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Aug 17, 2007

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Friday August 17, 2007

Eternity Lost
Matt Schmucker provides six reasons that the idea of eternity has been largely lost to Christians.

Church Won’t Hold Funeral for Gay Man
A Texas church is causing controversy by not allowing its facilities to be used for the funeral of a gay man. The church’s statement is available here.

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Breakfast in Charlotte
Readers in the Charlotte area may be interested in a breakfast event at RTS featuring R.C. Sproul and Steve Lawson.

Weekend A La Carte (6/22)

The Affairs of Pastors – Chad Hall: “This past Sunday the pastor of the church where I came to know Christ resigned after admitting he’d been involved in an extra-marital affair. His wife and children suffer while the members of the church wonder how this could happen again – that’s right, in the past 30…

Jun 22, 2013

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A La Carte (January 31)

Today’s Kindle deals include a little bit of this and that. (Yesterday on the blog: What I Pack in My Bag When I Travel) 3 Reasons Why Younger Christians Should Attend the Funeral Service of Older Christians “When was the last time you attended the funeral service for a young person? The funeral home was…

Jan 31, 2018

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A La Carte (October 25)

Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. There’s a small collection of Kindle deals to look at today. (Yesterday on the blog: Prayer for the Unconverted) Social Media’s Anger Problem This is all too common. “Someone says something online that we find offensive, and we retaliate with a…

Oct 25, 2021

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The Man Who Plays Pastor

Christians have long compared prayer to a thermometer that measures spiritual heat. When we grow complacent in our relationship with the Lord, that thermometer almost invariably registers cool, for in such times we pray seldom and we pray without fervor.

Nov 16

Articles

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Weekend A La Carte (November 15)

A La Carte: Tempted to be exceptional / Praying to Mary / Sage fatherly advice / Stewards of creation / Slow to speak on social media / Kindle deals / and more.

Nov 15

A La Carte

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Free Stuff Fridays (The Good Book Company)

Free Stuff Fridays! Win one of three Advent Bundles! #Sponsored

Nov 14

Giveaways

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The Return of the Ancients and the Future of America

Every now and again, I decide that I will visit the ECPA list of bestselling Christian books and read the number one bestseller, no matter what it is. It is a decision I often regret. I wish the books that rose to the top were the best of the best, but, sadly, they are often…

Nov 14

Book Reviews

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A La Carte (November 14)

A La Carte: Jesus among the spiritualities / Is that book written by AI? / How to provoke your children to anger / Full of grace and truth / One of the best defenses against depression / and more.

Nov 14

A La Carte

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2 Active Ways to Grow in Our Desire for the Kingdom

“Lord, teach us to pray.” Here are two active ways to grow in your desire for the Kingdom of God.

Nov 13

Sponsored

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Hosting Your Own Little Haman Party

It often surprises me how inadvertently selfish we human beings can be and how obliviously self-centered our behavior can become. I see this in many ways, but one has stood out to me over the past little stretch of time.

Nov 12

Articles

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The Return of the Ancients and the Future of America

Every now and again, I decide that I will visit the ECPA list of bestselling Christian books and read the number one bestseller, no matter what it is. It is a decision I often regret. I wish the books that rose to the top were the best of the best, but, sadly, they are often…

Nov 14

Book Reviews

9 min read
The Biblical Call To Bodily Care

Christians can often have a strange relationship with the body. Certain Christian traditions have treated the body as if it is no more than a shell for the soul, a material self that is of little importance when compared to the immaterial self. Other Christian traditions have treated the body as if it is of…

Nov 7

Articles

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When It Feels Like the Temptation Is Coming From Outside

No Christian tradition is perfect, which means that every Christian tradition has its own strengths and weaknesses. Every tradition has areas in which it presses hard to understand and live according to biblical truth, but then also areas in which it inevitably fails to completely match Scripture’s teaching and emphases. Since every tradition is the…

Nov 10

Articles

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Nothing but a Passionate, Heartfelt Sin

When we think of worship, our thoughts almost always gravitate to singing—the two have become inseparable and almost synonymous in our minds and in our church services. Yet singing is actually just one component of worship. We worship when we sing, but we also worship when we read Scripture, when we listen to a sermon,…

Nov 9

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