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Weekend A La Carte (June 11)

Change the Definition, Claim the Right

This is exactly what has been happening in a few of our recent cultural conversations: First you change the definition, then you claim the right.

California Bill Threatens Freedom of Religious Colleges

Joe Carter provides one of his FAQs: “Legislation pending in the California State Senate threatens to strip some private colleges and universities of an exemption that protects them from lawsuits and allows them to function as faith-based organizations.”

Help Launch TGC Canada

A movement is afoot to launch The Gospel Coalition Canada. Canadians will want to be sure to check out the link and consider getting involved.

Read Scripture: Ecclesiastes

The Bible Project has moved to Ecclesiastes in their series of short videos giving an overview of each book of the Bible.

“Um” and “Like” and Being Heard

Seth Godin provides wise (and practical) counsel on ridding your speech of those little filler words. These are the words you don’t notice that drive everyone else crazy.

Tomorrow in 1744. 272 years ago tomorrow, David Brainerd was ordained a missionary at age 26 to the Indians in Colonial New England by the Society for Propagating Christian Knowledge (SPCK). *

Surprised by Suffering

R.C. Sproul shares some of what he has been learning as he has grappled with serious health concerns.

Flashback: When My Fashion Accessory Told Me To Take a Hike

“There was a day when one of my fashion accessories talked back. It told me to take a hike. I had said something about it on Facebook or Twitter or snapped a picture of it for Instagram and it was none too pleased. It said it to me nicely enough, but the point was clear: cut it out.”

What Type of Vacation Reader Are You?

My thanks goes to The Good Book Company for sponsoring the blog this week with “What Type of Vacation Reader Are You?”

Ferguson

Repentance is not a discrete external act; it is the turning round of the whole life in faith in Christ.

—Sinclair Ferguson

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    10 General Market Books I Have Enjoyed Recently

    While I am committed to reading and reviewing Christian books, I also enjoy reading a steady diet of books published for the general market. Though my interests lean toward history, I do enjoy other topics as well. Here are a few of the titles I’ve enjoyed over the past couple of months.

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    Millennials tried being angry—it didn’t work / The life God didn’t let you live / He’s not nice, but He is good / Creating passive parenting wins / AI, ghostwriting, and the ethics of book writing / John Stott’s dream church / On caring for the property of others / Books on sale / and…

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    A La Carte (June 1)

    The habits of birds / Pope Leo’s Magnifica Humanitas / Praying in the Spirit / Drifting from the gospel / The distance we keep / What to wear / News headlines / Kindle deals / and more.

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    Works & Wonders (May 31)

    Works & Wonders—Interesting and uplifting pieces on: Not something but someone, fence digging, weird bird sounds, as __ as __, you can tell the world, TypeLit, and so on.

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    Weekend A La Carte (May 30)

    Think pieces and long-form articles on: Fifteen questions / The unretirement / Nihilism with a business model / 10 Guideposts for young men / The great stork derby / Labor and legacy / The typo vibe shift / Gen Z and belonging to the church / and more.