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A La Carte (March 3)

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What’s Missing in Son of God – “Herein lies the problem for any filmmaker daring enough to take on the Bible: how to portray Jesus? How does one visually communicate the truth about who He is? How does one make Him stand out from the crowd? Unfortunately, this film took the same road as too many others: they made him tall, pretty, and ‘spiritual’.”

The Terms of Our Surrender – Ross Douthat pens an important column: “It now seems certain that before too many years elapse, the Supreme Court will be forced to acknowledge the logic of its own jurisprudence on same-sex marriage and redefine marriage to include gay couples in all 50 states.”

Pre-Marital Mentoring Program – Brad Hambrick has provided “everything you need to provide every engaged couple in your church with a mentor couple who can walk them through a comprehensive pre-marital program. We also want to see the experienced marriages in your church enriched as they invest in engaged couples who are just beginning their marital journey.”

10 Reasons to Avoid Sexual Immorality – Here, drawn from Proverbs, are 10 good really good reasons to avoid sexual immorality.

Is Keller Weak on Wrath? – Tony Reinke did some research on how Tim Keller speaks and preaches about wrath.

Hobbies: Gift or God? – “Are hobbies evil? Absolutely not! But when hobbies become obsessions they flip the created order, where man exercises God-given authority and dominion over creation, and instead place man in subjection to the creation.”

DeYoung

Regret feels bad about past sins. Repentance turns away from past sins.

—Kevin DeYoung

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    A La Carte: Today’s thoughts become tomorrow’s habits / You will never reach your potential / Grieving with hope / After deconstruction, what? / What is the fruit of self-control? / Kindle deals / and more.

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    A La Carte: Goal setting for people with actual lives / You have time to read the Bible / The only guarantee for 2026 / Audiobook sale / Holding true today prepares us for tomorrow / A year of impossible things / Tons of Kindle deals.

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    A Year-End Roundup of Roundups

    ‘Tis the time of year to consider the year that was. For bloggers, this usually involves a roundup of the most popular articles and favorite books. To that end, here is a roundup of my various roundups!

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    A La Carte (December 31)

    A La Carte: We have smartphones—why memorize Scripture? / The long walk home / Why women are going to therapy instead of church / Inerrancy and preaching / Don’t judge newbies / Kindle deals / and more.

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    A La Carte (December 30)

    A La Carte: Foot washing / Honoring an aging loved one / Why you should read in 2026 / Don’t forget to pray for the Ms / Fully pleasing / Kitndle deals / and more.

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    New and Notable Christians Books for December

    Even late in the year, we continue to see some excellent new books come our way. And, one way or another, most of them make their way to boxes on my front doorstep. I sort through all those books and try to distill them down to some of the most notable. Here are the ones…