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A La Carte (March 3)

A Conversation about Church Revitalization with Mark Dever

Even if the title of this article is a bit dry, the interview itself is both interesting and instructive.

Losing My Mom — One Memory at a Time

This is a powerful and poignant article on Alzheimer’s. “Alzheimer’s is cruel. Slow motion time travel into the past—with no return tickets on sale.”

Logos March Madness

Logos users will want to vote in this year’s March Madness. The longer people last in the bracket, the deeper the discount on their works. Also, you may be interested in the community pricing on Classic Studies on the Resurrection of Christ and the 57% discount on the D.A. Carson Treasury.

Lion – Accountability Browser

This new product looks like a simple and seamless way of gaining and maintaining accountability while using your iPhone.

How to take Better Photos with your iPhone!

I’m a terrible photographer but am hoping that these tips can help me improve at least a little bit.

25 Women Who Impacted the World for Christ

True Woman has been sharing a series of short profiles of noteworthy women from church history. The most recent entry is on Sabina Wurmbrand.

The Orthodoxy of Community

Read this short, sweet reflection from Burk Parsons.

This Day in 1933. 83 years ago today, evangelist Dawson Trotman and others founded the Navigators. *

How to Perform a Heart Transplant

This is a fascinating longform article: “If you need a new heart, you want Dr. Gonzo leading the search. The charismatic head of the transplant team at Baylor takes chances on donors others doctors don’t want, while maintaining the same survival rate. Here is an exclusive inside look at how he does it.”

The Supreme Court Case on Texas Abortion Clinics

Joe Carter has a FAQ on the abortion case that has gone before the Supreme Court.

Packer

The most universally awesome experience that mankind knows is to stand alone on a clear night and look at the stars.

—J.I. Packer

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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…