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J.C. Ryle Quotes
Here’s a new blog that aims “to expose Christians to the writings of J.C. Ryle by providing his Christ-centered quotes Monday-Friday to stir your mind toward the glory of God…” Be sure to subscribe to get your daily bit of Ryle.


The Divine Comedy
The Divine Comedy is this month’s free download at ChristianAudio.com. Get it while the getting’s good!


A Girl’s Guide to Marrying Well
Following the success of A Guy’s Guide to Marrying Well, Boundless Magazine is offering A Girl’s Guide to Marrying Well as a free download.


Verse Card Maker
Here’s a great little site that exists to help you make memory verse cards. “The Verse Card Maker is a simple and efficient way to create customized verse cards for scripture memory. The only thing required of the user is a list of references, and then the Verse Card Maker does the rest by fetching the text and returning a fully formatted PDF ready for front and back printing.”


8 Ways Twitter Can Benefit the Christian
Cal.vini.st offers 8 ways that Twitter can benefit the Christian. “Much has been said, and much more I’m confident will be said, as to the negative effects Twitter is having, and will have, upon our world. Not the least of which is the temptation to be narcissistic, or the ability to destroy the English language in 140 characters or less. However, my desire is to share some of the benefits that can accompany the use of Twitter. Some of these benefits may be unique to my experience, whereas others have been ‘tweeted’ to me.”


Piper Quotes
At “The Responsible Puppet” you’ll find a great list of “30 Witticisms from Pastor Piper.” A favorite: “I don’t want to live in this body for the rest of eternity. I can’t see. My wife thinks I can’t hear. I can hear, but my wife thinks I can’t. It’s the fan! It’s the fan!”


  • Books for Parents

    Books about the Challenges of Parenting in a Modern World

    Every generation of parents faces challenges as they raise their children in the discipline and instruction of the Lord. While some challenges are the same from age to age, others are unique to a particular time and context. Perhaps the greatest challenge of our day relates to new notions of gender, sexuality, and identity. Today’s…

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    A La Carte (January 23)

    A La Carte: Pro-life challenges in the new administration / The ministry of small things / 10 things to think about / Pastoral burnout / Make yourself at home at almost any church / and more.

  • Beauty

    The Greatest Beauty I’ve Ever Seen

    One of the great privileges of my life has been the opportunity to travel far and wide. While most of my travel has been related to either speaking at conferences or filming documentaries, my hosts have often invited me to deviate from the straightest course to explore and take in the area’s natural beauty. It’s…

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    A La Carte (January 22)

    A La Carte: 15 ways to fight lust / Snowflakes / When everyone else is getting the blessings you want / Enough with the valorization of doubt / A culture of evangelism / Book sales / and more.

  • Spurgeon

    Must You Read at Least One Spurgeon Biography?

    I am not aware of a verse in the Bible that says every Christian must read at least one biography of Charles Spurgeon. Or every Calvinist, at least. But I also wouldn’t be completely shocked if it’s there somewhere and I’ve just missed it. And that’s because his life and ministry were powerfully unique in…

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    A La Carte (January 21)

    A La Carte: What “love your enemies” does not mean / John Piper on reading providence / Talking to your Roman Catholic friends / What happens at prayer meeting? / Against executive pastors / Kindle deals / and more.