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A La Carte (October 21)

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Technologies That Will Be Inside You – This all sounds terrifying now. And a few years from now we’ll wonder how we ever lived without them.

4 Reasons to Speak the Gospel to One Another – Derek Hiebert begins an interesting-looking series by offering four reasons that Christians ought to speak the gospel to one another.

From Medicine to Ministry – You’ll enjoy reading this profile of Miguel Nunez, who pastors in Dominican Republic.

Morning to Evening – Here’s a new album from Redeemer Church of Knoxville.

Central Iowa – If you’re in or near central Iowa, I’d love to see you at this conference I’m doing with Matt Perman.

In Secret – Derek Thomas: “According to Jesus, it is what we do in secret that matters most. Jesus is not suggesting that the outward is unimportant—far from it.”

Tripp

Your restless heart will only find rest when it rests in the person, presence and promises of Jesus.

—Paul Tripp

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