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A La Carte (March 30)

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Can Canada Teach the Rest of Us to Be Nicer? – “Canada is to niceness as Saudi Arabia is to oil. It’s awash in the stuff, and it’s about time, I say, the rest of the world imported some.” Amen!

Fake Maple Syrup – First an article about Canadian niceness and then one about Americans’ apparent love for fake maple syrup.

The Spiritual Stages – Christians progress through various spiritual stages.

The Effect of Singing – “Worship is first and foremost addressing God and giving glory to God.”

Two Kinds of Bad Singers – In a similar vein, this article tells you about two different kinds of bad singers.

Discrimination in Indiana? – Wondering what the furor in Indiana is all about? Denny Burk explains.

Lewis

Whether we like it or not, God intends to give us what we need, not what we now think we want.

—C.S. Lewis

  • Pleasure Obligation

    A Pleasure More Than An Obligation

    Christians are often portrayed as downcast and dour, as people who are trapped in a system of beliefs that robs them of joy and life. And with a bit of honest self-examination, we can probably think of times when we have fit the cliché.

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    Weekend A La Carte (March 14)

    A La Carte: The West’s strange genius / Healing the way women hurt each other / AI skeptics / The world after reading / What about the children? / What caregivers should know about dementia / and much more.

  • Sex and Self-Forgetfulness

    Sex, Self-Forgetfulness, and the Joy of Serving Your Spouse

    I often think there is a kind of paradoxical quality to sex within marriage. It’s paradoxical in that few things have greater ability to bring blessing (through its right use) or to bring cursing (through its misuse). Not only that, but few things bring greater joy to a marriage, and also, in so many cases,…

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    A La Carte (March 13)

    What happened to our pastor? / Youth ministry needs seasoned saints / God’s sovereignty when things don’t go as planned / Preach sermons that algorithms don’t reward / A pastor remains in Beirut / and more.

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    A La Carte (March 12)

    The grief ambush / Forgotten, and that’s good / The foibles and fallibility of Christian leaders / Welcome back, church planting / Weakness is not the enemy / Bad reasons to read the Bible / Bible and book sales.