I made the long drive back from Grand Rapids yesterday and had to scramble to get A La Carte done! But I did get it done, and here it is… (But first, I listened to Candice Millard’s The River of the Gods along the way and very much enjoyed it. Recommended!) The book on marriage I recommended last week, Gospel Shaped Marriage, is now on sale at WTS. Speaking Truth in Marital Conflict “Here is a universal rule for marriage counselors: …
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Today’s Kindle deals include a few interesting books. (Yesterday on the blog: 40 More Random Pieces of Advice for the Christian Life) Fathers, Lead the Way Here’s a reflection for fathers in the lead-up to Father’s Day. Let Your Sins Be Strong “We all tend to minimize our sinfulness. We look at the wrongs we have done and do everything we can to try and justify our actions. Doing this, however, fails to take full ownership of our sins.” A …
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A number of weeks ago I shared an article titled 40 Random Pieces of Advice for the Christian Life. This isn’t something I intend to do often but did want to follow up at least once with a sequel of sorts. I hope there is something here you find helpful. Be appropriately skeptical about new movements, new terminology, and new methods. If the church has gotten along pretty well without it for the past 2,000 years, it’s unlikely that …
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May the Lord be with you and bless you today. I had been quite a slow week for Kindle deals, but I did find at least one good one for today. If “Representation” is the Issue, Where Are Pixar’s Religious Characters? Now that’s an interesting question, isn’t it? Tasteless Graceless Gervais This is an interesting take on comedians like Ricky Gervais who mock things we find appalling. We should think seriously about allying too closely with “the enemy of my …
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I am in Grand Rapids today on day two of recording the audiobook for Seasons of Sorrow. So far it is going quite well, I think, and I hope to be finished by this evening. (Yesterday on the blog: The Harder Our Earth, the Sweeter Our Heaven) Pastoral Q & A: Are More Prayers More Effective? This is a good question: Are prayers more effective when there are more of them? In Praise of Single Women “In 1 Corinthians 7, …
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