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Weekend A La Carte (December 26)

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Everlasting Father

Wait—“Everlasting Father”? Isn’t he the “child … born,” the “son … given”? Isn’t he the Son of Man and the Son of God? Isn’t it God the Father who is, well, God the Father?

I’m Stephen, By the Way

What do you do after you’ve been Canada’s Prime Minister for a decade? Basically, you just go back to normal life. These’s something so Canadian about this.

ISIS, the Persecuted Church, and Christmas In Wartime

Russell Moore and Marco Rubio team up for an article at the Washington Post.

Best Albums of 2015

Steve McCoy provides his annual roundup of the best albums of the year.

Top Ten YouTubes of 2015

And Denny Burk provides his top ten YouTube videos of the year.

This Day in 1620. 395 years ago today, the Plymouth Colony was settled by the “Mayflower” colonists. *

Less Is More

“As much as I love the ‘less is more’ principle taking root in my home, it the non-material space in my life that now holds my attention. As the clutter in my living room ebbs away, it seems that an unintended effect has been that I finally noticed the clutter that has unassumingly accumulated in other areas of my life.”

Why I Sing Psalms

Thanks to Crown and Covenant for sponsoring the blog this week with a word from my friend Rosaria Butterfield.

MacArthur

The shadow of the cross looms over the manger. When you understand that, you understand Christmas.

—John MacArthur

  • The Small Home Life

    You May Not Need Nearly as Much House as You Think You Do

    Our house is emptier than it has ever been, and that makes it feel bigger than it has ever been. It’s funny how the home that often felt just a little too small for the five of us now feels just a little too big for the two of us. Even a little house can…

  • A La Carte (May 25)

    Clearer thinking about sterilization / You did it again / The trouble underneath / Why don’t our sermons change people? / The whining Christian / Kindle deals / and more.

  • Works and Wonders

    Works & Wonders (May 24)

    Interesting and uplifting content for Sunday: Proclamation rather than proof, Fill This House, On Rainbow Wings, strange sea creatures, a faith crisis, and more.

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    Weekend A La Carte (May 23)

    Work will always matter / The rise of techno-feudalism / The gospel according to Karl Marx / The challenge of Eastern Orthodoxy / My manifesto on AI and religion / Steve McQueen, born again, set free / Cornfield baptism / 5 things most people don’t know about writing books

  • Authority

    How Men Can Use Their Authority Well

    There are few topics that have proven trickier to navigate than the topic of authority. We know we need authority to function as families, churches, and nations, yet there is something deep within our sinful humanity that causes us to rebel against it wherever it exists. We both want it and despise it. 

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    A La Carte (May 22)

    The ancient world had no word for child abuse / What I wish I had learned in theological college / Pray to the Lord of the harvest / What God is healing while not healing my health problems / Are you willing to show up? / Artificial preaching / Sales and deals / and more.