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Weekend A La Carte (November 3)

There are no new Kindle deals today, but do run back through last week’s list since some will expire over the weekend.

I’m going to give my regular remind that I’ve got a Spanish site at http://es.challies.com. If that’s potentially of interest to someone you know, please pass them the information. Articles and videos are professionally translated and added several times a week.

(Yesterday on the blog: Why Anne of Green Gables Is One of My Favorite Novels)

Three Places God’s Feet Touched the Ground

“One of the most wonderful truths of Scripture is that God wants to be near to us. He isn’t a distant deity, unconcerned with the world’s affairs. God has actually chosen to step down from the heavenly heights and plant his feet here in our midst.” Amazing, isn’t it? This article shares three places God’s feet touched the ground.

Sinclair Ferguson on The Marrow of Modern Divinity

I rather enjoyed this short video of Sinclair Ferguson discussing the classic Christian work The Marrow of Modern Divinity. He certainly offers some compelling reasons to read it.

That Which No Tragedy Can Take from Us

There are some good lines in this devotional look at Job. “When true tragedy strikes, the Christian leans not on what he does not know but on what he does know. Who, in times of profound suffering, has the mental energy, the philosophical fortitude, to consider the academic questions of the origin of evil? It is not that such questions are unimportant, nor that that there are no answers to those questions. But suffering is not the place to find merely theoretical answers. Those in pain will know that the trials they face are deeply practical.”

Self-Hatred and Sanctification

Taylor Cain shares openly. “There was a time in my life where I hated myself. I hated that I had to go through the pain of showing my blemished face in public. At times I felt alone in this battle against despising my appearance. I have battled this demon of mine for ten years. I hope what I’ve learned will give Christians who fight through similar things a glimmer of hope that God is using their blemishes to make them more like the unblemished One.”

Columns from Tabletalk Magazine

If you’re looking to add some reading to your weekend, perhaps you can make your way through this selection of articles from the newest issue of Tabletalk.

Leading Them Well

Pastors and church leaders will find useful principles in this article from Brian Cosby. “Here are a few very practical principles of leading and managing church staff that will help you build up the body of Christ in both maturity and unity.”

3 Classic Poems Every Christian Should Read

Leland Ryken suggests three poems every Christian would do well to read.

Flashback: A Quiz on the Doctrine of Scripture

How well do you know the doctrine of the Scripture? This short thirty-three question quiz is designed to help you find out.

The gospel makes us extrospective, turning our gaze upward to God in faith and outward to our neighbor in love.

—Michael Horton

  • Prayer

    Spread Too Thin

    With so much to do, we can easily begin to wonder whether prayer is an appropriate use of scarce time. Wouldn’t it be better to give my attention to something that would let me cross something off my to-do list?

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    Weekend A La Carte (July 12)

    A La Carte: Where art thou Rob Bell? / The case against in vitro fertilization / Praying and weeping for those suffering in Texas / Greet each other with a holy hug / The example of Jimmy Swaggart / and more.

  • Thriving Marriage

    Thriving Marriage

    I have often wondered about the best time to write a book about marriage. When a couple is young, there is so much about marriage they have not yet experienced. They can still impart wisdom and teach lessons, of course, but there is so much of marriage that remains unknown to them. Yet when a…

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    A La Carte (July 11)

    A La Carte: Falling out of repentance / Tattoos as confession / The Epstein List and secret sins / Teaching generosity / Lessons from a former youth pastor / Bedbugs in the bowels of the city.

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    A La Carte (July 10)

    A La Carte: Questions for a maturing marriage / The lesbian seagulls that weren’t / But mommy, why? / A time to be tired / The modern rise of Stoicism / and more.

  • The Stranger

    The Stranger: A Short Film For You

    Based on a true story and inspired by the truth that character comes before competence, “The Stranger” is an honest, light-hearted and meaningful picture of what it means to truly serve others.