the record he is on pace to destroy.

Black Skin and True Beauty

This is a good reflection on the nature of true beauty. “As a little girl I thought, ‘Why did people love to eat chocolate, but think the color of it was ugly on my skin?’ When I looked in the mirror, I thought I was pretty. The light was on; that made my skin appear to be light brown. I wished all the kids at my school were in the bathroom with me and could see me ‘light and pretty.’”

Carson

Walk humbly—you have far more to be humble about than you realize.

—D.A. Carson

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    Weekend A La Carte (April 27)

    A La Carte: How to talk to your teens about Taylor Swift’s new album / Soft discipleship / Why doesn’t God make his existence more evident? / Three ways God is working through your suffering / Jesus didn’t come to make any nation great / and more.

  • Free Stuff Fridays (21Five)

    This week the blog is sponsored by 21Five, a new Canadian Christian bookstore. In recent years, many Christian bookstores across Canada have closed their physical and online doors. This is disappointing for believers, as many of the best products come from abroad and can be costly or complicated for Canadians to bring home. There are…

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    New and Notable Christian Books for April 2024

    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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    A La Carte (April 26)

    A La Carte: The parable of Kanye West / Biden’s new regulation reinforces transgender “orthodoxy” / 12 wonderful responsibilities God has given to women / Slow happiness / What I wish the church would understand about disability / Discerning true repentance from fake / Book and Kindle deals / and more.

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    A La Carte (April 25)

    A La Carte: For everything there is a seasoning / Influencer culture is toxic for teenagers / The death of attention and loss of our ability to listen / Evangelism in ordinary life / On using wine in communion / And more.

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    Optimistic Denominationalism

    It is one of the realities of the Christian faith that people love to criticize—the reality that there are a host of different denominations and a multitude of different expressions of Christian worship. We hear it from skeptics: If Christianity is true and if it really changes people, then why can’t you get along? We…