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What True Love Does I really appreciated this article. “Sometimes it’s easiest to serve those far from us. Sometimes we can be so concerned about another’s problem while neglecting the problems God has put right under our noses.” Guilty as charged! Without A grieving grandfather writes beautifully and powerfully about the too-brief life and too-soon…

Women in Combat You know we’re living at a time of seismic change when allowing women full access to military combat seems like a minor change. Denny Burk offers his comments. (See this also.) On ‘Thoughts and Prayers’ Andy Crouch writes about the inevitability and goodness of “thoughts and prayers” following a tragedy. Is Your…

Christmas Means That God IS Fixing This Despite the headlines, God is fixing this, and Christmas proves it. Ignore the Pundits and Keep Praying And, in a similar vein, ignore the pundits and keep praying. Of course, we shouldn’t be the least bit surprised that people look down on us for praying. 5 Questions with…

Thanks again to all who bought my new book. It has been a joy to hear from so many of you. I’m hoping and praying it proves useful to you. And now, here are today’s A La Carte links: Should We Only Forgive Those Who Repent? David Prince answers a common question. “I have heard…

Swasey’s Last Sermon “Garrett Swasey was the officer killed trying to rescue people at a Planned Parenthood facility in Colorado Springs. Swasey was shot while saving people at a place he abhorred. He was an elder of a church that believed in the inerrancy of Scripture, and that abortion is evil.” The Cripplegate shares excerpts…

Books for Christmas Is there anything better to get for Christmas than books? Here are gift recommendations from Westminster Books. When My Industry Died This author writes about the death of the video store he worked in. It’s interesting to consider what we lose when we go from a store staffed with people and filled…

Dr. Everett Piper: A Man Among Boys Rod Dreher highlights Dr. Everett Piper, president of Oklahoma Wesleyan University. “Many of us have wondered when a university president was going to stand up and push back against the student bullies, instead of grovel and coddle them.” He did just that. I Was Walking on Blood Two…

Pornography: A Perpetual Pastoral Problem I was recently a guest on Mortification of Spin to talk with Aimee, Carl, and Todd about the problem of pornography. 5 Reminders for Christian Parents “Parenting is just hard. It’s tiring. It’s busy. It’s laborious. It’s unending. It’s continuous. It’s demanding. But with all these realities, we as parents…

Westminster Books Westminster Books has just added IVP ebooks and they’ve got a great selection of them on sale for just $1.99. This deal lasts for only a couple of days, so don’t dawdle. The no-brainers include : Basic Christianity by John Stott, Delighting in the Trinity by Michael Reeves, God’s Big Picture by Vaughan…

The Evangelical Theological Society after Obergefell I am no scholar, so rarely pay much attention to the proceedings of the Evangelical Theological Society, but this year seems to have been particularly important. Denny Burk reports. Does God “Want” All to Be Saved? Michael Kruger takes on the always-controversial question. “But, our answer to these questions…

The Bible App Deep Dive I enjoyed this extensive review and comparison of various Bible apps. It’s fun to see how far apps have come over the past few years. Holiday at the Dictator’s Guesthouse If you’re in the mood for a long read, you’ll enjoy reading about one eccentric who decided to travel to…

There is not much new on the ebook front today, but it’s probably just as well–next week will be big because of Black Friday. Already I’m putting together a list of a ton of deals on books, ebooks, and lots of other good material. So be sure to check in on Friday. Running Away with…

The Syrian Refugee Controversy Joe Carter’s article will get you caught up on the Syrian refugee controversy (as it pertains to inviting refugees into America). Bad Doctrine vs. Heresy Mike Riccardi uses Mohler’s theological triage to attempt to sort the bad doctrine from the outright heresy. The Short Half-Life of Online Empathy “Everything’s accelerated these…

Read Scripture Series: Psalms I continue to enjoy The Bible Project. Their latest video provides a great overview of the book of Psalms. U.S. Christian Groups Prioritize Muslim Refugees over Christian Ones Here’s why Christian refugees are overlooked: “Their plight involves a nightmarish catch-22. When Christians flee as refugees they cannot go to UN-run refugee…

10 Questions about Adventism Nathan Busenitz is finding out what I learned a little while ago: That critiquing Seventh Day Adventism brings about some harsh responses. What ISIS Really Wants “The Islamic State is no mere collection of psychopaths. It is a religious group with carefully considered beliefs, among them that it is a key…

Discipleship, Rest and Reading It has been a while since Thabiti Anyabwile last updated his blog, but he came back strong with this article. It’s geared toward pastors but has wisdom for all of us. When You Indulge in Porn, You Participate in Sex Slavery Andy Naselli makes the case. I do not disagree. We…

Rise of the College Crybullies Here’s an interesting analysis of what’s going on at college campuses. “The status of victim has been weaponized at campuses across the nation, but there is at least one encouraging sign.” In a similar vein: A Crisis Our Universities Deserve. The Islamic Revolution Comes to Paris David Murray: “If the…