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Weekend A La Carte (September 3)

Here are a few deals to keep in mind today:

(Yesterday on the blog: Dream Small)

The Lord Almighty Reigns

You’ll enjoy this new song from Keith & Kristyn Getty.

The Fruit Grown in a Flock by Pastoral Encouragement

This article is meant to encourage pastors to be encouraging.

The Cancellation of Dr. Nassif

Carl Trueman: “For anyone wondering how traditional Christianity is going to fare in the culture in future, even within many Christian institutions, the disturbing tale of Dr. Bradley Nassif, formerly of North Park University, an institution formally connected to the theologically conservative Evangelical Covenant Church (ECC), offers an interesting case in point.”

Protecting and Cultivating Your Marriage

In this brief video, Hershael York explains how ministry leaders can invest in the most valuable relationship in your life and ministry.

How to Understand and Apply the Old Testament

This is a neat ongoing series by Jason DeRouchie that means to help you know how to understand and apply the OT.

The parable of monkeypox

This article from Al Mohler is a few weeks old but still timely.

Flashback: Tips for Young (and Maybe Not-So-Young) Bloggers

Even as you grow in knowledge and begin to share that knowledge with others, be certain that you put the higher priority on humility. The Christian world has greater need of examples of humble young people than know-it-all young people.

If you give the devil your pen, he’ll write you a horror story.

—David Murray

  • Works & Wonders June 7

    This week’s Works & Wonders offers: The wonder and the beauty, older and rarer, His Love, Ferrari Luce, The Covenanter Story, and cheese curds.

  • Weekend A La Carte (June 6)

    There’s a playbook for college, there should be one for marriage / Ben Sasse is teaching us how to die—and live—well / The biggest tell that something was written by AI / Why China got rich and India didn’t / AI slop is coming for your playlists / The blood cancer that became solvable /…

  • Davy and Natalie Lloyd

    Strong to the End

    You have probably heard of Davy and Natalie Lloyd, even if the names aren’t immediately familiar. In May 2024, you most likely heard the news about two young American missionaries to Haiti who, along with one of their Haitian colleagues, were brutally murdered by one of the many gangs that dominate the country.

  • A La Carte (June 5)

    Can Jesus really sympathize with my specific struggles? / View your past through the lens of God’s faithfulness / Nine marks of a healthy paragraph / When you have nothing left to give / The treasure chest at the train station / When you’re too weird to lead / Headlines / and more.

  • A La Carte (June 4)

    The pastor as anti-professional / On grieving when your loved one’s faith was ambiguous / God’s mercy in withholding wealth / Not mere memories: God’s sovereign purposes in every season / 10 theses on intercession / Bargatze’s ‘Breadwinner’ should be funnier / Podcasts / and more.