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A La Carte (August 12)

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The Biggest Story

Westminster Books has a great deal on a book you can’t buy anywhere else right now: Kevin DeYoung’s new The Biggest Story: How the Snake Crusher Brings Us Back to the Garden. It’s a great book to read to your kids.

9 Ways to Protect Your Children from Sexual Abuse

Justin and Lindsey Holcomb offer 9 practical things you can do to protect children from sexual abuse. Be sure to check out their forthcoming kids’ book God Made All of Me. I’ve read it; it’s excellent.

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12 Things That Every First Time Dad Should Know

Deepak Reju: “So your wife is expecting? How kind of God to give you a child. There are many things to think about as you prepare for fatherhood. Here are 12 for you to consider as you get ready to meet your son or daughter.”

Compelling Interest

Here’s a bonus free audiobook from Christian Audio. “In Compelling Interest, author Roger Resler draws on original sources, including the actual transcripts for oral arguments, the majority and minority opinions, and comments by the lawyers and others involved to take a careful look at the real story behind the historic Roe v. Wade decision.”

Against the Grain

Here’s why it’s so important to cut your steak against the grain rather than with the grain.

This Day in 1812: Archibald Alexander became the first professor at the newly founded Princeton Theological Seminary. For the first academic year he would serve as the only professor, before being joined the next year by Samuel Miller. *

Unanswered Prayer

Why does God sometimes choose not to answer prayer? Tim Lane has a possible answer.

Stories of God’s Grace: Stephen and Ellen

Here’s an encouraging little video about Stephen and Ellen, parents of quintuplets. “Our life is a testimony to the strength that God gives you when you think you have nothing…”

Henry

None can know their election but by their conformity to Christ; for all who are chosen are chosen to sanctification.

—Matthew Henry

  • Church Camera

    Preaching for the Viral Video

    Is it possible to preach faithfully to a congregation while also preaching for the viral clip? This article explores the incompatibility of social-media-first preaching with genuine pastoral ministry.

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    A La Carte (April 20)

    Fatherhood and Rubik’s Cube / I never felt like reading the Bible / Disobeying authorities / The case against social media / Don’t get singled out / GIRLS® / Getting rid of YouTube shorts.

  • Works & Wonders

    Works & Wonders (April 19)

    This week’s Works & Wonders includes a devotional on grace-fueled service, a new Sovereign Grace song on thankfulness, the faith of Titanic rescuer Arthur Rostron, speed puzzling, northern lights photography, a poem on readiness for death, and Easter piano music from the Gettys.

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    Weekend A La Carte (April 18)

    Long-form articles and thinkpieces on vegetative states, funerals in Africa, AI in the classroom, the history of torture, explaining how it felt, free speech in Canada, and much more.