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A La Carte (7/20)

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Adam Wainwright Looks to Christ – Tim Ellsworth writes about the faith of baseball player Adam Wainwright. “The Atlanta Braves drafted Wainwright in the first round of the 2000 amateur draft, and in rookie ball his first roommate was Blaine Boyer, now a relief pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks. In Boyer, Wainwright found someone who was a committed Christian and who lived a godly lifestyle. Wainwright took notice, and began talking to Boyer about why his life was different.”

Trusting God in the Storm – Abigail, writing at Abigail’s Leftovers, discusses a way of having good spiritual discussion with children when they are facing scary weather.

Christ Formed in YouChrist Formed in You: The Power of the Gospel for Personal Change will be released on October 1, 2010 (by Shepherd Press). Here you can read some excerpts from the book, just to whet your appetite.

High Noon at Church – Here’s an article about the trials Tullian Tchividijian faced last year after taking over the pulpit at Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church. “Tullian Tchividijian is the grandson of evangelist Billy Graham. There, that’s out of the way. But maybe even more important in his bio is the fact that he took over the congregation of D. James Kennedy after his 2008 death. But it was a transition that did not go easily when a number of members, including Kennedy’s daughter, tried to oust Tchividijian.”


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    Weekend A La Carte (June 28)

    A La Carte: Why you escape to the mountains / Evangelism for introverts / Come, Let Us Return to the Lord (a new song) / My child’s success isn’t my crowning glory / Watering dirt / and more.

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    A La Carte (June 27)

    A La Carte: The right has forgotten feeling / The case for morning devotions / I don’t feel forgiven / Dear saint / Warts and all / Anxiety and the gospel / Book and Kindle deals.

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    A La Carte (June 26)

    A La Carte: Everyone knows everything about you / The splendor of gray hairs / “Vanity” in Ecclesiastes / Jesus is the hero / Why does Satan continue opposing God / Your test of adversity / and more.

  • When You Want It More Than They Do

    When You Want It More Than They Do

    It can be both a joy and a trial to witness another person’s Christian life. It can be a joy when you learn that they long for holiness and that they long to strive toward what is theirs in Christ. It can be a trial when you learn that they appear to have little longing…