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A La Carte (September 20)

wednesday

Good morning my friends. Grace and peace to you.

The train is leaving the station

“It’s not like we have not seen this coming,” says Al Mohler about Andy Stanley’s continued departure from biblical Christianity. The latest example is concerning, but also in-line with the ones before it.

Making the most of things: time and trajectory

“Given the passage of our lives and the era in which we live, how can we make the most of things? This is a question which young people might dabble in at certain crisis points of career or during key rites of passage, but it can be a dominating theme for those in mid-life and beyond.”

New Bible Storybook for Little Kids

“A unique storybook Bible: faithful to the biblical text, beautifully illustrated, and teaching young children the big picture of how God’s promises are fulfilled in Jesus.” Alistair Begg (Sponsored Link)

Marriage is a Steel Trap

“Marriage is a steel trap,” says Darryl. And that’s exactly what makes it so amazing.

Don’t Just Be an Expert in What Things Don’t Mean

This is important: don’t just be an expert in what things don’t mean.

When Genuine Obedience Becomes Impossible, Hell Becomes Impossible as Well

Kevin DeYoung: “There’s a really important but simple distinction we need to make in thinking about our good works or our obedience. And that is that our good works can be truly good even though they’re not perfectly good. They’re never without some imperfections. They’re always tinged with some kind of selfishness.”

The Myth of the Sovereign Citizen

Wes draws a lesson from those “sovereign citizens” you see getting tased on YouTube.

Flashback: It Has To Be Dark Before We Can See

Joy comes to those who experience a particular kind of sorrow—a deep remorse over their depraved hearts and defiled hands.

Waiting on God is to be busy in service to God and to others, all in full acceptance of his wisdom and timing.

—Tim Keller

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  • An Ideal Resource For Your Family Devotions

    An Ideal Resource For Your Family Devotions

    There is a lot I miss from the days when our children were young. High on the list is family devotions. Nick once described our family as having a “Spartan-like commitment” to them, though I remember as much failure as success and as many misses as hits. Still, there’s no doubt that over the 26…

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    The curious case of extra resurrections / Are kids too expensive? / Why hot takes are the enemy of conviction / Piper on preaching outrage / A daily rhythm of prayer / Forgetting and pursuing / A La Quiz / The funnies / and more.

  • A La Carte (June 11)

    We lost the baby / The Bible is cessationist (and wondrous!) / Thinking about Eastern Orthodoxy: a primer for evangelicals / Virtue signalling in the church / What is God’s providence? / Restlessness / Kindle deals / and more.

  • Conform

    You Can Conform to Christ Even if You Don’t Conform to Me

    One of the aspects of the Christian faith that I find particularly perplexing is the freedom God gives his people to obey him in different or even opposite ways, so that one person’s obedience is another person’s disobedience. Even as two people take the same action, one might be obeying him and the other disobeying…