Good morning from Oakville. After a very enjoyable weekend in Louisville (spent mostly with Third Avenue Baptist Church) I’m glad, as always, to be back home. Kindle book collectors will want to take a look at today’s roundup. (Yesterday on the blog: Worship Round the World: Pressing On and Nearing the End) The Question Your Kids Shouldn’t Be Asking I agree with Melissa: This is a question your kids shouldn’t be asking. The Origins of Deaconesses in the Presbyterian Church of Victoria “We can learn from our brothers and sisters—their reading and applying of Scripture, and the roles and systems they built to facilitate ministry. Today, as local churches and denominations think about deploying men and women for ministry, there are patterns we can appeal to, some of which, for various reasons, dropped out of popular consciousness and church practice over the last century.” Stream the Luther Documentary for Free In 1517, Martin Luther nailed his Ninety-Five Theses to the church door in Wittenberg. Little did he know how God would use him to ignite a movement that would change the world. Witness the spark that set the Reformation ablaze by watching Luther: The Life and Legacy of the German Reformer. This documentary is freely available on Ligonier Ministries’ YouTube channel. You can also download the accompanying study guide for free. (Sponsored Link) How Did Jesus’s Stories Get Passed On? So how did Jesus’s stories get passed on, anyway? Doug Wilson and Postmillennial Theonomy I don’t often link to X (Twitter) but found this explanation … Continue reading A La Carte (October 23)