Like everyone else, I’m intrigued by Threads. If you’re there, why not connect. As you probably know, it’s Prime Day. While Amazon doesn’t tend to do deals on Kindle books, they do have deals on Kindle devices (and, of course, tons of other stuff) in case you’re after one. Today’s Kindle deals include an edition of Calvin’s Institutes that is a great value. (Yesterday on the blog: When You Don’t Like Your Wife, Love Your Wife) Bad Readers and Their Twitter Swarms I consider this a very important article if we are ever to learn to behave ourselves on Twitter (and other social media). “Gregoire’s treatment of Pearcey’s argument would be laughed out of any serious classroom for how plainly dishonest and manipulative it is. But on a social media platform optimized for sneering that same treatment is rewarded. The only way to combat it, I think, is to refuse to be manipulated, to refuse to participate in swarms, and to instead actually take the time to do what our critics consistently refuse to do themselves.” Do the Evil People in Our Churches Mean Our Theology is Evil too? “I remember believing my parents knew everything—when I was five years old. Any question as grand as God’s eternality to as simple as the thoughts of ladybugs. Any question I had, they could answer it. Or so I believed.” Ah, the innocence of youth… “Paul Washer… stands in stark contrast to the trifling superficiality of our generation.”—John MacArthur “Washer understands and remains committed to the value … Continue reading A La Carte (July 11)