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Nov 7, 2007

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Wednesday November 7, 2007

Vote for Zach
Alex and Brett Harris want you to vote for Zach Hunter–a 15-year old abolitionist who is up for voting in a CNN Heroes Special Report.

Christians and Culture
Tullian Tchividjian has compiled a list of 20 books to read on Christians and culture.

Government Probing Televangelists
CBS News reports that a senate panel is investigating six prominent televangelist ministries for possible financial misconduct.

With the Master
Susan Heck, whose new Bible study book for women has been endorsed by Martha Peace and Phil Johnson, now has a web site explaining what her book is all about.

Sinking Currency, Sinking Country
An interesting article at Yahoo Finance brings some perspective to the decline of the American dollar.

A La Carte (11/5)

Preaching Matters – Here’s a link for the preachers. “Preaching Matters is a monthly video series designed to equip, encourage and inspire those who teach God’s word. Each month we sit down with preachers and ask what they have recently been thinking about and preaching on.” There’s a new episode available today. 100 Abandoned Houses…

Nov 5, 2012

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A La Carte (March 7)

Blessings to you on this fine day. Today’s Kindle deals include a couple of interesting titles. March Matchups at Logos is on to round 2, so head over and vote. (Yesterday on the blog: Revival at Asbury: A Cold Take) George Whitefield Tried to Kill Me I expect there’s a good number of pastors (and…

Mar 7, 2023

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John Piper’s Successor – “The Bethlehem elders are announcing to the congregation their candidate for Associate Pastor for Preaching and Vision and, God willing, John Piper’s eventual successor as the church’s senior pastor. Jason Meyer, 36-year-old Assistant Professor of New Testament for Bethlehem College and Seminary, is the elders’ recommendation for congregational consideration and vote…

Mar 28, 2012

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Free Stuff Fridays (Moody Publishers)

This giveaway is sponsored by Moody Publishers, who also sponsored the blog last week with Overflowing Mercies. Attention all Bible scholars, believers in the power of faith, and lovers of the Word! Learn about God’s divine mercy and compassion with our exclusive Bible Study Giveaway. Win the ultimate bible study library including Overflowing Mercies by…

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Giveaways

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How Should We Then Die?

Euthanasia makes a lot of sense. At least in our culture at this time, it makes intuitive sense that those who are ill without hope for a cure or those who are in pain without likelihood of relief ought to be able to choose to end their own lives. Our culture assumes there are few…

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Book Reviews

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A La Carte: Is God always pleased with Christians? / Southern Baptists debate designation of women in ministry / Good growth / Planted and rooted / Both worm and worthy / Scotland’s destiny and the rewriting of history / and more.

Today

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A La Carte (April 11)

A La Carte: 4 reasons why the Bible does not support transgenderism / Your elders will fail you / 25 questions a Christian woman should ask herself when a man starts to show interest / The same person in every room / Is the story of Job historical? / Book and Kindle deals / and…

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The Sun Is Blotted from the Sky

Men of great physical strength have sometimes carried outrageously heavy burdens—six hundred pounds, seven hundred pounds, eight hundred. And even then they have said, “I still have not been fully tested. Put on some more weight! Load me up!” With confidence they have gripped the bar and with great straining and groaning they have lifted…

Apr 10

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A La Carte (April 10)

A La Carte: Reflecting Christ in the crucible of your marriage / Finding peace beyond the illusion of control / There are no free bets / What temptation is and is not / Grieving the loss of a loved one / The Bible says it, I believe it / and more.

Apr 10

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How I’ll Be Reading the Bible in 2024

Speaking broadly, there are two approaches to daily Bible reading: reading for intimacy or reading for familiarity. Intimacy with the Bible comes by slow, meditative reading that focuses on small portions—deep study of books, chapters, and verses. Familiarity with the Bible comes through faster reading of larger portions—the entire sweep of the biblical narrative. Both are perfectly good…

Dec 28, 2023

Articles

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New Year, New Joys, New Sorrows

As the calendar turns from December to January and as 2023 gives way to 2024, a new year is laid out before us. We may have already drawn a few lines and circles on some of the dates—appointments here, vacations there. We may have slotted in a few dreams and plans for certain days and…

Jan 1

Articles

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The Happiest Year You Will Ever Know

There are some hymns that disappear because they are simply not very good. There are some hymns that disappear because they are too tied to a particular niche. And there are some hymns that disappear because their language becomes antiquated. I think this hymn/poem by John Newton spans the latter two categories. It is closely…

Dec 31, 2023

Quotes

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I Feel At Home in Your Church

It is one of the realities of the Christian faith that skeptics love to criticize—the reality that there are a host of different denominations and a multitude of different expressions of Christian worship. But while believers have become accustomed to responding to this criticism with a sense of shame, I choose to see it in…

Jan 10

Articles

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8 Sins You Commit Whenever You Look at Porn

We know that pornography is an ugly and harmful sin. We know that those who indulge in porn have committed the sin of lust, but there is so much more to it than that. When you open your browser and begin to look at those images and videos, you are sinning in ways that go…

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