A La Carte: Intrusive thoughts / Praying with an open Bible / Recharge your marriage / Why seminary for women? / The real reason we struggle to pray / Should I stay or should I go?See AlsoA La Carte (March 11)A La Carte (March 3)Weekend A La Carte (March 1)
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A La Carte: Did Jesus freely live a scripted life? / Death, grief, and Frodo’s incurable wound / Cultural Christianity / The danger of an inward focused church / The stay-at-home mom / Kindle deals / and more.See AlsoA La Carte (December 2)A La Carte (October 8)Weekend A La Carte (June 8)
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The French language has an endearing little phrase that could almost have been drawn from the Bible’s wisdom literature. “Plus ça change,” they say, “plus c’est la même chose.” The more things change, the more they stay the same. Though I live in the 21st century, I read in the 19th, which is to say, the great majority of the material I read recreationally is sermons written in the 1800s.See AlsoUndermining the BibleMaybe We Make Meditation Too DifficultThe Hands and Feet of the Bible
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A La Carte: Comfort in life’s disappointments / To women with passive husbands / Loved ones with dementia / When to preach Romans / Friendship / Kindle deals / and more.See AlsoA La Carte (March 10)A La Carte (March 3)A La Carte (January 28)
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At times we all live burdened lives, weighed down by the cares and concerns, the trials and traumas that inevitably accompany life in this world. And while we sometimes feel crushed by life’s heaviest burdens—the death of a loved one, the rebellion of a child, the onset of a chronic illness—we can also sometimes stagger under the weight of the relentless accumulation of many smaller burdens.See AlsoGod Means To Make Something Of UsHow To Bear Up Under Your BurdensYou Are Dust, Not Divine
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