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A La Carte (December 3)

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Family Worship and its Benefits – This is true for so many: “Family worship. I know your reaction when you read those two words. I used to have the same response! Whenever that term or one like it was mentioned, I would inwardly cringe. Similar to the reaction many of us have when the word evangelism is uttered. Guilt begins to creep in, our shoulders begin to ache, and our spirits sink.”

3 Queens – Here is a celebration of 3 stay at home moms in 3 different regions of the country. But it’s a little bit better than that. (HT)

The Calvinist – Here’s a new poem by John Piper titled “The Calvinist.” It’s set to video and read by Matt Chandler, R.C. Sproul, Alistair Begg and others…

The Drone Hype – I tend to agree with this guy: “Jeff Bezos’s ‘plan’ for drone deliveries is little more than a publicity stunt – timed for the biggest online shopping day of the year.”

John Shear’s Courage – This is a good story of a 90-year-old man saving the life of a little girl. (HT)

Chapman

Flatterers look like friends as wolves look like dogs.

—George Chapman

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