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A La Carte (December 26)

Today’s Kindle deals include a collection of daily devotional from Crossway. Also, Amazon has put a collection of New York Times bestsellers on sale.

Aleppo

The International Missions Board tells how Aleppo became a city of suffering and how people in North America can help.

Fast Food Menu of Calories

This little infographic shows just how many calories there are in various fast food favorites.

Download The Westminster Shorter Catechism

Ligonier Ministries (this week’s sponsor) would like to offer you a free download of Sinclair Ferguson’s reading of The Westminster Shorter Catechism. It’s free for the taking!

A Fatal Meltdown

The first fatal nuclear meltdown in the U.S. happened in 4 milliseconds. This is how it happened (and why it can’t happen like that again).

Spurgeon: Santa or Scrooge?

I recently linked to an article about Spurgeon being a little less than enthusiastic about Christmas. This one clarifies a little more.

This Day in 1065. The first building of Westminster Abbey was dedicated. *

Jesus is the Smartest Man Who Ever Lived

Jared Wilson: “Jesus was the smartest man who ever lived. We have to get that through our thick skulls if we want to make a hill of beans difference for the kingdom in this world.”

Don’t Call Andrew Jackson a Coward (Video)

This video tells the time that future president Andrew Jackson shot and killed a man for calling him a coward.

Oxford Dictionary’s 2016 Word of the Year

Ravi Zacharias explains why Oxford Dictionary’s 2016 word of the year is important for us to know and understand.

Flashback: Imperishable Beauty

This young man was pursuing a woman, but suddenly found she wasn’t attractive anymore. She was sweet and godly and kind, but not pretty enough. He asked for advice.

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The wise believer never apologizes for God or for any of his attributes.

—D.A. Carson

  • Pray Until You Feel Like It

    It is wise to set aside a time and place to pray—to build the habit and to then maintain it. But creating the habit may not always create the desire.

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    A La Carte: Let’s not rush to roles / Before you go to the nations / Children are not adults / Lia Thomas and a dark chapter for women’s athletics / No pit so deep / The first five years / and more.

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    How To Lead Your Family

    It’s no easy task to lead a family. It’s no small responsibility a man accepts when he gets married and begins a family with his wife. It is not an easy task, but it is a necessary one. And by God’s grace, it can be a joyful, fulfilling, and successful one. How To Lead Your…

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    A La Carte (July 4)

    A La Carte: Love your country / Mending nets in the storm / The wordless book / What does yhwh mean? / Children deserve beautiful books / How not to abuse spiritual authority / and more.

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    A La Carte (July 3)

    A La Carte: Silly summers / Broken bodies and anxious souls / Caring for disabled church members / How to survive prosperity / Meeting with the grieving / What makes a sermon work / Logos and Kindle deals.