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A La Carte (January 28)

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There are some excellent Kindle deals to consider today. J. Warner Wallace’s Person of Interest is just a couple of dollars, as is Donald Macleod’s book on the atonement. There’s also one for people struggling with pornography, one for people dealing with marital conflict, and quite a few more.

(Yesterday on the blog: If I Could Change Anything about the Modern Church)

Rubbing Shoulders Throughout Eternity

This is a really enjoyable piece of writing about time and eternity.

The Wildness of Orthodoxy

“Everywhere we look, there are people deconverting, deconstructing, and running to some new and interesting heresy. They fashion themselves as wild and free. They have shaken off the shackles of orthodox Christianity, and now they pursue their own unique experience. They march to the beat of their own drum, and like to think that they are charting a new course. But I want to call a spade a spade.”

The Middle of Somewhere

Andrea Sanborn: “To the rest of the country—the rest of the world–we don’t matter, here in the Middle of Nowhere. And that’s fine, for the most part. Most of us are happy to let the noise and craziness of the world pass us by. But that doesn’t mean that we are unseen by God. That we are unnoticed by Heaven.”

Babel & the Sin of Glorifying Ourselves

“The great sin of the city of Babel is not tower-building, or unified labor toward a societal goal. The sin of Babel is the sin of seeking independence from God.” And therefore it’s a sin that remains a temptation today.

Is Roman Catholic Baptism Valid?

For obvious reasons, this is a question paedo-baptists usually ask. That said, I appreciate Jim McCarthy’s handling of it.

Parenting Is Still Hard. Jesus Is Still King.

Yes, both are most definitely true. (See also Lisa Updike’s “Parenting is Hard“)

Flashback: What Can I Do To Repay My Debt?

What can we do for the One who has done so much for us? What cost would be sufficient and what length of service would be adequate?

Never presume God will grant you apart from prayer what he has ordained to grant you only by means of prayer.

—Sam Storms

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