May you know the Lord’s blessings this weekend! My gratitude goes to Getty Music this week for sponsoring the blog this week. Be sure to download your free Family Summer Hymnal filled with sheet music and MP3s for 20 Getty Music songs! Today’s Kindle deals include a biography along with a few other picks. (Yesterday on the blog: A Mid-Summer Family Update) Does God Ever Tempt Us to Sin? John Piper draws some important distinctions in his answer. If God Knows Everything, do we have free Choice? “If God knows everything, you basically have five types of explanations when it comes to free choice in saving faith…” Wyatt Graham outlines them. The Value of Knowing Both Sides “This skill—the skill of articulating both sides of an issue—is one that is in short supply in American culture. Most debates that we observe on television consist of two people trying to outshout and demonize each other. This is because it is much easier to dismiss opposing arguments than it is to understand them.” Comedy Pet Photo This is just for fun—the finalists from the 2022 Comedy Pet Photo competition. Raiding Monticello Janie Cheaney: “To make everything about one thing—whether racism, class warfare, democracy, or socialism—is to diminish all things. Only one idea is big enough to be about everything, and we worship Him so we don’t have to worship earthly heroes.” Jesus is Not Ashamed of Subjects of Church Discipline “Jesus instituted church discipline both to maintain the holiness of the church and to remind his people … Continue reading Weekend A La Carte (July 30)