A La Carte: Does God withdraw his presence? / Celebrating the Lord’s Supper / Difficult, emotionally-overwhelming seasons / Wisdom for difficult conversations / Why four gospels? / Sales and deals / and more.See AlsoA La Carte (August 29)Weekend A La Carte (June 1)A La Carte (May 30)
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Canadian Free Stuff Fridays: Book Giveaway!See AlsoFree Stuff Fridays (21Five)Free Stuff Fridays (Redeemer University)Free Stuff Fridays (21Five)
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As you know, I like to do my best to sort through the new Christian books that are released each month to see what stands out as being not only new but also particularly notable. I received quite a number of new books in March and narrowed the list down to the ones below. I have included the editorial description for each. I hope there’s something here that catches your eye!See AlsoNew and Notable Christian Books for January 2025New and Notable Christian Books for October 2024New and Notable Christian Books for March 2024
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A La Carte: Christians and IVF / And all the people said [mumble] / How your entertainment shapes you / How to preach in 20 challenging steps / Church conflict / Kindle and Logos deals / and more.See AlsoA La Carte (March 3)A La Carte (November 8)A La Carte (May 22)
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A La Carte: When the paychecks stop / What does Jesus want me to do? / A messy house / Beast Games / The rise of Nietzschean Christianity / Stop and marvel / and more.See AlsoA La Carte (February 28)A La Carte (September 16)A La Carte (11/20)
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One of the privileges we have as Christians is the privilege of caring for one another—of blessing one another in our difficulties and comforting one another in our sorrows. In such “one another” ministry we represent God and extend love and mercy on his behalf. This is a precious and sacred ministry that falls to every believer.See AlsoPast Them, Through Them, Over Them, Around ThemThe Ministry of SorrowA La Carte (October 17)
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A La Carte: The Jesus Geezers and Gene Hackman / Prayer is our fuel / John Mark Comer / On failure / Get grace, give grace / Book and Kindle deals / and more.See AlsoA La Carte (October 24)A La Carte (October 10)A La Carte (July 3)
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A La Carte: Gen Z’s spiritual anxiety / Would you sell out Jesus for $4.37 billion? / Men need friendship, not just accountability / Building healthy relationships with your teens / The pastor’s wife / Sales and deals / and more.See AlsoA La Carte (October 2)A La Carte (July 27)A La Carte (June 27)
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The pictures quickly made their way around the world—pictures of an aircraft lying upside down in the snow just beyond runway 23 at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport. On February 17, Delta flight 4819 landed hard, shearing off the right wing and flipping over before finally sliding to a stop. Remarkably, despite the crash and subsequent fire, all of the passengers and crew escaped. Equally remarkably, few received significant injuries.See AlsoThey Were ReadyThe Right MeasureThey Were Ready
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A La Carte: Wokeness as a tax / The religion of wellness / Freckles, thigh gaps, and beauty / The 50 most edifying films / If I have matching dishes but not love / The Bible and sexuality / Kindle deals / and more.See AlsoA La Carte (March 12)A La Carte (February 3)A La Carte (July 1)
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Every now and again I like to share an example of a pastoral prayer from Grace Fellowship Church. I do this because there are few examples of pastoral prayers online and I thought these may serve to inspire themes, passages, or ideas as other pastors and elders prepare to lead their churches in prayer. Please feel free to use or to adapt these prayers however you see fit. Here is one pastor Paul Martin prayed before our church not too long ago. See AlsoThe Pastoral Prayer: Examples and InspirationsA Pastoral PrayerA Pastoral Prayer
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A La Carte: In case I die unexpectedly / The daily midlife crisis / Anora and the end of #MeToo / Building the habit of family worship / We are not Númenóreans / Iain Murray / and more.See AlsoWeekend A La Carte (December 21)Weekend A La Carte (November 16)Weekend A La Carte (September 21)
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