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A La Carte (March 2)

10 Ways to Increase Results in Meetings

Consider these 10 simple ways to increase results from your meetings.

Scott Kelly’s Year in Space

Scott Kelly spent a year in space and came back with some stunning photographs.

Do Muslims and Christians Worship the Same God?

I think we’ve all had just about enough of that question, haven’t we? Regardless, this answer gets right down to the essence of the question and its most obvious answer.

Book Deals

You might want to take a look at this week’s book deals from Westminster Books. They have discounted a selection of solid resources on the Old Testament. There isn’t a bad book among them!

Don’t Leave Your Wipers Raised

This article about cars in winter seems appropriate seeing as we have just been pummelled by a major winter storm.

5 Prayers to Pray For Your Husband

Here are 5 simple ways to pray for your husband. Please do pray for him in these ways!

This Day in 1979. 37 years ago today, “over 1,100 Christian organizations combined to form the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability (ECFA).” *

Steph Curry Is On Pace To Hit 102 Home Runs

I don’t follow basketball, but still enjoyed this article on Stephen Curry’s incredible season and the record he is on pace to destroy.

Black Skin and True Beauty

This is a good reflection on the nature of true beauty. “As a little girl I thought, ‘Why did people love to eat chocolate, but think the color of it was ugly on my skin?’ When I looked in the mirror, I thought I was pretty. The light was on; that made my skin appear to be light brown. I wished all the kids at my school were in the bathroom with me and could see me ‘light and pretty.’”

Carson

Walk humbly—you have far more to be humble about than you realize.

—D.A. Carson

  • Educated, Free, Wealthy, and Privileged

    We are an educated people with high standards of literacy. We are a free people who enjoy religious liberty. We are a wealthy people with unlimited access to a nearly infinite quantity of Bibles. We are a privileged people who may not realize how blessed we are.

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    Weekend A La Carte (November 2)

    A La Carte: Coldplay’s prayer in Melbourne / Zombies, Heath Lambert, and gatekeeping biblical counseling / Keep the Feast (a new song) / Stop playing the numbers game / Squandering security / and more.

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    Free Stuff Fridays (Ligonier)

    This week’s Free Stuff Friday is sponsored by Ligonier Ministries, who also sponsored the blog this week.  Yesterday was Reformation Day, when many Protestants celebrate the sixteenth-century recovery of the biblical gospel. It was while Martin Luther was studying the book of Romans that he rediscovered the doctrine of justification by faith alone. So, today…

  • Daily Liturgy Devotional

    Why Not Use a Daily Liturgy for Your Devotions?

    Trends come and go. Certain habits or interests rise for a time, wane, then rise again, often at unexpected moments. One of the recent trends I have found particularly surprising and also particularly interesting is the rise (or re-rise, if you prefer) of liturgy. This may be liturgy within formal worship services of the local…

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    A La Carte (November 1)

    A La Carte: When a Berkeley feminist had three sons / The tragedy of IVF / What if I don’t feel forgiven? / Piper on how not to respond to suffering / What sola scriptura protects us against / Kindle deals / and more.

  • New and Notable Christian Books for October 2024

    New and Notable Christian Books for October 2024

    As October draws to its close, I wanted to ensure you know about at least some of the most notable books it brought our way. I did not see quite the quantity of new books I have seen in some previous months, but there were still some special ones. For each, I’ve provided the publisher’s…