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A La Carte (May 25)

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Spiritual Dry Spells: Causes and Cures – We all go through a spiritual dry spell at one time or another, don’t we? Here’s a word on causes and cures.

Fifty Shades of Khaki: Biblical Minimalism – Clint Archer on minimalism. “The average American house contains over 300,000 items. The community of modern minimalists I stumbled upon while researching efficient packing strategies strives to prune its inventory of possessions to three digits at most.”

Atheism’s Foundation for Morality – Randy Alcorn: “Choosing moral behaviors because they make you feel happy can make sense, in a Bertrand Russell/Sam Harris sort of way, but what if it makes you feel happy to torture animals or kill Jews or steal from your employer?”

35 Things I Wish I’d Known in High School – Here is some wisdom for young ladies.

Real Glory – This is a good one: “What a day it will be. A day when true honor will be unveiled.”

The Holy Spirit Before Pentecost – This is a helpful illustration of the Holy Spirit before and after Pentecost.

(My graphic designer is on vacation, so I am on a quote graphic hiatus; quotes will return in 2 weeks.)


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    Can Christians Watch “House of David?”

    I did not intend to watch House of David, but when a few people told me they were enjoying it and asked what I thought, I decided to give it a go. But before I discuss House of David, I want to talk about The Chosen.

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    A La Carte (April 8)

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  • Cultivating Faith in God’s Garden

    God wants us to experience the teeming abundance of a life devoted to generative gospel community, even if the spiritual greenhouse is flawed and imperfect. #Sponsored

  • Pronouns

    Should We Capitalize Divine Pronouns?

    There are certain emails I receive on a routine basis and an especially common one relates to pronouns. Thankfully it’s not asking me to define my own pronouns as is all the rage today, but rather asking me whether Christians ought to capitalize God’s pronouns. By way of explanation, when some Christians use a pronoun…

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    A La Carte: On Netflix and Narnia / The wonder of an eclipse / Answering kids’ hardest questions / Not-so-great expectations / It’s not wrong to want to be perfect / Kindle deals / and more.