God's Goodness Both Grants and Denies
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A La Carte (July 20)
Pillaging of the digital commons / The Marxist who understood sex better than the UMC / Intrusive thoughts and gospel hope / Predestination should giv...
AI and Formation: How Does AI Shape Our Loves? (with Michael Keller)
Christopher Watkin and Michael Keller talk about AI, spiritual formation, and the habits that keep us human....
Works & Wonders (July 19)
Works & Wonders has interesting and uplifting material on: Bluebirds, the rarest books on earth, a new song, berries berries everywhere, the amazing e...
John Newton on the ABC’s of Progressive Sanctification
John Newton’s writing on progressive sanctification provides practical encouragement that offsets doubt and aggravation....
Quality Christian Music 2026: 15 Artists to Watch
These 15 artists are making distinct contributions to the beautifully diverse—and globally surging—world of Christian music....
Weekend A La Carte (July 18)
This weekend's collection of long-form and think-pieces covers declining fertility rates, the Boy Scouts, The Odyssey, AI and the elderly, and Gen Z, ...
5 Signs Your Marriage Is Unhealthy (and What to Do About It)
The absence of conflict isn’t true peace; it’s often evidence one partner in the marriage feels defeated or that both have given up....
Free Stuff Fridays (B&H Publishing)
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A Solid Defense of a Very Defensible Position
Some issues in the church seem to arise once, but then get permanently put to rest. Others, though, seem to arise time and time again, often in slight...
How to Better Understand the Holy Trinity (TGC Classic)
Pull the thread of the Trinity, and the universe unravels....
A La Carte (July 17)
Setting a financial finish line / A manifesto on generative AI writing / What the Bible teaches about karma / Dang it, social media / D.L. Moody's com...
How to Wait for Cultural Reckoning
Like the prophets, we should expect our hearers to almost always ignore the warning until it’s too late....
Recover the Apologetic Task of Preaching
In ‘Pulpit Apologetics,’ William Edwards offers a compelling argument that apologetics should be part of the regular preaching ministry of every local...
A La Carte (July 16)
Gen-Z revival / Devotional material that hinders spiritual growth? / Does the day end in night / When you cannot sing, let the church sing for you / T...
Saved to Sin No More
God’s redemptive purposes are not merely to forgive but also to make us new, holy, and righteous....
I'm Finding It Harder to Change
As 2026 began, I decided to change up my devotions. I have followed roughly the same pattern for the last 15 or 20 years and thought it would be nice ...
A La Carte (July 15)
Hell's evangelistic appeal / Sleepless nights / Was the multiplication of the early church a miraculous movement? / When evangelism is dispiriting / T...
J. Gresham Machen: Where He Died Is Important
Machen gave up not just the wealth and opportunity his elite family afforded but the privileged life of a Princeton scholar....
How AI Plays a Gospel Imitation Game (with Christopher Watkin)
Chris Watkin talks with Collin Hansen about hope, hype, and help for our AI apocalypse....
Thinking About Missions? Read This Book.
‘The Path to Being a Missionary’ can equip churches and aspiring missionaries to more effectively accomplish the work of getting the gospel to the nat...
A La Carte (July 14)
Should you marry her anyway? / Be sure your sin will find you out / How can we be ready to meet the Lord? / Aging is a series of relinquishments / Mak...
Gen-Z Revival Isn’t Happening. Here’s How It Could.
If a Gen Z revival surges in this country, it’ll be through acknowledging their desire for truth, and helping them see that it can be found most direc...
Everything I Might Have Been
The world can feel unfair when we ponder all we might have been. But God sovereignly places each of us exactly where we can best serve and honor him. ...
AI and Work: What Happens When AI Can Do Your Job Better?
Christopher Watkin and Rachel Gilson talk about AI, work, and what Christians should hold on to when technology starts changing the way we create, ser...
