A La Carte (May 27)

Today’s Kindle deals include some excellent and recently released books on apologetics. There are some other great picks besides.

(Yesterday on the blog: Four Good Questions To Ask Your Tech)

How to Do Controversy Well

Casey McCall looks at a recent situation from the news and then gains wisdom from a trusted source. “Fuller was always hesitant about his controversial writings. His diaries reveal him searching his own heart to make sure his motives were godly. Controversy, for Fuller, was not a means for attention or a way to earn a buck or build a platform.”

Nothing Is “Just” Anything

This is a really sweet piece of writing about the use and overuse of the word “just.” Because in God’s world, few things should actually be modified or minimized by that word.

Was Mary Born Without Sin?

Leonardo De Chirico: “Tough questions demand complex answers. ‘Was Mary born without sin?’ is not a tough question, and the answer is pretty straightforward: No. Period.” The answer is clear and obvious, but it’s still interesting to see how the Catholic Church came to teach this belief.

The Hill I’m Dying On

“My brothers and sisters, please be careful about the hills you choose to die on. We should care passionately about the things that we are involved with. We should be active in our communities. But we should never forget that there is a lost world that needs Christ. I don’t want the door closed to a gospel conversation because I was too eager to die on the wrong hill.”

AI and Work (Some Predictions)

Cal Newport does not write from a Christian perspective, but his thoughts on AI and work are interesting and helpful. “I’ve been spending a lot time in recent years, in my roles as a digital theorist and technology journalist, researching and writing about this topic, so it occurred to me that it might be useful to capture in one place all of my current thoughts about the intersection of AI and work.”