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Weekend A La Carte (7/23)

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Whole Hearts – Matt Hammitt is looking for your help in establishing the Whole Hearts Foundation to support the families of children with congenital heart defects. Pepsi is tallying votes and will make a donation to the organization that gets the most votes. You can visit the link to read more and to cast your vote. (Check out my interview with Matt right here)

What to Say – What to say when you are about to die for Christ. (HT)

Who Dieth Thus – Worth thinking about (and singing about): “Our generation doesn’t like to think about death. The church has largely handed over death to doctors and funeral directors and cemeteries. There once was a time when death was an integral part of church life and worship, hence the cemeteries on church property.”

Paul’s Downward Trajectory – This is a good little post from Justin Holcomb.

A Lost Son – A father pursues a lost son.

The Most Beautiful Waves – Here is a photo gallery worth checking out.

Ignorance of the Scriptures is the root of all error.

—J.C. Ryle

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    A La Carte (July 31)

    A La Carte: What is the gospel? / Ambitious goal setters / The digital tug-of-war / Filthy rags or fragrant offerings? / Dear weary caregiver / The change along the way / and more.

  • Pastors Mind

    What’s Going On In Your Pastor’s Mind?

    It is one of the strengths, or perhaps one of the weaknesses, of the human mind that it can have different “tracks” playing at the same time. Even as one series of words is emerging from a person’s mouth, an entirely different series of words may be flitting through his brain. He can have an…

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    A La Carte (July 30)

    A La Carte: How John MacArthur changed American preaching / David French and Chip Gaines / Baptism blunders / No one who abides in him keeps on sinning / Guardrails for humor and joking / and more.

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    A La Carte (July 29)

    A La Carte: The simple, but precious, faith of our fathers / Will my dog be in heaven? / Read books, not AI summaries / Remembering Hulk Hogan / Why am I anxious? / Tired of hard things / Logos and Kindle deals.

  • Dying Comfortably

    Although we face difficulties—the world, temptations, and self-love—an active meditation on and a constant view of things above will maintain our spiritual-mindedness. If we ignore these, death will take us by surprise. #Sponsored

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    A La Carte (July 28)

    A La Carte: AI and the essence of creation / Life is absurd / Sharing the gospel without pushing others away / Don’t find your identity in your suffering / The drift toward cynicism / Kindle deals / and more.