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A La Carte (September 11)

Today’s Kindle deals include a long list of top-quality books. Don’t miss these deals!

(Yesterday at the blog I considered How To Grieve Like a Christian.)

Rejoice in the Wife of Your Youth

Ray Ortlund has a wonderful letter to a would-be adulterer. But what he says is equally valuable to those who are not tempted to wander.

Escaping from the Love of Money

Simple: “Although there’s nothing inherently wrong with money, there’s something desperately wrong with devotion to money.”

The Decade That Built the Next iPhone (Video)

This video explains just a little what an incredible impact the iPhone has had on us as individuals and on all of society.

Pastor, Strive to Learn Their Names

“People say I’m naturally gifted at learning names. To some extent that might be true. The full truth, however, is I cheat. But before I tell you how I cheat, let me stress why—as a pastor—I labor to learn the names of those who attend our church.”

Taking Sin Seriously

Aaron Armstrong says the gospel is more beautiful when we take sin seriously.

How Should a Worship Service Be Ordered? (Video)

Matt Merker of Capitol Hill Baptists explains briefly that in their services they “Preach the Bible, read the Bible, pray the Bible, sing the Bible, and see the Bible.”

Flashback: Greetings From Heaven: A Modern History of Heaven Tourism

The heaven tourism genre has proven remarkably lucrative to authors and their publishers, tallying well over 20,000,000 books sold over the past decade. When 90 Minutes in Heaven was released in 2015 I teamed up with Josh Byers to prepare an infographic titled “Greetings From Heaven: A Modern History of Heaven Tourism.”

It is not enough to have a song on your lips. You must also have a song in your heart.

—Fanny Crosby

  • Let the Lord Choose

    Let the Lord Choose

    Though we are limited beings with little knowledge, we are proud beings with little humility. When Jesus taught us to pray, he taught us to bring our petitions before the Lord, to bring to him all our cares, all our burdens, all our sorrows. We can and should plead our case before the Lord, for…

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    Weekend A La Carte (March 29)

    A La Carte: Does God withdraw his presence? / Celebrating the Lord’s Supper / Difficult, emotionally-overwhelming seasons / Wisdom for difficult conversations / Why four gospels? / Sales and deals / and more.

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    New and Notable Christian Books for March 2025

    As you know, I like to do my best to sort through the new Christian books that are released each month to see what stands out as being not only new but also particularly notable. I received quite a number of new books in March and narrowed the list down to the ones below. I…

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    A La Carte (March 28)

    A La Carte: Christians and IVF / And all the people said [mumble] / How your entertainment shapes you / How to preach in 20 challenging steps / Church conflict / Kindle and Logos deals / and more.

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    A La Carte (March 27)

    A La Carte: When the paychecks stop / What does Jesus want me to do? / A messy house / Beast Games / The rise of Nietzschean Christianity / Stop and marvel / and more.