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    Free Stuff Fridays

    This week’s Free Stuff Friday is sponsored by The Good Book Company. Today, The Good Book Company is offering 5 winners all 3 of the current titles in the For You series with their corresponding Good Book Guides. God’s Word For You Series The God’s Word For You series is a selection of verse by…

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    A La Carte (February 7)

    Lessons Learned in the School of Suffering – Darryl shares a few of the lessons he has learned in the school of suffering. Create a Culture of Evangelism – Here is some wisdom on how to create a culture of evangelism. Two Men Who Marked My Life – I love reading tributes like this one.…

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    A La Carte (February 6)

    God at Three O’Clock – Here’s one especially for the moms. “Have you been there? In those 3am moments? When it feels like the whole world is sleeping soundly, but you are up wringing your hands or watching Mickey Mouse Clubhouse with a miserable baby or crying out to God that He will take away…

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    THE “FOUNDATION” OF A CHURCH WEBSITE Hello again from your friends at Church Plant Media. We are glad to be with you again to further unpack the thoughts that we shared in our post A Church Website = an Online Building. As previously mentioned, to understand the form and function of a church website, it…

  • The Myself I Was Yesterday

    The earliest messages are often the longest-lasting messages. Charles Spurgeon said that the voices of childhood echo throughout life so that “The first learned is generally the last forgotten.” This can be a tremendous blessing when truth is taught early and when it sinks in deep. It is for this reason that Christians have valued…

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    A La Carte (February 5)

    The Church About Nothing – Here’s some good counsel: “What do we want to do when we want to learn about a church? Well, typically, we read their websites and maybe listen to a sermon or two. This is definitely helpful. However, I’d like to suggest another option: listen to members talk.” Preaching the Wrath…

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    New & Notable Books

    I am in the unique and enjoyable position of receiving copies of most of the latest and greatest Christian books and I like to provide regular roundups of some of the best and brightest of the bunch. Of all the books I have received recently, here are the ones that appear most noteworthy. (Note: I…

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    The Gospel at Work

    If you keep even half an eye on Christian publishing, then you know that gospel-centeredness is a major theme today, and especially so for publishers targeting their books at the New Calvinists. While this is undoubtedly a trend, and one that will at some point begin to slow, the point is clear: the gospel matters,…

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    A La Carte (February 4)

    When Neighbors Begin – Doug Wilson responds to Rachel Held Evans and her thoughts on when life begins. “The size of these tiny people only affects the clarity of the situation if we define the humanity of others on the basis of our limited eyesight. But why is the question of a soul connected to…

  • John Piper: The Infographic

    A couple of years ago I began to share some infographics I titled Visual Theology. Through those infographics, and with the help of some talented graphic designers, I explored some of the great doctrines of the Christian faith: The order of salvation, the attributes of God, the Trinity, Reformed theology, the books of the Bible,…

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    A La Carte (February 3)

    (In case you didn’t check in on Saturday) When Helping Hurts – This month’s free audiobook from ChristianAudio is a good one: When Helping Hurts by Steve Corbett & Brian Fikkert. It would be downright ridiculous not to download it! Meanwhile, Logos users will want to grab this month’s free Logos book: Biblical Theology in…

  • 7 Councils: The Second Council of Nicaea

    Today I am completing a series of articles on the seven ecumenical councils of the early church. These councils commenced with the First Council of Nicaea in 325 and concluded with the Second Council of Nicaea in 787. Between these two events were five more, each of which attempted to understand and establish a unified…

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    Weekend A La Carte (February 1)

    When Helping Hurts – This month’s free audiobook from ChristianAudio is a good one: When Helping Hurts by Steve Corbett & Brian Fikkert. It would be downright ridiculous not to download it! Meanwhile, Logos users will want to grab this month’s free Logos book: Biblical Theology in the Life of the Church by Michael Lawrence.…