A La Carte (July 13)
Does the church need your worship song? / God's plan for your prayers / Guard your women's ministry against false teaching / When we despise ordinary ...
The Little White Church Is Empty
Thousands of rural congregations are struggling to keep their pulpits filled and their doors open....
Works & Wonders (July 12)
Works & Wonders offers a collection of interesting and uplifting bits and pieces on: Viking Christians, wedding vows, magnified sand, Amazon knockoffs...
Don’t Overlook Hell’s Evangelistic Appeal
Humanity was created good, but we currently live in a fallen world. We shouldn’t be surprised when bad people do bad things....
Weekend A La Carte (July 11)
The World Cup's awful instant replay system / Canada is the wokest country in the world / Couple sues Ontario surrogate mother / Obnoxious and ridicul...
Recapitulation: What It Is and Why It Will Help You Endure
Our daily repetitions matter. ‘Agains’ are an invitation to remember what God has done and what God will do....
Did Jesus Preach the Gospel? (TGC Classic)
Did Jesus and Paul preach the same gospel?...
When Children Walk Away from Jesus
It is the outcome every Christian parent fears. It is the outcome every Christian parent dreads. It is the outcome every Christian parent prays agains...
Editor’s Picks: New Bible Study Curricula
Ten recently published Bible study curricula for individuals or small groups....
A La Carte (July 10)
A life and death struggle / In the arms of an other / Little House on the Prairie / A Christian response to hookup culture / Our accommodating God / C...
We Need a Thicker View of God’s Love
All Christians would do well to have a much thicker account of the Christian life than we currently do....
Self-Care vs. Self-Sacrifice
Courtney and Melissa discuss how to apply biblical discernment to the question of when to prioritize wise self-care and when to put aside your needs f...
Netflix ‘Little House on the Prairie’ Celebrates Family on the Frontier
The new ‘Little House’ is a refreshing offering that celebrates family, community, and the resilient frontier spirit of America....
A La Carte (July 9)
Should your children read books with magic? / ‘I’m not feeling it today’ / When you’re not supposed to feel like this / ‘Speed-friending’ / Loving the...
How to Guard Your Women’s Ministry Against False Teaching
Teaching sound doctrine equips women to recognize unsound teaching when they encounter it....
Why Did God Give Us Mosaics?
In many of the great European palaces, you can find entire walls that are covered with mosaics. Pieces of broken glass and pottery or fragments of shi...
A La Carte (July 8)
The darkest of dark ages / When helping hurts in pastoral counseling / Gideon’s 9700 / How to spiritually lead your family / Christians on the thresho...
How AI Makes Us Sovereign Slaves
If human dignity rests on intelligence, then the smartest machine wins. But if human dignity is a crowning gift from God, then no machine can out-comp...
Why Every Society Needs Faith
Avent’s ‘In Good Faith’ achieves something genuinely difficult: a synthetic account of human belief, cultural evolution, and social meaning that takes...
A La Carte (July 7)
I think I ruined my children / What songs do you sing? / The kind of praise you may be neglecting / Unraveling the IVF confusion / Five myths that kee...
Where to Find the Best Preaching
Local flocks should esteem their local pastors. When we’re seeking to be fed, we should make sitting under our shepherds’ hands our priority....
Old Testament Theology with Mary Hannah
Matt Harmon and Ben Gladd talk with Mary Hannah about Old Testament theology, biblical theology in the local church, Christ-centered interpretation, m...
Unhindered: The Word Unbound, The Gospel Proclaimed
Together We Pray: The Master’s Academy International Summer Prayer Campaign From Ukraine to Uganda and beyond, God is raising up faithful men who proc...
God Believes In Rest. Do You?
God gives rest as a good gift for our bodies and souls. Christians need not justify rest, but receive it with gratitude and use it to serve him well.S...
Introducing ‘Silicon Spiritualities’
Join Christopher Watkin as he and guests explore the deeper questions artificial intelligence raises about work, worship, truth, power, and what it me...