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A La Carte (October 24)

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Standing Ovation – You heard the news from Canada’s Parliament, I’m sure. Take 5 minutes and watch the hero of the story as he proceeds into Parliament, just like every other day.

Resisting Gossip Together – Westminster Books has Resisting Gossip resources on sale. Just imagine if every church was free of gossip…

Theology Stifling Compassion – So true: “The training in systematic theology and hermeneutics we have is valuable, in terms of ministering the Scriptures to people who seek answers. Yet, there are times, if we are not careful, when our ‘sound doctrine’ may sound like a clanging cymbal, and push hurting believers away.”

Your Teen Is Looking at Porn – Here’s another disturbing article about the sheer volume of porn teens are exposed to today.

Do You Know Him? – Blaire Linne’s spoken word performances were some of the highlights of the True Woman conference.

Smiling Into the Shadows of Life – “I want to go home, she announced. She turned to those seated near her and gestured with age-spotted hands to the crowds of people rushing past. Do you know where all these people are going?

DeYoung

For Jesus, Scripture is powerful, decisive, and authoritative because it is nothing less than the voice of God.

—Kevin DeYoung

  • Pleasure Obligation

    A Pleasure More Than An Obligation

    Christians are often portrayed as downcast and dour, as people who are trapped in a system of beliefs that robs them of joy and life. And with a bit of honest self-examination, we can probably think of times when we have fit the cliché.

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    Weekend A La Carte (March 14)

    A La Carte: The West’s strange genius / Healing the way women hurt each other / AI skeptics / The world after reading / What about the children? / What caregivers should know about dementia / and much more.

  • Sex and Self-Forgetfulness

    Sex, Self-Forgetfulness, and the Joy of Serving Your Spouse

    I often think there is a kind of paradoxical quality to sex within marriage. It’s paradoxical in that few things have greater ability to bring blessing (through its right use) or to bring cursing (through its misuse). Not only that, but few things bring greater joy to a marriage, and also, in so many cases,…

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    A La Carte (March 13)

    What happened to our pastor? / Youth ministry needs seasoned saints / God’s sovereignty when things don’t go as planned / Preach sermons that algorithms don’t reward / A pastor remains in Beirut / and more.

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    A La Carte (March 12)

    The grief ambush / Forgotten, and that’s good / The foibles and fallibility of Christian leaders / Welcome back, church planting / Weakness is not the enemy / Bad reasons to read the Bible / Bible and book sales.