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Aug 20, 2008

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Wednesday August 20, 2008

7 Reasons to Say ‘God Willing’
Julian offers seven good reasons Christians should be intentional and deliberate to refer to future plans with the caveat, ‘God willing’ (or ‘if the Lord wills,’ or something variant).

An Obituary
This obituary was apparently printed in the Times Herald. What a horrifying way to be remembered!

Ten Things He Thinks
Jollyblogger offers a list of ten things he thinks about the spirit world and spiritual warfare.

Typos as Variant Spellings
This fits perfectly with a postmodern society. “BBC reported on the 7th of this month that Ken Smith from Bucks New University is advocating the acceptance of commonly misspelled words as ‘variant spellings.’” Fool’s Gold has more.

A La Carte (7/14)

Monday July 14, 2008 Religious Affections Audio for FreeChristian Audio is offering readers of this site a free download of the audio book of Jonathan Edwards’ The Religious Affections. If you are going to read it together with us, this is a great opportunity. Simply add it to your cart and use coupon code challies08…

Jul 14, 2008

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A La Carte (9/24)

Monday September 24, 2007 Felicity Margaret PiperJohn Piper has requested prayer on behalf of his son, Abraham, who heads up content on the Desiring God blog, and on behalf of Abraham’s wife Molly. Felicity was due to be born this week but was stillborn on Saturday night. “This seems so preventable. By God and by…

Sep 24, 2007

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A La Carte (10/24)

5 Reasons God Calls Us to Wait – Paul David Tripp on some of the reasons that God may call us to wait. “In ministry you will be both called to wait and also find waiting personally and corporately difficult. So it is important to recognize that there are lots of good reasons why waiting…

Oct 24, 2011

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A La Carte (June 18)

MLB players reclaim the rainbow / Don’t let envy poison your soul / Why NOT to build a bigger sanctuary / Your ecclesiastical World Cup / Five points in Joni’s pain / Confessing sin / 10 tips for becoming an excellent Bible interpreter / Biblical self-examination / Book deals / and more.

Jun 18

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Technology is Fast, Sanctification Is Slow, and Claude Can’t Do It For You

AI excels at speed and efficiency, but sanctification is the slow work of a lifetime. Here’s why no tool, even if its incredibly powerful and helpful in other ways, can accomplish sanctificatIon on your behalf.

Jun 17

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A La Carte (June 17)

How we tell the story of Down syndrome / We harm and then hate / Discipleship does not equal shepherding / The comfort and assurance of baby steps / Young man: what are you good at? / Boy trip 2026 / What you recommend / and more.

Jun 17

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A La Carte (June 16)

Communism tried and found lethal / Zeal for God gone wrong / Dear dementia / Honesty about our habits / Opportunities to be salt and light during pride month / Separate ways / Journaling Bibles / Kindle deals / and more.

Jun 16

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What Do Canadians Believe About God?

The results from Ligonier Ministries’ first-ever State of Theology survey in Canada reveal widespread confusion about God and His Word among evangelicals. Explore the survey results for yourself and download the free study guide to discuss the findings with a group. Each section includes discussion questions and biblical insights to guide your conversations. Download yours…

Jun 15

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Do the Most Visible Christians Get the Most Joyous Welcome?

We often imagine that the most visible Christians on earth receive the most joyous welcome in heaven. But if we assume this, we may be proving that our thinking has been more shaped by the kingdom of this world than by the Kingdom of Heaven.

Jun 15

Articles

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You Can Conform to Christ Even if You Don’t Conform to Me

One of the aspects of the Christian faith that I find particularly perplexing is the freedom God gives his people to obey him in different or even opposite ways, so that one person’s obedience is another person’s disobedience. Even as two people take the same action, one might be obeying him and the other disobeying…

Jun 10

Articles

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An Ideal Resource For Your Family Devotions

There is a lot I miss from the days when our children were young. High on the list is family devotions. Nick once described our family as having a “Spartan-like commitment” to them, though I remember as much failure as success and as many misses as hits. Still, there’s no doubt that over the 26…

Jun 12

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Works & Wonders June 14

Works & Wonders: Bowing the knee or shaking the fist, 39 years to translate the Bible, And Can It Be, How to understand a trillIon, Landsat images, and World Cup covers.

Jun 14

Articles

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Do the Most Visible Christians Get the Most Joyous Welcome?

We often imagine that the most visible Christians on earth receive the most joyous welcome in heaven. But if we assume this, we may be proving that our thinking has been more shaped by the kingdom of this world than by the Kingdom of Heaven.

Jun 15

Articles

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Technology is Fast, Sanctification Is Slow, and Claude Can’t Do It For You

AI excels at speed and efficiency, but sanctification is the slow work of a lifetime. Here’s why no tool, even if its incredibly powerful and helpful in other ways, can accomplish sanctificatIon on your behalf.

Jun 17

Articles

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