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Weekend A La Carte (March 5)

The weekend is here! It somehow seems long overdue and I’m glad it has come. I’m also glad because today my son turns 16, an irrefutable fact that somehow seems nearly impossible. Has it really been 16 years?

Manage Your Digital Afterlife

This sounds weird to us but will sound perfectly normal to our children: We’ve got to remember to account for what happens with our digital selves when we die.

5 Distinguishing Marks of a Fruitful Church

“I think measuring a church’s fruitfulness is not as simple as how many hands get raised during an invitation or how many parking spots are filled.” I agree!

Andy Did It Again

Todd Pruitt looks at some ridiculous statements from Andy Stanley. “When I hear adults say, ‘I don’t like a big church. I like about 200. I wanna be able to know everybody.’ I say you are so stinkin’ selfish. You care nothing about the next generation. All you care about is you and your five friends.”

A Guide to the Singular “Their”

A short guide to the singular “their.”

Why I’m Running for President of the Southern Baptist Convention

J.D. Greear explains why he is accepting the nomination for president of the SBC.

Tomorrow in 1901. 115 years ago tomorrow, missionary to India Amy Carmichael sheltered her first temple runaway (a young girl dedicated to the Hindu gods and forced into prostitution to earn money for the priests). *

How Well Do You Know the Book of Romans?

It isn’t a difficult quiz, but it’s a fun way to spend a couple of minutes.

Doing More Better a Month Later

I enjoyed reading this one-month-later review of Do More Better. “The good news is that I’m still using this system, which is more than I can say for my several past attempts at improving productivity. … The bad news is that the best system in the world cannot change my sinful tendencies.”

An Inspirational Calendar from Hell?

Thanks to The Master’s College for sponsoring the blog this week with “An Inspirational Calendar from Hell?”

Spurgeon

It is of no use to hope that we shall be well rooted if no rough winds pass over us.

—C.H. Spurgeon

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    Weekend A La Carte (March 21)

    Sports gambling / The challenges of new technology / New music / The Abuja affirmation / Bird names / Baptism / Think pieces and longform writing / and more.

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    A La Carte (March 20)

    A La Carte: The one-hundredth-day name / What does the Bible say about Satan? / Calibrating the conscience / When Christians disagree / Legacy over platform / What can triumphant Christians sing? / and more.

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    A La Carte (March 19)

    A La Carte: All things from his fatherly hand / Surrendering to kindness / Doing what you’re told / A legacy better than the Hall of Fame / Mercy ministry is not missions / The Black Sheep and the Laptop Girl / and more.

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    A La Carte (March 18)

    An ancient answer to a present problem / Here we are now (entertain us) / Marriage really matters / The other book that shaped America / Automatically anticipating God’s help / The population bomb / Book and Kindle deals.