From drag queen story hours to the celebration of abortion, our culture glories in transgressing what God calls sacred. In The Desecration of Man, Carl Trueman argues that desecrating God inevitably desecrates us—and that only a renewed commitment to creed, cult, and code can heal us.
I’ll start with me / Once a promiscuous woman, always a promiscuous woman / 1,000 people got baptized on Easter Sunday / The authenticity trap / Advice for new elders / Book reviews / Sales and deals / and more.
The secular hole in Christian thought / Sex is worship / Christian movie characters who act like Christians / The usefulness of public debates / Wear your own armor / New book releases / Kindle deals / and more.
Do extroverts really make better pastors? Explore how God uses both introverted and extroverted men in ministry and why personality must never excuse duty.
Love the body God gave you / Navigate the slippery slope / How do we fence the table? / When the call comes late / What will AI undo? / The greatest invitation / Excellent Kindle deals / and more.
In my weekly Works & Wonders article, I combine a brief devotional with other interesting and uplifting bits and pieces I gleaned throughout the week. There’s a strong collection this week, I think!
The erosion of deep reading / Cable news and religious lines / AI slop and the pursuit of learning / The best AI for Christians / Drag queens and blackface / New music / and more.
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I do not know Carl Trueman all that well, but from what I do know of him, he is not a man who is prone to overexcitement or hyperbole. Because of that, when he does get excited about something, I am likely to pay attention.
A La Carte: Good Friday greeting / Between loss and glory / The return of the eyewitness / The resurrection’s centrality / Paul Tripp’s complaint about Easter Sunday / A La Quiz / and more.
Canada’s new hate bill / On judging books / The “Liberal Trad” / Project Hail Mary and positive masculinity / God’s Word and our feelings / Networking and platforming / Friend after friend departs / and more.
Few people are ‘cancelled’ in the pews, but many are in the pulpit. Preaching today carries real risk—yet the Word must still be proclaimed. Here’s why it’s worth it.
Evangelism is not a thing you do / Gaslighting and biblical counseling / Survivors among discarded brothers and sisters / What’s so spiritual about spiritual gifts? / Huge Kindle sale / and more.
As you know, I like to do my best to sort through the new Christian books that are released each month to see what stands out as being not only new but also particularly notable. I received many new books in March and narrowed the list down to the ones below. I have included the…
The manosphere and the way of Christ / Leadership axioms / Hard quotes for the Christian life / Comfort for those praying for prodigals / Hope for those who have made sex an idol / The race to make designer babies / and more.
God never mishandles a single prayer. His ‘yes,’ his ‘no,’ and his ‘not yet’ are all governed by perfect wisdom and aimed at his glory and our good.
Hell to pay / Because Jesus sits, I stand / What the autism spectrum really looks like / What is the unforgivable sin? / What are you retiring from? / Grandma was a rebel / Kindle deals / and more.
This week’s Works & Wonders include a Lord’s Day devotional on delighting in God himself, plus the new Getty live album, a Tolkien movie announcement, study Bibles renamed and relaunched, and more.
Make cousins great again / The empty promises of sentimentalism / AI is creeping into the news / Why should we just accept AI? / The end of the free-range childhood / Michael Horton and John Mark Comer / TBN headquarters / and more.
Free Stuff Fridays: Book Giveaway!
Explore how Kevin Burrell’s Considering Sparrows brings birds, Philippians, and the joy of following Jesus together in a warm, accessible work of ‘ornitheology.’
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