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A La Carte (October 22)

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Today’s Kindle deals include an extensive list of books from Matthias Media that, to my knowledge, have not been on sale before.

(Yesterday on the blog: 6 Reasons For You To Consider Writing)

The Pastor as Hourly Employee?

“There are few things that elicit a deeper groan of sympathy from my own heart than a fellow pastor of a smaller church who tells me that his elders are suspicious enough to resort to tracking how much time he spends ‘in the office.’ To me, it is an immediate sign of an unhealthy session that distrusts the pastor when the elders want a man to keep track of his hours or when they take it upon themselves to do so.”

Discover the Truth about Isa al Masih (Jesus Christ)

Justin Taylor highlights what looks like it could prove an important series of videos.

Road Built by Biblical Villain Uncovered in Jerusalem

National Geographic has the story: “A long-buried street that led pilgrims to the Jewish Temple 2,000 years ago was commissioned by Roman governor Pontius Pilate.”

I Just Took the World’s First 20-Hour Flight

We may be coming into the age of ultra-long flights. It raises the question: If you need to get between, let’s say, Toronto and Sydney anyway, would you rather do it in one long flight, or in a few shorter flights?

The Freebie Round-Up

Nitoy Gonzales continues to find and share some of the best free stuff for Christians.

A Life Well Lived

Some of my favorite obituaries to read are those in honor of ordinary people. Here is an encouraging one a friend sent my way. “My sister was generous, hospitable, loyal, trustworthy, genuine and absolutely bursting with life. Even when others let her down she was quick to forgive. In her 51 years she was a shining example of a life well lived. She embodied the verse in John 10 v 10 ‘I am come that they might have life, and have it more abundantly.’ Anna embodied the Christian life. She loved creation, she loved people, she practised hospitality, she loved her church family and she lived out her faith in an authentic and practical way.”

How Amazon Returns Work (Video)

I found this a fascinating look at how Amazon handles the crazy logistics of so many returned items.

Flashback: Young Christian: Give the Lord a Lot to Work With

The teens and twenties—these are years that can be put to very good use or that can be squandered. These are years that can form the firm foundation of a life well-lived or the unsteady foundation of a life tragically wasted.

It’s a pretty empty feeling to pray for someone when deep down inside you’re not actually believing it’s going to matter.

—David Platt

  • Friends Astern Friends Ahead

    Friends Astern & Friends Ahead

    I’ve heard that it was an old nautical tradition that when a boat sailed across the Atlantic, the passengers would spend the first half of the voyage raising their glasses to friends astern—to the ones who had seen them off and bid them a fond farewell.

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    A La Carte (June 11)

    A La Carte: The Quiet Revival caution / The secrets we keep / Compromising Evangelical elites / Pastors only work 30 minutes a week / Baptists, be proud of your tradition / Kindle deals / and more.

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    A La Carte (June 10)

    A La Carte: Should Christians practice surrogacy? / Intentional simplicity / I feel like I’m taking crazy pills / Prayers to renew the way you work / Why I chose not to believe in Jesus / and more.

  • Nicea Conference

    One Lord. One Faith. One Gospel. In 325 A.D., pastors gathered in the city of Nicea to proclaim the full divinity of Jesus Christ. Seventeen centuries later, we’re gathering again—this time in Istanbul—to remember that moment, rejoice in our shared confession, and renew our commitment to the gospel. Join us October 22–25, 2025, in Istanbul,…

  • Sanctified or Tired

    Am I Sanctified or Am I Tired?

    How much am I actually becoming holier and how much am I just becoming wearier? How much have I really grown in sanctification and how much am I just too tired to be bothered pursuing sin?

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    A La Carte (June 9)

    A La Carte: Hitler and Jesus / Why young women fear dating / The mass trauma of porn / Christian books with unintended consequences/ Pentecostal not provincial / Her name is Sarah / Kindle deals / and more.