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A La Carte (October 31)

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May the Lord be with you and bless you today.

Today’s Kindle deals include several excellent titles from various publishers. I’ve also added 6 titles that have been on sale through October and whose discounted price will end tonight (plus a huge collection of general market books).

(Yesterday on the blog: New and Notable Christian Books for October 2025)

God’s Witness in True Myths: The Story of the Peace Child

This is a wonderful retelling of the story of “The Peace Child.” Highly recommended!

In Search of Chivalry

Kevin DeYoung goes in search of true chivalry. “What is missing from the present version of manly bravery is the insistence that charging into battle requires the ‘heavy burden’ of virtue—and not just one virtue (fortitude), but all of them (prudence, justice, and temperance). If today’s would-be knights are serious about exercising Christ’s dominion on the earth, they must first be serious about exercising dominion over themselves—over their speech, over their anger, over their petty vindictiveness.”

$5 Friday (and More) Sale: Reformation Collection

Today, Ligonier Ministries is holding a special $5 Friday (and More) sale. A wide selection of Reformation-themed books, audiobooks, teaching series, and study guides have been significantly discounted for you to explore, with many discipleship resources available for only $5. Explore the collection today. (Sponsored)

How Can I Know I’m a Christian?

John Piper answers a “bottom-line, existential, frightening, glorious question.” That question, of course, is “How can I know I’m a Christian?”

While You Sleep, Jesus Prays for You

Patrick Schreiner: “What exactly does Jesus pray for you? While it’s a great comfort to hear that Jesus prays for us, it’s even a greater comfort to hear what he prays for us. By examining the Scriptures, we discover three specific petitions Jesus brings before the Father on our behalf.”

How Should I Talk With Children About Abortion?

Megan Almon helps parents think about the right time to speak to their children about abortion. “There is no specific age that is perfect for teaching pro-life apologetics. Perhaps my work in the field exposed my children earlier and more than most to the issue of abortion, but I found that my daughter began asking serious questions about abortion at the age of twelve, and her younger brother slightly sooner.”

What Was the Protestant Reformation?

This is a good day to be reminded what the Protestant Reformation was all about.

Flashback: When Calvin and Wesley Shake Hands

God makes the race in part, and then he gradually puts us together. What I lack, you make up; what you lack, I make up; our deficits and surpluses of character being the cog-wheels in the great social mechanism.

If God’s words seem true for others but not for me, I am being deceived by Satan’s lies, and I need help. The Lord helps me through his Spirit, his Word, and other people.

—Ed Welch

  • Works and Wonders

    Works & Wonders (May 31)

    Works & Wonders—Interesting and uplifting pieces on: Not something but someone, fence digging, weird bird sounds, as __ as __, you can tell the world, TypeLit, and so on.

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    Weekend A La Carte (May 30)

    Think pieces and long-form articles on: Fifteen questions / The unretirement / Nihilism with a business model / 10 Guideposts for young men / The great stork derby / Labor and legacy / The typo vibe shift / Gen Z and belonging to the church / and more.

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    A La Carte (May 29)

    The Commodification of Christianity / Can Christians smoke weed? / Having Kids when there’s never a good time / The curse of climate anxiety / Advice on how to “preach the gospel” to yourself / Admitting defeat / Three respectable sins of pastors / Kindle deals.

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    A La Carte (May 28)

    Stephen Colbert didn’t get cancelled / Raising kids in a world that’s changing fast / Christian nationalism and AI maximalism / Ben Sasse on the indoor childhood / You should (try to) get married / AI and the deformation of the student’s soul / sales and deals / and more.