A La Carte (03/21)

  • Tim Challies
  • 03/21/06
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Tuesday March 21, 2006

Du Jour: Al Mohler covers a New York Times article discussing the plight of black men.

Children: C.J. Mahaney has a wonderful article in which he discusses how he helps prepare his son (and himself) for Sunday worship. “My approach to preparing Chad for the Sunday meeting has been informed by the doctrine of the church as clearly taught in Scripture and the Savior’s love for the church as compelling demonstrated on the cross.”

Persecution: Many bloggers have written about Abdul Rahman, a Christian in Afghanistan who may face the death penalty for being a Christian. Michael Haykin has a good suggestion for Muslim clerics: “read some of our Baptist forebears to see what real tolerance is about.”

Church: Take a look at the preaching lineup that will be holding down the pulpit of Bethlehem Baptist Church while John Piper is on sabbatical. The list includes Wayne Grudem, Sam Storms, C.J. Mahaney, and Bruce Ware.

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a comment from RIck B. • 03/21 @ 12:52pm

Truly there is no greater joy than seeing your son walk in the truth. CJ’s article with his son is great because in many churches, the Pastor is burdened by doing some much that his family sometimes gets second priority. Take heed to yourself first (which includes your family) is a priority evident in this article.

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a comment from Brendt • 03/21 @ 1:48pm
› visit my web site.

See, that’s why my pastor teaches from a music stand. They don’t have the tendency to float away like pulpits do, so they don’t have to be held down. ;-)

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a comment from Joel • 03/21 @ 4:23pm
› visit my web site.

From Michael’s article on Roger Willams, quoting Oliver “Hell or Connaught” Cromwell: “that he had rather that Mahumetanism [i.e. Islam] were permitted amongst us, than that one of God’s children should be persecuted.”

This from Cromwell? I have no doubt that he said it, nor that he was oblivious to the irony. But it still provokes a grim laugh.