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A La Carte (October 10)

A La Carte Friday 2

Today’s Kindle deals include some neat books for kids, along with a devotional by Joni Eareckson Tada and a few other choices like Andrew Peterson’s The God of the Garden.

Logos has some deals associated with Pastor Appreciation Month. You don’t need to be a pastor to use the code MINISTRYTHANKS at checkout to get 15% off $50 or more on your entire next order, now through October 15. Also, Expository Preaching Kits are on sale. And remember to grab your free and nearly free books and free e-book.

Parenting an Autistic Child in 2025

Amy Mantravadi offers a fascinating kind of “lay of the land” for parenting an autistic child in 2025. “This is my meditation on what it is like to raise an autistic child in the year of our Lord 2025: the difficulties, the hope, and the ultimate dignity of human life.”

The FAQs: Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments in Case on Free Speech and Bans on Sexual Reorientation Therapy

Joe Carter has one of his FAQs, this one on the U.S. Supreme Court hearing arguments in an important case relating to free speech and so-called “conversion therapy.”

The Voyage of Life (Video/Music)

Luke Hill has released a neat EP. The four songs chart the voyage of life from childhood to old age. I found the final track particularly moving.

How to Think About a (Possible) Revival

“Are we in the midst of a revival? This was an open question many in the West were pondering even before the tragic assassination of Charlie Kirk. Now, the response to his death has sparked prayer vigils, massive gospel gatherings, and, it seems, previously uninterested people going to church. What’s more, Gen Z is now the generation most likely to be attending church.”

Creation Order, Broken Families, and God’s Grace

Ben Hicks: “Teaching apologetics has taught me a lot. It’s made me learn to think on my feet, and it’s challenged me to think through questions I would never have thought to ask. It has also, at times, helped me to see common yet wrong thinking. This happened a few years ago as we were going through God’s design for the family.”

Belief Trumps Understanding

Brandon says, “we will experience grief and sorrow in our days. And, when we do, we may not always understand the ways of our God, let alone the ‘why’ of what He’s done. We may be left in our grief without an answer to the ‘why’.” And we can learn to be okay with that.

Flashback: Busy, Lazy, and the Space in Between

We need a word of virtue that fits in the space between busy and lazy. We need to use it, and we need to live it.

Satan is no more likely to advertise the time and method of his assaults in advance than a burglar is to send us word that he will be trying the bolts of our front doors at one o’clock to-morrow morning.

—Theodore Cuyler

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    Difficult Does Not Mean Cryptic and Mysteries Aren’t Meant To Mystify

    I think each one of us has probably had a kind of disquieting experience in which we’ve suddenly realized that a lot of Christian publishing is bunk. While we are undoubtedly blessed with far more truthful and edifying books than ever before, we are also cursed with far more untruthful and unedifying books.

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    A La Carte (November 19)

    A La Carte: Are you afraid? / Is artificial intelligence demonic? / Mundane moments of motherhood / A big fat audacious revival / What is the quiet revival? / and more.

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    A La Carte (November 18)

    A La Carte: The spiritual discipline of sleep / Holy leisure and hollow rest / Outgiving God / Processing isn’t always good / Who I was waiting for / Sermon delivery / Kindle deals / and more.

  • Hope for Spiritually Depressed Christians

    We all walk through seasons where the darkness doesn’t lift. You’re praying, reading your Bible, doing the right things—and still, the weight won’t let up. If that’s you—or someone you love—there’s a book I want you to check out. It’s called Overcoming the Darkness by Nate Pickowicz. It looks at spiritual depression through the lens…

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    Why Euthanasia Feels Intuitive

    Canada has gained a lot of attention in recent years due to its commitment to Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD), its preferred idiom for euthanasia. Some honor Canada as groundbreaking in its commitment to bringing dignity to death while others abhor it as taking advantage of the weak, the elderly, and the vulnerable. Already euthanasia…

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    A La Carte (November 17)

    A La Carte: It’s safe to be sad / Jesus was not born in a stable / Unburden your soul / Time is not money / Intellectual disabilities / Kindle deals / and more.