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Weekend A La Carte (April 30)

May the Lord bless and keep you as you serve and worship him this weekend.

Westminster Books has a good number of new and noteworthy releases discounted up to 50%.

There are some newer and older Kindle deals available today.

(Yesterday on the blog: Listen to the Church in China)

Carl Trueman at T4G Warning about Celebrity Pastors

Denny Burk highlights one especially memorable moment from T4G.

My Spouse Died Prematurely — Was It My Fault?

John Piper answers a heartbreaking question in this episode of APJ.

Gospel Movement in Dubai Among Filipinos

I really enjoyed this article which tells how the Lord is at work among Filipino expats in Dubai.

A Kestrel Couple’s First Year (Video)

This is such a neat video that tells the story of a kestrel couple’s first year.

When Will Jesus’s Kingdom Come?

“Eschatology is the study of the last things—the end times. Christians have different views on this topic, but they’re all related to this word, millenium.” Adriel Sanchez explains the three prominent views of the millennium. (For a much more substantial look at the issues, consider this article from Logos.)

Don’t let homophones hamstring your hermeneutics

Jesse Johnson: “For preachers, words are everything. Yet as anyone who has learned English as a second language will tell you, the hardest thing about English is that there are so many words! And many words have meanings that are different than other words that sound just like them. Here are four common theological words that are often confused.”

Flashback: No Squishy Love, No Brutal Truth

…let’s commit amongst ourselves to be as concerned about the journey as the destination. Let’s ensure our discussions and debates are as marked by Christian character as our conclusions are grounded in biblical truth.

The biblical math could not be simpler; if a person who professes to be a Christian lives like the devil, he is of the devil.

—Todd Friel

  • Weekend A La Carte (November 7)

    The Hutterites’ guide to technology / Searching for jobs, Gen Z feels like it’s staring into ‘the void’ / The gospel according to Peter (Thiel) / Scientism and the allure of control / Can science explain sparkling rivers? / What led to Christianity Today’s crisis?

  • I Regret to Inform You That Heaven Tourism Is Back

    I Regret to Inform You That Heaven Tourism Is Back

    I regret to inform you, dear reader, that heaven tourism is back. The genre possibly never went away entirely, but it did at least disappear from the bestseller lists for several years. Sadly, it has returned in Gabe Poirot’s 18 Days in Heaven.

  • A La Carte (November 6)

    Don’t despise the red flags / Your thoughts are shaping your life / Can’t you just love everyone? / Selfies are not the self: forming embodied youth in a disembodied age / Effective altruists and the spreadsheet gospel / 4 Applications for the order of love—from the home to the ends of the earth /…

  • A La Carte (November 5)

    When you feel guilty about your giving / The missing piece in John Mark Comer’s quiet time / A manifesto for phone-free church / The pull of Rome / 4 Misconceptions about spiritual warfare / Slouching toward Narnia / Kindle deals, and more

  • A Daring Suggestion for Netflix

    A Daring Suggestion for Netflix

    Netflix appears to have fallen on hard times and I have some suggestions that I’d like to think would help it: cut the sex, nudity, and profanity, and gain back the viewers it’s long been alienating.

  • A La Carte (November 4)

    Can I love my enemies while addressing wrongs and protecting myself? / Is missions too costly for kids? / Don’t stock the pantry with temptation / Churches face a shortage of worship leaders / AI brought a mathematician to Ecclesiastes / Discerning between godly and worldly grief / Harvest in fearful times / and more.