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A La Carte (9/17)

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An Open Letter to an Older Woman – Yes! Catherine Parks nails it in this article, an open letter to older Christian women who continue to encounter words like “fresh,” “new,” and “young.” Is there still a place for them?

The Preacher’s Besetting Sins – Here’s a good look at the preacher and vanity. “It took me a long while to realise that there is the world of difference between wondering: what will people make of this (i.e. the sermon) and what will people make of me.”

Clinics Closing at Record RateChristianity Today reports that abortion clinics are closing at record rates.

Ghost Towns – “There is nothing more haunting than a once-thriving town that has been abandoned and consumed by the elements. Here are images from some of the most incredible ghost towns in the world.” While looking at photo essays, here is an amazing one from Moises Saman, one of the leading conflict photographers of our time.

Crazy Busy – You may enjoy this deliberately awkward interview between Justin Taylor and Kevin DeYoung.

Your faith will not fail while God sustains it; you are not strong enough to fall away while God is resolved to hold you.

—J.I. Packer

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    The Thing That Would Make Everything Okay Forever

    It does me good to pause from time to time to read an account of a person coming to faith. It never ceases to fascinate me how many different paths we take to that one door and it never ceases to encourage me to read about another person’s experience of coming to the end of…

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    The Dutiful Introvert

    I am aware that the categories of introvert and extrovert are not described or even hinted at within the pages of the Bible. My understanding is that the terms arose from the mind of Carl Jung and were popularized through his teachings—teachings that oppose Scripture in a host of ways.