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Multiple Perspectives on Multi-Site Churches
A panel at Southern Seminary discussed this topic. The participants are R. Albert Mohler Jr., Gregg Allison, Kevin Ezell, Greg Gilbert, and Daniel Montgomery.


The Day I Went to Church
I enjoyed this article simply for the perspective it offers on a person’s first strange and perhaps terrifying attempt at going to church. It is good to remember how foreign church is to people who are not accustomed to it.


Stand By Me
This is a cool little video. The producers went around the world and recorded the song as performed by an international contingent of people.


Guardian Angels
Randy Alcorn addresses this question: Do you believe in guardian angels? He answers in the affirmative.


The Case for Modesty
This article in TIME has a few good things to say about modesty and humility. “Virtues, like viruses, have their seasons of contagion. When catastrophe strikes, generosity spikes like a fever. Courage spreads in the face of tyranny. But some virtues go dormant for generations, as we’ve seen with thrift, making its comeback after 40 years in cold storage. I’m hoping for a sudden outbreak of modesty, a virtue whose time has surely come.


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    A La Carte (April 2)

    A La Carte: Social media poisoning / What about the abused spouse’s sin? / Truth in the age of deception / How can the church serve families touched by autism? / In a scrolling world / Kindle and Logos deals / and more.

  • The Greatest Display of Strength

    This week the blog is sponsored by Moody Publishers, publisher of Overflowing Mercies by Craig Allen Cooper. In the book, Craig opens readers to the beautiful, merciful heart of our triune God. In a culture that is short on compassion, maybe that’s difficult to imagine. There’s not nearly enough patience or tenderness in the world. Maybe…

  • Why Do You Do What You Do

    Why Do You Do What You Do (And Not Something Else)?

    One of my favorite questions for times of small talk is “Why do you do what you do instead of doing something else?” Or sometimes a variation: “Why do you love what you do?” I ask this when I’m in the barber’s chair, on the x-ray table, or trying to articulate words as the dentist…

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    A La Carte (April 1)

    A La Carte: How do I forget my sinful past? / The left is colonizing the calendar / Longing for more / Love before you lead / Hope when we sin by not doing anything / The warrior bride of the NAR / Kindle deals / and more.

  • Amateur Astronomer

    Have You Become an Amateur Astronomer?

    Sam Storms once said that each human being is under a mandate to become an amateur astronomer. Every Christian is to look to the heavens to see what God has created and to learn the lessons he means for us to learn. And just as we must look up to the skies, we must also…

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    Weekend A La Carte (March 30)

    A La Carte: What happens when half of your opponents in a women’s soccer match are men? / Do nine out of ten churched students actually drop out of church after high school? / The genius of the church at the turn of the age / Seventh year sabbath / An overlooked argument for the…