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A La Carte (October 2)

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May the Lord be with you and bless you today.

Today’s Kindle deals include some choice titles that are well worth a look—Rod Dreher’s Live Not By Lies and Tim Keller’s The Reason for God among them. If you are looking for a Kindle device, there are several on sale now for Prime subscribers.

Logos users will want to look at this month’s free and nearly-free books along with this other free book. Then also take a look at the resources that are on sale like Crossway’s Preaching the Word commentary series.

Clearing Up Confusion About Humility

Greg Koukl helpfully clears up some confusion about humility. “Here’s the simple guideline: To develop humility, don’t put yourself up relative to others, and don’t put others down relative to you. Instead, do the opposite.”

Fortis Institute

I am glad to be part of a new initiative called Fortis Institute. It offers free, original, daily content meant to bless and encourage Christians.

Practical Ways to Enjoy Jesus

In Tim Chester’s new book, Enjoying Jesus, he explores how Jesus acted and interacted with people in Luke’s Gospel and how, through his Spirit, we can experience the joy of Jesus’ presence and companionship in our day-to-day lives. Get 25% off with code ENJOYJESUS. (Sponsored)

Lessons in Holiness

Mitch Chase looks at some of the Old Testament commands that seem strange to us. Like why couldn’t they sow different kinds of seeds in a single field or wear mixed fabrics? “The right assumption is that Moses’s instructions are based on moral reasoning, even if those reasons aren’t always clear to us. The biblical laws are not arbitrary or aimless.”

Contemporary Christian Is One of Music’s Fastest-Growing Genres. Why?

Why is contemporary Christian music growing quickly? Brett McCracken offers some ideas. “Christian music is having a moment. In the first half of 2024, it was the fourth fastest-growing music genre, fueled by surprisingly large gains among younger listeners. Millennial and younger listeners represented 39 percent of the genre’s overall audience in 2022, but in 2024, that share is up to 45 percent.”

Overcoming Spiritual Laziness

John Piper considers spiritual laziness and how to overcome it.

What if? The Flipside of Worry

Cheryl writes about worry and the ways we can get all bound up in the “what if” questions.

Flashback: Things I Did My Kids Never Will

Though we aren’t that far removed from the years when we were young, the pace of technological change has been unparalleled. What was mind-blowing in the 70s, 80s, or even the 90s is practically ancient history today. 

Jesus was not tempted to see if He would fall. He was tempted to show that He could not fall.

—J. Vernon McGee

  • Will You Be a Pillar?

    How do we lead in a culture shaped by performance, individualism, and platform? Platforms to Pillars by cultural commentator Mark Sayers offers a biblical alternative to the platform mentality that dominates our society. Drawing from the ancient world, Sayers challenges Christians to become pillars—people who provide strength and support for others, who live with character…

  • The Tallest Trees

    The Winds Blow Hardest Against the Tallest Trees

    Through the weekend had many questions about Christian leaders who fall. And I expressed that just as the winds blow hardest against the tallest trees, so temptations may press hardest against the leaders who rise the highest. Just as floods press against shallow roots, so seductive desires rise up against those whose fall would bring…

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    A La Carte (April 21)

    A La Carte: Toxic servant leadership / Taking our stress to the Lord / The problem with habits / Is it wrong for Christians to choose cremation? / Why does your church meet in a house? / Big book and Kindle deals / and more.

  • Expectations

    Why We Ask So Little of God

    Most Christians expect little from God, ask little, and therefore receive little, and are content with little. Though the Bible calls us to pray and though it promises that “the prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working,” we can still have very modest expectations of what God will accomplish through…

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    Weekend A La Carte (April 19)

    A La Carte: Why man needs God / Why nails matter / Kids’ picture books / MLK’s famous letter changed a DC church / How to mentor / A tearless eternity / and more.

  • Free Stuff Fridays (TGBC)

    This weeks Free Stuff Friday is sponsored by The Good Book Company. They are giving away a bundle of their best-selling Good Book Guides that are designed to guide your head and your heart through God’s word. Each Good Book Guide includes a concise leader’s guide in the back.  The Bundle includes: Giveaway Rules: You…