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A La Carte (September 10)

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Today’s Kindle deals include some books I mentioned Monday, but whose price only fell today. There are several excellent books on the Trinity (e.g., Fred Sanders’ The Deep Things of God; Costi Hinn’s Knowing the Spirit); a helpful book on secularism, the culture, and the church; and a book about my new favorite thing—grandparenting.

Bible Reading as a Blessing, Not a Burden

J. A. Medders: “I loathe the times I’m distracted by a screen, or a crick in the neck, or an overly groggy eye. Or even worse, when the pillow seems more pleasing. I suspect I’m not alone in my laments and loathes. And I bet you want to hang on the word of God, too.”

That I Might Not Sin

“What is your best practice to avoid sin? If someone asked you for three specific ways to guard against sin, what would you tell them?” Vanessa Le offers one you might not have thought of.

How Do I Help Someone See Their Anger When They Can’t See It Themselves? (Video)

Ed Welch provides some thoughts on how to help angry people who can’t (or won’t) see that they have an anger problem.

The New Birth and Conversion—What Comes First?

Conrad Mbewe explains a key piece of the order of salvation and tells why it matters that we get this right.

Biographies

Missionary.com has created a great resource—a directory of biographies of important missionaries.

How to Rightly Train Your Affections

“Stronger and more permanent than emotions, a person’s affections are abiding inclinations of the will. Affections are manifested positively in love, desire, hope, joy, and gratitude toward certain objects, and negatively in hatred, fear, anger, and grief away from other objects.” Affections are powerful, and it is important that we train them well!

Flashback: Six Reasons Why Adultery Is Very Serious

Adultery is a forsaking of promises made in the presence of God and, in that way, a turning away from God himself.

Though I am always in a haste, I am never in a hurry, because I never undertake more work than I can go through with perfect calmness of spirit.

—John Wesley

  • Why Fallen Pastors So Rarely Walk Away

    Why Fallen Pastors So Rarely Walk Away

    Have you ever wondered why pastors who have been disqualified from ministry so rarely concede to the reality of their disqualification and just move on? Have you ever wondered why they so often disappear for a year or so and then turn up at another church or in a different denomination?

  • A La Carte (August 24)

    Making men and women hate each other / Will Christians really judge the world? / Why we never speak to each other / The New Earth / An anti-Pharisee’s prayer / Preaching simply / Kindle deals / and more.

  • Works & Wonders (August 23)

    Insects don’t live in the ocean / Underground mail / The return of the monarch / The most valuable items / Singing through the hymnal / Perfect wisdom and perfect purposes

  • Weekend A La Carte (August 22)

    Should Christian women freeze their eggs? / AI and utter chaos / A biblical case for IVF / Indy cars in D.C. / What A.I. is, and how I use it / Preparing for Sunday / Reader recommendations / and more.

  • Homemaking Matters

    Homemaking Matters

    Homemaking has fallen on hard times. Once seen as an important and dignified vocation, it is now as likely to be disparaged as celebrated. I know few young women who intend to take it up as their main vocation, and few parents who are raising their daughters to assume or even consider it. What may…