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A La Carte (June 15)

His Wife, Not His Mother

Melissa: “I know that many of you who are reading this are thinking that you wouldn’t treat your husband like a child if he didn’t act like one. I get that. I really do. But, as long as we are slipping into the role of being his mother instead of his wife, we are only perpetuating the cycle.”

Unpretty

It was a joy to see my friend Dorcas writing a great article for RAAN.

Know Your Flock

Jared Wilson explains why a pastor’s preaching depends upon actually knowing his flock.

Men for God

If you’re in or near Vancouver, I’d love to see you at the Men for God Conference next weekend.

Should I Finish School Before I Marry?

I appreciate John Piper’s handling of this question.

Southern Baptists and the Confederate Flag

Russell Moore writes about the Southern Baptist Convention voting yesterday to repudiate the display of the Confederate flag.

This Day in 1520. 496 years ago today, Leo X condemned Martin Luther on 41 of counts of heresy, branding him an enemy of the Roman Catholic Church. *

Orlando: The Reichstag Fire

This seems a little alarmist, but it’s certainly not out of the realm of possibility. Rod Dreher says “Orlando is a ‘Reichstag fire’ event, I predict, because it is a genuine and appalling atrocity that will lead to the demonization, in law and in custom, of orthodox Christians and any who disagree with whatever LGBTs and their allies want.”

The Engineering of a Disposable Diaper

I’m so glad that the Engineering Guy is back after a hiatus. In this video he tells why that simple disposable diaper we take for granted is actually an engineering marvel.

Flashback: So You Got Your First Smartphone…

Here’s a letter to a teen who just got her very first smartphone.

Horton

Legalism is simply separating the law of God from the person of God.

—Sinclair Ferguson

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    A La Carte (March 31)

    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.

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    God’s Yes, No, or Not Yet

    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.

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    A La Carte (March 30)

    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.

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    Works & Wonders (March 29)

    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.

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    Weekend A La Carte (March 28)

    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.