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A La Carte (January 29)

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From Massive to ‘Meh’ – Here’s how the iPad went from massive to “meh” in just a few short years.

The Rise of Trip Lee – A Q&A with Trip Lee on pastoring, porn, and John Piper.

A Word to Famous Pastors – Todd Pruitt has some good words to say to famous pastors.

The Moral Argument – This video provides an answer to this question: Can we be good without God?

Lessons from the School of Prayer – D.A. Carson provides 8 lessons from the school of prayer.

Why Love Is More Absurd Than Cruelty – Here is a sweet reflection on ultimate love. ” It’s fairly easy to complain about the absurdity of suffering, but it’s another thing to have the wits to complain about the absurdity of God’s love for us.”

15 Worship Decisions We’ll Regret – Short and to the point.

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Our failures are never big enough to interrupt God’s plans for us.

—Dave Harvey

  • Pastoral Prayer

    The Pastoral Prayer: Examples and Inspirations

    Of all the elements that once made up traditional Protestant worship, there is probably none that has fallen on harder times than prayer. It is not unusual to visit a church today and find that prayer is perfunctory, rare, or absent altogether. If that is true of prayer in general, it is particularly true of…

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    A La Carte (September 11)

    A La Carte: Pro-natalism / Why a good God commanded the destruction of the Canaanites / An encouragement to husbands / Pastoring, productivity, and priorities / I had a horrific childhood / and more.

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    A La Carte (September 10)

    A La Carte: Why we worry when choosing a Bible translation / Why Christian parents should resist school-issued devices / Take your worst to the table / The quickest to anger and the slowest to forgive / A big batch of Kindle deals / and more.

  • What Is God’s Calling For Me?

    This week the blog is sponsored by Reformed Free Publishing Association. Today’s post is written by William Boekestein, author of the  new book, Finding My Vocation: A Guide for Young People Seeking a Calling. William is a pastor and husband. He and his wife have four children: a college student, two high schoolers, and a…

  • Past Through Over Around

    Past Them, Through Them, Over Them, Around Them

    It is inevitable that we face times of difficulty and impossible that we escape them altogether. To be born is to suffer and to live is to endure all manner of trouble and trial. Just as none of us escapes death, none of us escapes all hardships. And when we face such hardships, we invariably…