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Jan 16, 2007

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Tuesday January 16, 2007

Sports: Something to think about when your kid tells you he wants to play professional football for a living.

Du Jour: Joe Carter is ashamed to be a sinner.

Weather: Kirk Wellum decided to stop and think: “even ice storms and power outages can be used by my heavenly Father to lead me to think about things that really matter!”

Theology: Phil Johnson also decided to stop and think and has offered his bit on the now infamous “Stop and Think” video.

Audio: Brian Thornton has posted what seems to be an internet exclusive: Phil Johnson interviewing John MacArthur on the topic of election. So let’s all listen to it and see if we can take Brian’s server down…

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Protestants and the pill / Pastoring the scrupulous conscience / Ben Shapiro mocked this couple (so Ray Comfort interviewed them) / Made lonely by holiness / Two pressures of age / Teaching teens digital discernment / and more.

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A La Carte (02/16)

Thursday February 16, 2006 Giveaway: Carla has once again decided to crack open the Scripscenes vaults and do a Spring giveaway. “Winner’s choice of gift from any 1 product of any department in our store!” Du Jour: John Piper, on the eve of his cancer surgery, wrote a short article entitled, Don’t Waste Your Cancer.…

Feb 16, 2006

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Sometimes I Get It Wrong

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Hear the Word of God

Discover the Christ-centered, Spirit-filled preaching of Rev. Eric Alexander. For over 50 years, Eric Alexander faithfully proclaimed God’s Word with clarity, depth, and a deep love for Christ. Widely regarded as one of the finest Bible expositors of the late 20th century, his ministry has shaped generations of pastors and believers. Now you can listen…

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A La Carte (April 13)

Translations, not paraphrases / Parenting on the precipice / Eunuchs and transgenderism / Keeping kids off AI and social media / The discipline of staying in bed / Kindle deals / and more.

Apr 13

A La Carte

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Can Christians Watch “House of David?”

I did not intend to watch House of David, but when a few people told me they were enjoying it and asked what I thought, I decided to give it a go. But before I discuss House of David, I want to talk about The Chosen.

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The Desecration of Man: How the Rejection of God Degrades Our Humanity

From drag queen story hours to the celebration of abortion, our culture glories in transgressing what God calls sacred. In The Desecration of Man, Carl Trueman argues that desecrating God inevitably desecrates us—and that only a renewed commitment to creed, cult, and code can heal us.

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Sometimes I get it right and, admittedly, sometimes I get it wrong. I get access to most books long before they reach store shelves and I try to anticipate the ones that will be most important, most worthy of my time and yours. These are the ones I then read and review. But sometimes I…

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