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A La Carte (May 20)

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I am back home after a wonderful time in Ireland. I was grateful to meet so many believers and spend time exploring God’s creation. What a blessing.

Today’s Kindle deals include a selection of books on apologetics.

(Yesterday on the blog: What Does a Discerning Person Do?)

The Foibles and Fallibility of Christian Leaders

“Blessed are the true Christian leaders who understand their need for help from God and express that to God. Christian leaders are formative works of God in character, skills, knowledge, faith, love and even enthusiasm, who have been given responsibility nonetheless for which they often feel entirely inadequate except for Christ’s help.”

How Mental Illness Taught Me of God’s Delight in Weakness

“My brother suffers from severe mental illness, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia. I will soon be caring for him as my mom relinquishes nearly five decades of sacrificial love.” This is a heartfelt article about mental illness and God’s delight in weakness.

Why Didn’t Christ Come Sooner?

It’s a good question and one John Piper answers well: Why didn’t Christ come sooner?

When it’s Okay to Die

Tessa tells why it’s so important to cling to Jesus in moments of suffering and uncertainty.

Spiritual Formation and Artificial Intelligence

I’m thankful that more and more Christians are thinking and writing well about AI. I hope to share some thoughts of my own before long.

Four Things You Can’t Do Without the Holy Spirit

Just as the title says, here are four things you just can’t do without the Holy Spirit.

Flashback: Stop Swiping, Start Serving

…how many church members could be leading important ministries, except that they spend hours on social media thinking that some daft controversy on Twitter in any way impacts the real world? And all the while there are people right before them who need to be loved and cared for and shepherded. 

The man who only repents of this and that glaring offence, has not repented of sin at all.

—C.H. Spurgeon

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  • General Market Titles

    10 General Market Books I Have Enjoyed Recently

    While I am committed to reading and reviewing Christian books, I also enjoy reading a steady diet of books published for the general market. Though my interests lean toward history, I do enjoy other topics as well. Here are a few of the titles I’ve enjoyed over the past couple of months.

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    Millennials tried being angry—it didn’t work / The life God didn’t let you live / He’s not nice, but He is good / Creating passive parenting wins / AI, ghostwriting, and the ethics of book writing / John Stott’s dream church / On caring for the property of others / Books on sale / and…

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    The habits of birds / Pope Leo’s Magnifica Humanitas / Praying in the Spirit / Drifting from the gospel / The distance we keep / What to wear / News headlines / Kindle deals / and more.