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A La Carte (May 2)

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My Wife Has Tattoos – “Today is the day of my wedding. And I am not marrying the girl of my dreams. If you would have told me when I was a teenager that my wife would have seven tattoos, a history in drugs, alcohol, and attending heavy metal concerts, I would have laughed at you, given you one of my courtship books, and told you to take a hike…”

Jesus, You Are Enough – There is an interesting challenge in this article.

PCRT Conference – The PCRT Conference begins today. You can get information at the link and watch the livestream here.

Approaching God – This article is an editorial introduction to an issue of a magazine, but a couple of the paragraphs are gold when it comes to prayer. “The differences between Christian prayer and other traditions actually highlight its magnificence. There’s no need for a ritual of set phrases or physical actions—we ourselves can enter the throne room of God.”

Faithful Graciousness – Jared Wilson says to encourage your pastors with faithful graciousness.

How the Pyramids Were Built – This doesn’t explain it all, but it gives a valuable clue to at least one part of the process.

Sweeting

The difference between heart belief and head belief is the difference between salvation and damnation.

—George Sweeting

  • Works & Wonders (June 21)

    First chief perfect, Then came a soccer ministry, A quadrillion miles of fungus, Psalm 119 volume 2, Prince Edward Island, Fried apple pie.

  • Weekend A La Carte (June 20)

    Long-form and think pieces on: Drugs vs. discipline in the age of Ozempic, the Muslim mind, A.I. doom trolling, the egalitarian scorched earth, against Christian doomerism, Fakes of the future, and many of your recommendations.

  • Biblical Wisdom for Everyday Life

    Biblical Wisdom for Everyday Life

    There are some categories of books that can be written once and remain relevant for generations. There are other categories that need to be written anew nearly every generation. Books on living life well often fall in that second category.

  • A La Carte (June 19)

    Let the little children come to Jesus / 4 right responses to times of suffering / Baal’s prophets / Magnifica Humanitas / The return of enthusiasm in modern evangelicalism / The body keeps the score / Embracing your physical limitations as you get older / What do you do when you fail? / and more.

  • A La Carte (June 18)

    MLB players reclaim the rainbow / Don’t let envy poison your soul / Why NOT to build a bigger sanctuary / Your ecclesiastical World Cup / Five points in Joni’s pain / Confessing sin / 10 tips for becoming an excellent Bible interpreter / Biblical self-examination / Book deals / and more.