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Repentance vs Defensiveness – “Our default mode – in and out of the church – seems to be defensiveness. I know mine is. Nothing is more natural when we feel threatened by a criticism than to divert, distract, and downplay. Its as instinctive as flinching when a punch is coming. In my experience, a heart of repentance is something I have to work at.”

Gosnell Murder and Infanticide Trial – Here are Joe Carter’s “9 Things You Should Know About the Gosnell Infanticide and Murder Trial.” This article from USA Today is also one to read.

The Justice of Hell – I appreciate R.C. Sproul Jr.’s answer to this always-difficult question: How can an infinite hell be just when our sins are finite?

God Created Me to Worship Him – Be sure to watch this video, Roger Flournoy Jr.’s powerful testimony to the Lord’s grace in his life. (HT)

Vatican City Explained – This short video explains how Vatican City works. It’s a remarkable complex little place.

Fast Track to Marriage – I was recently a guest on an episode of The Boundless Show to talk about modesty and other issues. You can listen in at the link.

The winter prepares the earth for the spring, so do afflictions sanctified prepare the soul for glory. —Richard Sibbes


  • Gods Great Big Global Church

    Announcing: God’s Great Big Global Church

    Coming soon: God’s Great Big Global Church—my new children’s book that introduces kids to ten churches around the world and the joy of worshiping God together. Pre‑order is now open.

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    A La Carte (March 26)

    Decisions in the room / What does the Bible say about demons? / Why rationalists are asking AI to read their future / Tiny changes, massive payoffs / Stop scrolling and start singing / Kindle and commentary deals / and more.

  • Marriage

    When Your Spouse Stops Being Your Project

    Many marriages stall at the same point: each spouse convinced the breakthrough will come only when the other finally changes. What if the real breakthrough begins somewhere else?

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    A La Carte (March 25)

    Embracing slow sanctification / Men are lost / Your attention isn’t failing, your environment is / Notes on justice / Ships passing in the night / It is Christ who saves, not Christians / and more.

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    A La Carte (March 24)

    Check your guns at the door / Counseling the victim identity / Christian sexual ethics / Leaders are readers / Missionary meditations from the Middle East / Personal callings / and more.

  • Here We Stand! A Call from Confessing Evangelicals for a Modern Reformation

    Thirty years ago, evangelical leaders gathered in Cambridge, MA, to take a stand for truth. That moment led to the Cambridge Declaration—and sparked a call for a modern Reformation. Now, Here We Stand! returns in a newly revised edition from Alliance Publishing with new insights from leading voices like Carl Trueman, Sean Michael Lucas, and…