A La Carte (August 7)
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A La Carte: Gen Z turns to the occult / Taking phone addiction seriously / The picture on the nightstand / A tongue for every tribe / The woman caught in adultery / Kindle deals / and more.
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A Family Update (And an Engagement!)
It has been some time since I have shared a family update, and I acknowledge it is long overdue. So here is what’s new in my life, family, and ministry over the past few months.
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A La Carte (August 6)
A La Carte: Feelings and faith / Do you talk too much? / Broken relationships and broken hearts / Guiding children through the digital age / Creeds and confessions / A nature video / Book and Kindle deals.
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A La Carte (August 5)
A La Carte: Phone-free policy / The AI apocalypse/ When possessions possess you / A theology of money / Ways to serve your kids’ school this year / Last words / Kindle and Logos deals.
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The Financial and Spiritual Principle of Compound Interest
Aileen and I recently opened an RESP for our grandson and made an initial little deposit. An RESP (Registered Education Savings Plan) is a kind of savings account that allows money to accumulate without taxes, provided it is someday used for education. Finn isn’t yet even a year old, so this may seem a little…
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A La Carte (August 4)
A La Carte: Everything matters / The promise of beauty / A fresh word from the Lord / A plea regarding autism / Why I love verse by verse exposition / Win a gift card / Kindle deals.
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One of the Greatest Challenges We Will Ever Face
We may find it easy enough to love a building or an institution or a particular form of worship. But people? That can be a much greater challenge…
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Weekend A La Carte (August 2)
A La Carte: Why I don’t like the term “homeschool” / The 7-point plan to normalize homosexuality / Three dodges that derail any discussion / Best practices for men’s ministry / Paul Tripp on humility and hard work / Kindle deals / and more.
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Free Stuff Fridays (Banner of Truth)
Free Stuff Fridays: New Book Bundle! #Sponsored
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10 New and Notable Christian Books for July 2025
As one month fades into another, I want to make sure you’re up-to-date on some of the noteworthy new Christian books that released in July. In each case I have provided the editorial description so you can learn a little bit about it. There are some great books to look through.
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A La Carte (August 1)
A La Carte: Living pure in a corrupting age / The tyranny of the urgent / Low expectations for church / The big man syndrome / Removing library books / Cultural bias / Kindle deals / and more.
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A La Carte (July 31)
A La Carte: What is the gospel? / Ambitious goal setters / The digital tug-of-war / Filthy rags or fragrant offerings? / Dear weary caregiver / The change along the way / and more.
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What’s Going On In Your Pastor’s Mind?
It is one of the strengths, or perhaps one of the weaknesses, of the human mind that it can have different “tracks” playing at the same time. Even as one series of words is emerging from a person’s mouth, an entirely different series of words may be flitting through his brain. He can have an…
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A La Carte (July 30)
A La Carte: How John MacArthur changed American preaching / David French and Chip Gaines / Baptism blunders / No one who abides in him keeps on sinning / Guardrails for humor and joking / and more.
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A La Carte (July 29)
A La Carte: The simple, but precious, faith of our fathers / Will my dog be in heaven? / Read books, not AI summaries / Remembering Hulk Hogan / Why am I anxious? / Tired of hard things / Logos and Kindle deals.
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Dying Comfortably
Although we face difficulties—the world, temptations, and self-love—an active meditation on and a constant view of things above will maintain our spiritual-mindedness. If we ignore these, death will take us by surprise. #Sponsored
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A La Carte (July 28)
A La Carte: AI and the essence of creation / Life is absurd / Sharing the gospel without pushing others away / Don’t find your identity in your suffering / The drift toward cynicism / Kindle deals / and more.
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Selfish, Lifeless, Loveless Christianity
Hospitality is a concrete expression of Christian love and family life. Giving oneself to the care of God’s people means sharing one’s life and home with others. An open home is a sign of an open heart and a loving, sacrificial, serving spirit.
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It’s a Package Deal
When we come to Christ, we gain God as our Father and Christ as our King. But we do more than that. We also gain a family.
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Weekend A La Carte (July 26)
A La Carte: Comfort in the loss of a child / Just and gentle parenting / A new Getty hymn / How parents can get school choice right / Don’t overlook Sunday / Sing anyway / and more.
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Free Stuff Fridays (PrayMore)
Free Stuff Fridays: Free subscriptions to the new PrayMore app for your whole church or ministry! #Sponsored
