"We will not wake up ten years from now and find we have passively taken on the character of God." (Jen Wilkin)

Are our unholy desires sinful? / Friends don’t let friends feed their data to AI agents / A death, a plagiarism scandal and a quest for revenge / The conservatism of Beatrix Potter / Were the Romans tolerant about sex? / Reader recommendations. challies.com/a-la-carte/week…

Flashback: Wouldn’t it be better to be underemployed in a sound church than prosperous in a bad one? Wouldn’t it be better to have your kids in a slightly worse school system but in a dramatically better church? challies.com/articles/moving…

A very useful book to help you and your family understand AI and decide if and how to integrate it into your lives. link.amazon/B0dFu5dua (#affiliatelink)

"There are not two versions of Christianity—the “basic” option, in which our souls are saved but our characters remain unchanged, and the “deluxe” option for those who are super-committed, which involves the hard work of becoming more like Jesus." (Alistair Begg)

Free Stuff Fridays: 10 copies of The Heart of the Reformation are up for grabs! #Sponsored challies.com/giveaways/free-…

I would like to think time will prove that Christians are already thinking about AI in a distinctly Christian way. Those who use AI widely and those who reject it entirely are both under obligation to think about it well. challies.com/book-reviews/a-…

We have 10,000 digital guides; we need spiritual fathers / You’ll never regret that you did the right thing / Should you schedule time for sex? / The solitary grief of miscarriage / Reformed doesn’t mean robotic: a case for expressive worship / and more. challies.com/a-la-carte/a-la…

Flashback: The Lord is likely to make great use of the knowledge you gain and the godliness you observe as you spend time with older believers. Young Christians should be relentless in finding ways into the lives, homes, and prayers of older saints... challies.com/articles/give-t…

"What a preacher is as a Christian is of greater consequences than his natural gifts." (Iain Murray)

Westminster Books has a deal on my favorite church history series. wtsbooks.com/blogs/enews/ref…

I am sometimes asked to help churches evaluate their libraries, and to suggest the books they should add and the ones they should take away. challies.com/articles/the-fi…

Why I left Christianity Today / Euthanizing a toddler is not compassionate / Christianity Today is in turmoil / The sin of prayerlessness / The fifteen foot skeleton key / Sincerely wrong / Kindle deals / fascinating videos / and more. challies.com/a-la-carte/a-la…

Flashback: We are in every moment influencing the people around us with our words and deeds, with our actions and attitudes. And in every moment and every situation our sacred calling is to promote good growth instead of poor growth, to scatter good seed rather than bad. challies.com/articles/are-yo…

"Learning to pray doesn’t offer us a less busy life. It offers us a less busy heart. In the midst of outer busy-ness, we can develop an inner quiet." (Paul Miller)