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A La Carte (November 7)

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If you are looking for something new and interesting to read, Westminster Books has discounted a collection of new and notable academic titles. There’s enough there to keep you going for a while!

Today’s Kindle deals include Blair Linne’s moving Finding My Father along with a book on cultivating a quiet heart and several others.

Where Abortion Policies Stand Now

Joe Carter explains where abortion policies in the US stand now on the far side of Election Day.

5 Misconceptions about Sports Betting

Growing Fathers addresses some common misconceptions about sports betting. “Professional sports generate huge profits, but sports betting takes it to a whole new level, and it’s growing at a remarkably rapid pace with wide acceptance. What are some of the most common misconceptions about sports betting and why is this important for Christian dads to consider?”

Ministering to Orphans in Africa: Understanding the Crisis and Responding with Compassion

This is a helpful article on ministering to orphans in Africa—a ministry that is near and dear to many people I know. “The orphan crisis in Africa is a profound humanitarian challenge that demands our attention and action. In Zambia alone, 27% of children are orphaned, with 75% of the population under the age of 20 and 49% under the age of 15. This demographic reality underscores the urgency of addressing the needs of orphaned children across the continent.”

‘You Shall Surely Die’? Unmasking the Many Faces of Death

Here’s the abstract of a long and interesting article. “God told Adam that he would ‘surely die’ if he ate from the forbidden tree. He and Eve did not immediately return to the dust upon eating the fruit, but they did experience death in other forms. Their immediate shame and alienation from God, along with other descriptions of the curse beyond Genesis 3, reveal that death means more than the cessation of physical life. Therefore, the new and resurrected life in Christ holds a promise far greater than mere physical life.”

Design: Does Evolution Care about You?

“It constantly amazes me to hear those committed to an evolutionary worldview talking about design. They can’t help themselves. Everything is so intricately designed.” This always amazes me as well.

The School of Faith – When God’s Ways Are a Mystery

“What about those seasons when God remains silent to prayers? What about that time when you prayed for protection and the very thing you feared and prayed against became a reality? What about that moment when you took a step of faith and followed God’s difficult leading, only to be met with more difficulty and nothing but confusion. Where is God’s love and goodness in those moments?”

Flashback: On Hoarding Wealth and Fostering Gifts

God has given you spiritual gifts he means for you to use in love and service to other believers. Have you identified the ways in which he may have gifted you?

We cannot infer from prosperity that God is pleased with us, nor can we infer from adversity that he is displeased with us.

—Wilson Benton

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    A La Carte (November 7)

    A La Carte: Where abortion policies stand now / Misconceptions about sports betting / You shall surely die / Does evolution care about you? / Ministering to orphans in Africa / Book and Kindle deals / and more.

  • Not a Complimentary Gospel

    It Is Not a Complimentary Gospel

    I think we have all felt the temptation to modify the gospel, to preach a gospel that is inaccurate or incomplete. I think we have all felt the desire to avoid the reproach that may come upon us when we preach the whole gospel and true gospel—the gospel that is so very bad before it…

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    A La Carte (November 6)

    A La Carte: A warning about having children / Leave church a little tired / Making virtues out of what isn’t virtuous / Is Exodus a myth? / A theology of leisure / Kindle deals / and more.

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    A La Carte (November 5)

    A La Carte: Why women use pornography / I want God’s wrath on my enemy / Looking at photos with my mum / 10 things you should know about your conscience / I love being a pastor / and more.

  • A Beautiful 40-day Illustrated Devotional of Classic Literature

    This week the blog is sponsored by P&R Publishing. In the newest release by Leland Ryken, A Treasury of Nature, he joins great works of poetry, hymnody, prose, and art with accessible literary analysis. As Ryken says in the Introduction to his book: “The overall goal of this anthology is to enable nature to be…

  • Four Years After Our Hardest Day

    Four Years After Our Hardest Day

    Yesterday marked four years since Nick went to heaven. I find myself calling him “Nicky” more often now—a name I hadn’t used for him since he was a child. I wonder if it reflects that in some ways he is becoming dearer to my heart and younger to my mind. After all, I keep aging…