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Guilt Is a Chauffeur – Erik Raymond says that guilt is a chariot meant to drive you to the cross.

My First Arrest – Some of my favorite blogs are those that are written from the mission field. I enjoyed reading this article from a missionary serving in Togo. It describes his first, and hopefully his last, arrest.

Don’t Blame Wayne – “Wayne Dobson doesn’t have your cellphone. Even if it looks like he might. In the past two years the 59-year-old retiree has been pestered by people showing up at all hours of the day and night at his house, demanding their phones. They’ve yelled, shown him evidence, called the police – sworn that their phone is in his house.”

The Rise of Reformed Theology Among African Americans – “Reformed theology is nothing new. So why do more African Americans seem to be adopting it now?” Jemar Tisby offers 5 factors that have contributed.

Blogging Etiquette – This is a worthwhile read for anyone who runs a blog or anyone who comments on one.

Interview with Rosaria Butterfield – Marvin Olasky recently interviewed Rosaria Butterfield, author of The Secret Thoughts of an Unlikely Convert.

If you are idle in Christ’s work, you are active in the devil’s work.

—C.H. Spurgeon

  • Marriage

    To Those Who Married Poorly

    Some marriages are the stuff of fairytales. Some are not. Some husbands marry wives who respect them and some wives marry husbands who love them as Christ loves his church. Some do not. The sad fact is that some people marry well and some people marry poorly. 

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    A La Carte (January 7)

    A La Carte: Scott Adams / How you listen to sermons / Love the church you’re in / Defeating hypocrisy / Petra / Normalizing euthanasia / Kindle deals / and more.t

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    A La Carte (January 6)

    A La Carte: Motherhood is a mission, not an identity / What Betty Friedan got wrong about motherhood / Being a better ministry dad / Young men and looksmaxxing / New CityAlight song / Resolutions for Reformed Twitter / Kindle deals / and more.

  • How do we minister to parents with broken hearts?

    For every family in the church where the children seem to be well established in the faith, there will be another family where one or more of the children have deserted it… How can we help bring comfort to parents in pain?

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    A La Carte (January 5)

    A La Carte: 5 habits for better prayer / How do you stop a malevolent idea? / The freedom of a lower reading goal / You can’t trust your eyes anymore / Write a new song / and more.

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    It Pictures Something and It Accomplishes Something

    Each of the ordinances has a distinct purpose and a distinct role in the life of the Christian. Baptism is an initiatory rite, a means by which a person publicly identifies with Christ Jesus—an occasion of joy and blessing not only for the person being baptized but for the entire church.