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When Abortion Meets Totalitarianism
Slate: “Sixteen million girls are missing in China. And now we know what happened to them: They were aborted because they weren’t boys.”


Your Federal Tax Dollars
Here is a fascinating infographic giving an overview of what happens to your tax dollars (assuming you live in the US of A).


The Truth about Children with Disabilities
Steve and Patty Burchett pen an article for Christian Communicators Worldwide. Writing about their daughter they say, “Though our lives have been altered significantly, we are not despairing. We anticipate many more challenges, but we have found Scripture to be especially precious to us recently. God has much to say about our daughter’s life, strengthening us for the long haul. If you are a parent of a disabled child, we hope these truths will encourage and inspire you…”


R.C. Sproul Abortion
This week, Renewing Your Mind, is airing Dr. Sproul’s series on abortion.


  • A Little Theology of Exercise

    A Little Theology of Exercise

    It is a sedentary age. It is true for so many of us that if we do not deliberately pursue opportunities to exercise, we can remain unhealthily static. Those of us whose work is with words and whose primary tool is a keyboard may face special challenges in this regard.

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    A La Carte (July 25)

    A La Carte: Among the Amish / Time to talk bride price / Our biggest problem is not other people / Prayers to pray for your church / Loving God in life’s disappointments / Hypocrisy / and more.

  • From the Rising of the Sun

    Preorder My New Book and Documentary!

    A few years ago I had an audacious idea: To travel the world and worship with Christians from east to west and north to south. The idea became a proposal and the proposal became a journey. Before I knew it I was traveling to Tonga, Fiji, Australia and far beyond.

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    A La Carte (July 24)

    A La Carte: Carl Trueman on abolishing ourselves / In praise of honest hypocrisy / The path to growth / Is marriage a submission competition? / What really is the gift of tongues? / and more.

  • The Quiet Power of a Courageous Word

    The Quiet Power of a Courageous Word

    Sometimes it is the simplest of matters that bear the greatest fruit. A simple deed, a simple gift, a simple word can make all the difference. They can even begin a cascade that changes lives and changes the world.

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    A La Carte (July 23)

    A La Carte: That thing that happened at the Coldplay concert / Marrying an unbeliever / Caring for elderly parents / Test yourself, but trust in Jesus / Dangers to avoid in parenting / H.B. Charles remembers John MacArthur / and more.