Today’s episode is titled “On the Death of John Allen Chau.”
Today’s episode is brought to you by me. I don’t have a sponsor for this episode, so why don’t you go out and buy my book Devoted: Great Men and Their Godly Moms. It’s a book I wrote about men whose primary spiritual influence was their mother.
A La Carte: My mom, her drug addiction, God’s grace / God’s intervention and suffering / Common descent or common design / Why the work we do matters / How short, O Lord? / Totems diminish human worth / and more.
Free Stuff Fridays: Book Giveaway! #Sponsored
August is usually a fairly quiet month for new book releases, sitting as it does between the busy spring and fall seasons. However, there were still quite a few excellent books published this month and I’m glad to share some of them with you. In each case, I’ve shared the editorial description so you can…
A La Carte: New CityAlight song / The worry Rolodex / Change inexorable / John Piper on glorifying God in 1,000 decisions a day / The false hope of rebranding yourself / The quiet work of God / and more.
A La Carte: Marriage partners in heaven / You won’t believe who spoke at John MacArthur’s memorial service / Pastors should preach less / When your pastor preaches a bad sermon / Flawed youth ministry / Kindle deals.
While I was sitting at John MacArthur’s memorial service and hearing his friends tell of their love for him (and his for them), I began to ponder some of the unexpected blessings that have come with both having friends and being a friend. Here are just three that came to mind…
Bible biography Bonhoeffer books Christian living church current issues disability marriage parenting personal prayer sin suffering theology
Genesis 1 Genesis 3 Psalm 119 Matthew 18 John 3:16 John 10:10 Romans 1 Romans 8:28 Romans 12:2 Ephesians 5 Philippians 4:8 Colossians 3:16
