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A La Carte (9/20)

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6 Reasons to Be a Faithful Member of a Local Church – “It is our conviction that every Christian should be an active member of a Bible-teaching local church. As believers in Christ, we are members of His body and must discipline ourselves to be actively involved in ministry as a way of life. Here are some specific reasons why you should be a committed member of a solid, Bible-teaching local church.”

Funniest Analogies – These will make you laugh. This is probably my favorite: “Her vocabulary was as bad as, like, whatever.”

Was Paul Married? – Here is Bill Mounce’s Greek-centric take on whether the Apostle Paul was at one time a married man.

Augustine and Pelagianism – Monergism is offering Warfield’s Augustine & The Pelagian Controversy as a free download.

What Books Should All Christians Read? – It’s a good list, I’m sure. But most of us aren’t smart enough to ever read those books.

The Cosmonaut – I enjoyed this short film, though I’m not sure that I really got it. Maybe someone can explain it to me.

He that hath slight thoughts of sin never had great thoughts of God.

—John Owen

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    Weekend A La Carte (April 4)

    The erosion of deep reading / Cable news and religious lines / AI slop and the pursuit of learning / The best AI for Christians / Drag queens and blackface / New music / and more.

  • Free Stuff Fridays (The Good Book Company)

    Enter to win 1 of 5 copies of This Was Never the Plan: Walking with God through the Heartache of Divorce and find honest, compassionate guidance for navigating the heartache of divorce, rooted in God’s word and based on personal experience.

  • Our People

    Where and How To Meet ‘Our People’

    I do not know Carl Trueman all that well, but from what I do know of him, he is not a man who is prone to overexcitement or hyperbole. Because of that, when he does get excited about something, I am likely to pay attention.

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    A La Carte (April 3)

    A La Carte: Good Friday greeting / Between loss and glory / The return of the eyewitness / The resurrection’s centrality / Paul Tripp’s complaint about Easter Sunday / A La Quiz / and more.

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    A La Carte (April 2)

    Canada’s new hate bill / On judging books / The “Liberal Trad” / Project Hail Mary and positive masculinity / God’s Word and our feelings / Networking and platforming / Friend after friend departs / and more.

  • Its a Risk To Be in Front of a Room

    It’s a Risk To Be in Front of a Room

    Few people are ‘cancelled’ in the pews, but many are in the pulpit. Preaching today carries real risk—yet the Word must still be proclaimed. Here’s why it’s worth it.