A La Carte (September 30)

Grace and peace to you today. Today’s Kindle deals include some solid deals from Crossway. (Yesterday on the blog: The Tale of the Pig and the Sheep) Singing with the Saints Vern Poythress has begun a promising new series on singing with the saints. I Wasn’t Half-Dead Glenna Marshall: “When it comes to God’s miraculous work of saving people through faith in Jesus, I think we tend to believe that some people are harder to save than others—as though God is limited by some people’s backgrounds or besetting sins. His arm is a little weaker when it comes to this person or that person.” Avian Deceptions I enjoyed CMI’s little look at brood parasitism. Everything is Ordinary, Everything is Wonderful “When you really break it down, every single millimetre of this planet—this universe—is stuffed full of God’s wonders. The fact that he is so generous with his creative marvels does not make them less amazing, even if the abundance makes us less amazed (which is odd, isn’t it?).” How I Became a Bush Pilot in Papua New Guinea I quite enjoy these vlogs from “Missionary Bush Pilot.” His channel is worth following. Love the Real Not the Ideal Al Gooderham: “We all tend to idealise things: marriage, family, children, holidays, the seaside. Everything. It’s as if we have a filter on our memories and our hopes that means we only remember or imagine the best bits. Idealism isn’t bad but it can cause us to rear back when we find something isn’t ideal. It can … Continue reading A La Carte (September 30)