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A La Carte (April 2)

Today’s Kindle deals include some great books by David Wells. It’s a good time to get introduced to his work…

This month’s free book from Christian Audio is Reset by David Murray. There are some other solid titles discounted beneath it as well as tons by R.C. Sproul.

(Yesterday on the blog: How We Worshipped)

A Man Dies So Others May Be Saved

What an interesting article to find in a national newspaper. “The news from France, this time Trèbes, was depressingly familiar. A jihadist terror attack, again. A radicalized Muslim man known to police on a rampage, again. Civilians about their daily business under siege, again.”

Two Types of People in Hell (Video)

Todd Frieluh shares some wisdom from R.C. Sprouluh on the two typesuh of people in hell.

The Intellectual Journey of J.M. Bergoglio

J.M. Bergoglio is better known, of course, as pope Francis. In this article, Reformed theologian Leonardo De Chirico takes a look at his intellectual journey. “What he has been saying and doing since being elected, e.g. his affirming attitudes towards all, his noisy silences over doctrine, his thoroughgoing Marianism, and his lack of clarity on several key issues, has caused many to wonder where his thought came from.”

The Biggest Organ in the Body?

“Researchers have detailed the structure and distribution of spaces in your body that they say represent a newfound human organ, and this ‘organ’ just might be your body’s biggest — but not all experts are convinced.”

The First Image of Christ on the Cross

Gene Veith looks at the “Staurogram,” the earliest means of representing Christ.

How Fast Can You Travel Around the World? (Video)

Basically, faster than in the past but not as fast as in the future…

Flashback: The False Teachers: Norman Vincent Peale

Where Peale taught that our deepest problem is a lack of belief in ourselves and that our salvation comes with a simple shift in thinking, the Bible teaches that no man can save himself, regardless of how positive his thoughts may be.

Most of God’s people are contented to be saved from the hell that is without; they are not so anxious to be saved from the hell that is within.

—Robert Murray McCheyne

  • Right Place to Worship

    Where Is the Right Place to Worship?

    A woman from Samaria was once conversing with Jesus and puzzling over the answer to an age-old question: Where is the right place to worship? After all, the Jews and Samaritans worshipped in different places, each convinced theirs was the right and best place. But Jesus answered in a way neither Jew nor Samaritan would…

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    Weekend A La Carte (June 14)

    A La Carte: Diapers of glory / The manipulator / A censorious spirit / Know your teenage child’s frame / Even if he doesn’t / How can I be a godly father?

  • Managing Household

    Managing Your Household Well

    The Bible lays out a whole list of qualifications that must be present in the life of a man who wishes to be a pastor. He must be the husband of one wife, he must be a lover of good, he must be hospitable, and so on. Meanwhile, he must not be arrogant, quick-tempered, violent,…

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    A La Carte (June 13)

    A La Carte: A northern warning / Are my struggles personal or demonic? / Being the best Christian / UnOriginal sin / The importance of competence / Patterns false teachers follow / and more.

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    A La Carte (June 12)

    A La Carte: Helping the poor / Screen time sabbaticals / A right way to pray / Thinking too little of yourself / Rehabilitating ministers / Christianity speaks to everything / and more.