Author: Tim Challies

A La Carte (May 5)

A La Carte: Do you see the Holy Spirit? / Joy in a doom-and-gloom news cycle / Comfort when we least expect it / How to get people to be friends with machines / The internet perpetuates our spiritual dementia / Kindle deals / and more.See AlsoA La Carte (March 28)A La Carte (March 10)A La Carte (November 25)

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The Dark Shadow on the Short Grave

As the great Friend of children stooped down and leaned toward the cradle, and took the little one in his arms and walked away with it into the bower of eternal summer, your eye began to follow him, and you followed the treasure he carried, and you have been following them ever since. And instead of thinking of heaven only once a week, as formerly, you are thinking of it all the time, and you are more pure and tender-hearted than you used to be, and you are patiently waiting for the daybreak.See AlsoA La Carte (August 19)A La Carte (August 12)Comparative Suffering

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Weekend A La Carte (May 3)

A La Carte: When the world seems to be winning / Carson, Keller, Piper / Honesty over performance / Those who walk with sorrow / Why God allows temptation to remain / Failing and falling / and more.See AlsoA La Carte (March 26)A La Carte (February 12)A La Carte (November 25)

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The Three (or Four) Schools of Singing

I have heard it said that there were traditionally three different schools of singing: French, German, and Italian. I lack the musical knowledge to confidently distinguish between them, but my understanding is that the French school values vocal clarity and agility, the German school values vocal power and drama, and the Italian school values clear and beautiful tones.See AlsoThings Change and Things Stay the SameThe Music Is Simply a MockeryHow Do French People…?

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