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A La Carte (January 12)

22 Ideas to Help Your Children Study And Love the Bible

“For the last few years, I’ve been gathering the ideas we’ve found helpful for nurturing our children’s interest and skill in reading the Bible. … perhaps some of our approaches may encourage you to try some new ideas with your own family.”

All the Money in the World

Here’s a chart showing all the money in the world. Should we be nervous about how much of it is derivatives?

The Most Important Thing

Ray Ortlund tells the most important thing his dad taught him.

Should Evangelicals Hijack Black Lives Matter?

This is a long but important look at the #BlackLivesMatter movement and the possibility of Evangelical support for it.

Let Wheaton and other Christian colleges be Christian

Yes, exactly! “Is it not time that journalists just accepted the fact that Wheaton College is an evangelical Protestant covenant community of higher education and stopped being ‘shocked, shocked’ every time a case arises regarding what the standards of faithfulness are or ought to be in this community?”

This Day in 1871. 145 years ago today, Henry Alford died. Alford was an Anglican priest, hymnwriter, and poet. * He also had a fantastic beard.

Does the Bible Endorse Slavery?

“Have you ever faced a skeptic—maybe a family member or a friend at work—who threw slavery at you as evidence that the Bible can’t be trusted?” Denny Burk shows why this is false reasoning.

17 Lessons I Learned From Christian Books In 2015

I love this as a way to summarize a year’s worth of reading.

Exhale 4k

This is yet another stunning timelapse video.

Inside GM’s Deadly Ignition Switch Scandal

If you’re in the mood for some longform reading, you may find this one interesting.

Leake

God’s promises fully match our best, highest, and innermost desires.

—Mike Leake

  • The Men Who Have Done Most for God in this World

    “The men who have done the most for God in this world have been early on their knees.” This quote from E.M. Bounds would work perfectly well without the word “early.” It would then say, “The men who have done the most for God in this world have been on their knees.” Taken that way,…

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    Weekend A La Carte (January 11)

    A La Carte: Parents can’t fight porn alone / Victory in Jesus (a new song) / Will you pass the test? / What God meant is what God means / Lessons from caring for a disabled child / and more.

  • Free Stuff Fridays (TGBC)

    This week’s Free Stuff Friday is sponsored by The Good Book Company. They are giving away a bundle of books for ministry leaders.  The Bundle includes: As you look at all things through the lens of the gospel, you’ll increasingly become the fully-formed follower of Jesus and servant of his church that you have been…

  • Trump, Trudeau, and the 51st State

    These are strange days in Canada. The incoming President of the United States has suddenly promised to slap a 25% tariff on cross-border trade—a tariff that has the potential to devastate the Canadian economy. Some suggest it could cost Canada a 3% hit to its economy and the loss of hundreds of thousands of jobs.…

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    A La Carte (January 10)

    A La Carte: Dawkin’s gender dilemma / The worst of all possible worlds / Value character over performance / Is heaven a real place right now? / Last of the middlebrow Protestants / Kindle deals / and more.

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    A La Carte (January 9)

    A La Carte: Discipleship in the Reformed world / Why Christians need to watch out for Jordan Peterson / The forbidden woman and the path to death / I’m no gambler / a firm foundation in an uncertain world / and more.