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A La Carte (March 28)

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Today’s Kindle deals include a few noteworthy titles like MacArthur’s From Ordinary to Extraordinary and Thorne’s Walking with Domestic Abuse Sufferers. On the general market side there’s a Malcolm Gladwell book that’s a fun read. Also, I have it on good authority that April is going to be an epic month for Kindle deals, so consider following my dedicated accounts on X (@challiesdeals) or Facebook (Challies Deals).

Logos users, be sure to take a look at the final Logos March Matchup deals before they’re gone. Deals go as high as 60% off.

Should Christians Celebrate Expanding Access to IVF?

This article considers IVF and helps Christians think well about it. “The rightful ache for a child of one’s own that we and so many others share with Hannah is a key reason why reproductive technologies like IVF were developed. Trump’s executive order appropriately recognizes the importance of family and the government’s role in helping promote and support the bearing and rearing of children. However…”

And All the People Said… [Inaudible Mumble]

Simon Arscott considers a little word that is of outsized importance.

Christ’s Victory Changes Everything!

Because of Christ’s death and resurrection, we live in an age of life, redemption and hope. One of the ways we can stay grounded in this truth is reading about Christ’s work on the cross. For gospel-centered books and products, check out the Christian bookstore 21Five! Their Easter collection is 10% off and contains a variety of affordable devotionals, books and children’s titles! (Sponsored)

How Your Entertainment Shapes You

“Television shows and movies are like sermons. They teach. They illustrate. They exhort. They persuade. The productions that possess a conviction beyond profit have a truth they mean to impart, an impulse they mean to cultivate, a reflex they mean to train.”

You Were Made for This

Brianna Lambert: “How has God shaped your loves? I’m not talking about all the activities you think you should be doing. Though it’s tempting, we don’t want to be driven by aesthetics like I was in my own childish career aspirations asking: How can we impress? What looks good? Once we throw off this noise, we’ll find the gifts of our Maker.”

How to Preach in 20 Challenging Steps

This is a good outline of what’s involved in preparing and delivering a sermon.

Three Reasons Why Conflict Is Harmful to the Church

Robb Brunansky outlines three of the ways conflict is harmful to the church. “Since we cannot avoid church conflict, we need to know how to handle it biblically in order to resolve it in a way that honors Christ and preserves the unity of His body.”

Flashback: It’s Better To Suffer Wrong

It is no small thing to allow ourselves to be wronged and then to meekly suffer the consequences. It may be one of the greatest challenges we are ever called to face. Yet we can be equal to the challenge if we take hold of the grace God offers us.

When God’s Word isn’t internalized, it becomes trivialized in the practical moments of life.

—Sam Luce & Hunter Williams

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    A La Carte (March 28)

    A La Carte: Christians and IVF / And all the people said [mumble] / How your entertainment shapes you / How to preach in 20 challenging steps / Church conflict / Kindle and Logos deals / and more.

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    A La Carte (March 27)

    A La Carte: When the paychecks stop / What does Jesus want me to do? / A messy house / Beast Games / The rise of Nietzschean Christianity / Stop and marvel / and more.

  • Are You Binding the Wound or Aggravating It

    Are You Binding the Wound or Aggravating It?

    One of the privileges we have as Christians is the privilege of caring for one another—of blessing one another in our difficulties and comforting one another in our sorrows. In such “one another” ministry we represent God and extend love and mercy on his behalf. This is a precious and sacred ministry that falls to…

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    A La Carte (March 26)

    A La Carte: The Jesus Geezers and Gene Hackman / Prayer is our fuel / John Mark Comer / On failure / Get grace, give grace / Book and Kindle deals / and more.

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    A La Carte (March 25)

    A La Carte: Gen Z’s spiritual anxiety / Would you sell out Jesus for $4.37 billion? / Men need friendship, not just accountability / Building healthy relationships with your teens / The pastor’s wife / Sales and deals / and more.

  • Crash and Burn

    When Christians Crash and Burn

    The pictures quickly made their way around the world—pictures of an aircraft lying upside down in the snow just beyond runway 23 at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport. On February 17, Delta flight 4819 landed hard, shearing off the right wing and flipping over before finally sliding to a stop. Remarkably, despite the crash and subsequent…