A La Carte: Only bad Calvinism abandons souls / Is the Lord’s Supper a feast or a funeral? / What does it mean that God rested? / The money problem in cross-cultural partnerships / How do Muslims view the Quran? / Keeping the “para” in parachurch ministries / and more.
Every now and again I jot down a thought that I’d like to ponder but that I don’t intend to tease out into a full article. Over the past few weeks, I have jotted down a series of thoughts on being a dad. I hope there is something here that benefits you or gets you…
A La Carte: All the sunrises we cannot see / Richard Dawkins says he’s a cultural Christian / The most wonderful sports season of the year / John Piper on the man who died in the pulpit / Let’s talk about how good God is / Jesus died to save us from our own solutions…
A La Carte: Social media poisoning / What about the abused spouse’s sin? / Truth in the age of deception / How can the church serve families touched by autism? / In a scrolling world / Kindle and Logos deals / and more.
This week the blog is sponsored by Moody Publishers, publisher of Overflowing Mercies by Craig Allen Cooper. In the book, Craig opens readers to the beautiful, merciful heart of our triune God. In a culture that is short on compassion, maybe that’s difficult to imagine. There’s not nearly enough patience or tenderness in the world. Maybe…
One of my favorite questions for times of small talk is “Why do you do what you do instead of doing something else?” Or sometimes a variation: “Why do you love what you do?” I ask this when I’m in the barber’s chair, on the x-ray table, or trying to articulate words as the dentist…
A La Carte: How do I forget my sinful past? / The left is colonizing the calendar / Longing for more / Love before you lead / Hope when we sin by not doing anything / The warrior bride of the NAR / Kindle deals / and more.