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A La Carte (November 6)

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Today’s Kindle deals include several books meant to help you and your family prepare for the holiday season to come (both Thanksgiving and Christmas).

When Silicon Valley Started Sounding like a ’70s Prophecy Conference

Joe Carter writes about a strange new phenomenon. “When a Silicon Valley billionaire starts hosting sold-out lectures on the antichrist, you know we’ve entered strange times. But for those of us who grew up in the 1970s, it’s not just strange; it’s strangely familiar.”

8 Questions About Predestination

Joel Beeke and Paul Smalley answer eight important questions about predestination.

Beams, Streams, & Shadows

“The soul thirsty for Christ’s glory looks around at the great realm of nature and finds his heart wanting. The mighty seas and rolling hills are no longer enough. The Christian’s soul has been widened, deepened, so much so that only his Creator can now fill this vast expanse.”

Should I still tithe if I’m in debt or struggling financially? (Video)

This is a good question to consider: If I’m in debt or financially struggling, should I still give to the church?

Do We Remember the Poor?

Trevin Wax: “It’s easy to forget the poor. We can get so focused on our activities of wealth-building, consumption, and self-protection that we lose sight of those in need. Sure, a natural disaster may jolt us awake to brothers and sisters who’ve lost everything, but we often overlook the ongoing struggle of people who live paycheck to paycheck, just hoping to make ends meet, or those who fall behind, whether because of societal injustice or family breakdown or the consequences of personal choices.”

Stranger Things of the Old Testament: The Nephilim

Here is a look at one of the stranger things of the Old Testament: The mysterious Nephilim.

Flashback: What the Mightiest Man Could Never Do

She alone had caused him to stoop, she alone had brought him down to her level. Her weakness had proven to be her strength and now the strongest of all was soothing and tending the weakest of all.

Men do not reject the Bible because it contradicts itself, but because it contradicts them.

—E. Paul Hovey

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    The Deepest Thirst of All

    The God who created us formed us in such a way that we are not meant to exist apart from him. To live apart from God is the spiritual equivalent of trying to live without food and water. It will lead only to weakness, pain, and death.

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    Weekend A La Carte (February 28)

    A La Carte: How marriage actually refers to Christ and the church / Does it matter if stories are true? / To cover or overlook? / Should Christians feel guilty for being patriotic / Sinful desires / and more.

  • New and Notable Christian Books for February 2026

    New and Notable Christian Books for February 2026

    Not a single month goes by without Christian publishers providing us with great new resources. Thankfully, most of those new books end up in my mailbox. That allows me to sort through them and distil them down to a list like this one: A list of new and notables.

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    A La Carte (February 27)

    A La Carte: Time / More than a book / If you knew him, you would ask / The multitasking myth / Beware AI-generated Christian content / It’s sad that you believe that / and more.

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    A La Carte (February 26)

    A La Carte: Death with dignity / On “balance” and young men / No need to fear / A gospel reset for the weary Christian / A shy guy’s guide to big groups / Book and Kindle deals / and more.

  • Substacks I Read and Recommend in 2026

    30 Christian Substacks I Read and Recommend in 2026

    t is a blessing to have so many dedicated and talented Christian writers who are willing to share their work with us. Many of them choose to share it through Substack, a platform for email newsletters. I follow all kinds of Substacks and thought it might be helpful to create a roundup of some of…