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A La Carte (November 13)

Today’s Kindle deals include a pretty good variety of books from several good publishers. It’s one of the better days we’ve had lately.

At Cruciform Press we are glad to announce we’ve got a great new book for sale: Wilderness Wanderings: Finding Contentment in the Desert Times of Life by Stacy Reaoch.

One of Our Veterans is Missing Today

Philip Schroeder writes a touching tribute to his dad.

A Quiet Paranoia Haunts Post-Weinstein Hollywood

“Week five of the great reckoning and Hollywood is frightened and lost, drifting deeper into uncharted waters with no script, no direction and no sense how it will end. Scandal was always part of the entertainment industry, a ritualised process of rumours, denials and hush money, publicists and fixers, banishment and redemption. But the vortex of sexual abuse allegations which started with Harvey Weinstein spins ever faster, whirling beyond control of the studios.”

James White’s 4 Keys to Effective Debating

Whether debating Catholicism, Islam, or gluten, these will come in handy.

Secrets of the Super Rich

Ain’t this the truth: “Toys form only part of the typical UHNWI’s shopping list. What they really crave is power, and world domination, or preferably the universe.”

Jony Ive on Apple’s New HQ and The Disappearing iPhone

You don’t have to be an Apple fan to enjoy this article. The point, simply, is this: “The new Cupertino HQ is, in some ways, the ultimate Apple product.”

Low Earth Orbit

Don’t miss this stunning aerial footage of Folegandros island, Greece.

Who Are the “Broken Wolves” in the Evangelical Community Today?

Randy Alcorn: “While I don’t feel comfortable naming names, there are quite a few people out there who talk about the personal difficulties they’ve experienced in life, including abuse, often abuse at the hands of church people. They tend to look at certain doctrines of the faith with great suspicion or even abhorrence. Among those is the substitutionary atonement of Christ.”

What Does “Coram Deo” Mean?

Few phrases have taken a more central place in my life than “Coram Deo” (which R.C. Sproul explains here). You can read Do More Better to find out how and why!

Flashback: God Actually Spoke to Me

It is God’s joy to communicate to each one of his children in the most personal and intimate way. Our Father speaks to us. He speaks clearly and he speaks personally. He really does.

“I know God forgives me, but I can’t forgive myself” means you’ve failed an idol, whose approval is more important than God’s.

—Tim Keller

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    Must You Read at Least One Spurgeon Biography?

    I am not aware of a verse in the Bible that says every Christian must read at least one biography of Charles Spurgeon. Or every Calvinist, at least. But I also wouldn’t be completely shocked if it’s there somewhere and I’ve just missed it. And that’s because his life and ministry were powerfully unique in…

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    A La Carte (January 21)

    A La Carte: What “love your enemies” does not mean / John Piper on reading providence / Talking to your Roman Catholic friends / What happens at prayer meeting? / Against executive pastors / Kindle deals / and more.

  • The Christian Standard Commentary: A Modern Commentary Steeped in Ancient Tradition

    The Christian Standard Commentary will encourage and equip God’s people to understand the text and live according to Scripture for Christ’s glory. The unique ancient-modern approach to the biblical text found in the CSC is a valuable resource for building up Christ’s church while encouraging God’s people to fulfill the Great Commission. As a commentary…

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    Why I Haven’t Written A Whole Lot about My Grandson

    It has been two months since little Finnegan was born—two months since I became a grandfather for the first time. It only just occurred to me that I have said very little about this new reality, this new stage of life, this new member of our family.

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    A La Carte (January 20)

    A La Carte: Is it good that you exist? / Should we trust churches? / In defense of childhood / Take your anxiety to church / How do I leave my abortion in the past? / Kindle deals / and more.

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    Prayer Is Not Like a Good Recipe

    Prayer is not like a good recipe: simply follow a set of mechanical directions and everything turns out right in the end. So what is it then? And how can we do it well?