This is going to be a week in which I post only the daily A La Carte articles. I returned from my last trip (which took me to several African nations) with an ugly bug bite and some kind of insect-borne illness. I’m trying to get that sorted and think I’m on the right track. But it has been a rough few days. Logos users will find some good deals for pastor appreciation month. You’ll also want to look at this month’s free and nearly-free books. For Kindle deals I’ve divided them into some that are for only a day or two and some that are for the whole month. There is a lot to choose from. (Yesterday on the blog: Could There Be a Worse Home Than This?) The Porn Talk: Nine Ways Parents Can Lead Children Parents will benefit from Garrett Kell’s thoughts on having the porn talk with their kids. Competing Voices “One evening, after speaking at a church gathering in Akron, a woman came up to me with an unusual request. She said, ‘You seem to really like stories…would you mind if I shared one with you?’” Who doesn’t like a good story? The Christian Life Involves Dance, not Drudgery This is a sweet one. “I feel so privileged to have this little girl in my life, and I am not even her daddy (just her daddy’s daddy). But that day, and every day since, everything in me has wanted to give her a sense of security, love, acceptance, and safety.” … Continue reading A La Carte (October 2)