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I trust that my American readers will enjoy their Memorial Day today (and presumably most of them will enjoy the day by not spending a lot of time online). For the rest of us, here are some links worth checking out:

Six Ways of Minimizing Sin – “I found these six ways of minimizing sin to be very instructive regarding gospel-centered sanctification/mortification of sin. Take a moment and examine your fight against sin, the ways you are prone to minimize sin, and develop an intentional strategy to renounce them.”

Honoring a Sufi Saint – I looked at this photo gallery and realized that it shows why religious experience is not inherently trustworthy. Here are people having genuine religious experience, but in honor of a pagan.

Author vs Author Putdowns – “One man’s Shakespeare is another man’s trash fiction.” Here are some of the most scathing author vs author putdowns of all time. This makes an interesting study in envy…

The Best Funeral Sermon – Paul Levy says, “This sermon should be read by every preacher regardless of what you think of John Stott. Let me give you a quote and his concluding applications.”

In his natural state, every man born into the world is a rank idolater.

—John Wesley

  • How Do You Know If God Is Calling You?

    How do you know if God is calling you to ministry? In this article, Southern Seminary President R. Albert Mohler Jr. explains how to discern God’s call—through both an inward drawing and the confirming voice of the church. Ministry is a high and holy calling. Could God be calling you? #Sponsored

  • Money

    How Much Money Is God Not Concerned About?

    Here is the kind of question I sometimes enjoy pondering: How much money is God not really concerned about? I guess I’d better explain what I mean by that. If someone told me a wealthy neighbor was handing out $100 bills to anyone who dropped by, no strings attached, I would immediately go over and…

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    A La Carte (October 6)

    A La Carte: In the ruins of Rome / Evaluating fictional magic / We still need gentlemen / Your Father’s care / Loving your wife like Christ loves / Meditation / Kindle deals / and more.

  • Gimmick

    For Some Churches, No Gimmick Is Too Crass

    Many of us live in contexts and cultures in which there is fierce competition among churches, each advertising itself as more interesting, more appealing, more entertaining than the others. It sometimes seems that no gimmick is too crass and no strategy too absurd for these churches as they attempt to one-up the others and fill…

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    Weekend A La Carte (October 4)

    A La Carte: Gospel hospitality / K-Pop Demon Hunters / Does appearance matter? / Teenagers and mental health / A post-literate culture / Even more Kindle deals.