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A La Carte (October 20)

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Of Michael Landon and Brittany Maynard – Wesley Smith powerfully compares the deaths of Michael Landon and the forthcoming death of media darling Brittany Maynard.

The Wide Road to Divorce – This is a helpful article on divorce-proofing marriage.

Humans of the World – Here are some of the most striking photos from the world tour of the author of Humans of New York.

The Odd Music of Motherhood – I enjoyed this poetic celebration of the music of motherhood.

Adventures of a Church Introvert – I can identify with this one, though I’ve learned to embrace it.

Spurgeon

In his presence is fullness of joy; in his absence is depth of misery.

—C.H. Spurgeon

  • Temptation

    When It Feels Like the Temptation Is Coming From Outside

    No Christian tradition is perfect, which means that every Christian tradition has its own strengths and weaknesses. Every tradition has areas in which it presses hard to understand and live according to biblical truth, but then also areas in which it inevitably fails to completely match Scripture’s teaching and emphases. Since every tradition is the…

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    Nothing but a Passionate, Heartfelt Sin

    When we think of worship, our thoughts almost always gravitate to singing—the two have become inseparable and almost synonymous in our minds and in our church services. Yet singing is actually just one component of worship. We worship when we sing, but we also worship when we read Scripture, when we listen to a sermon,…

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    Weekend A La Carte (November 8)

    A La Carte: Sending isn’t a consolation prize / Suffering and resilience / The loneliness of being rejected / Word hard, rest hard, trust God / Expand your family at church / Kindle deals / and more.

  • Embodied Holiness

    The Biblical Call To Bodily Care

    Christians can often have a strange relationship with the body. Certain Christian traditions have treated the body as if it is no more than a shell for the soul, a material self that is of little importance when compared to the immaterial self. Other Christian traditions have treated the body as if it is of…