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A La Carte (May 7)

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Walking the Wedding Aisle Without Your Virginity – John Piper has a sweet answer to this question: “What truths do you have to share with a man or woman such as myself, struggling with regret related to past sexual mistakes and their current consequences in the context of marriage and engagement?”

Church Is For Messy People – Church is for messy people, and it’s a good thing, too.

Can We Trade Sexual Morality for Church Growth? – “From time to time we hear some telling us that evangelical Christianity must retool our sexual ethic if we’re ever going to reach the next generation.” Russell Moore responds.

Gender Transformation – Owen Strachan writes about Johnny Weir and a brave new America.

Recovering Eden – This week Westminster Books has some great deals on some good new books on the Old Testament.

Nigeria’s Missing Schoolgirls – Here, from the Washington Post, are 8 questions you want answered about Nigeria’s missing schoolgirls.

The Creation Debate – Here is the creation debate in a nutshell.

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God is awesome; he doesn’t need you to be awesome. He wants you to be obedient.

—Matt Chandler

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