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A La Carte (July 16)

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Planned Parenthood, Abortion, and the Conscience of a Nation – You will benefit from reading Dr. Mohler’s analysis of the breaking news surrounding Planned Parenthood. His conclusion: “A nation that will allow this, will allow anything.”

Thank You, Mark Oppenheimer – Like Andrew Walker, I tend to believe that the sexual radicals are overplaying their hand.

The Sanctified Introvert – Here’s a brief, wise word that applies to introverts (and extroverts, I suppose).

Why Is Evolution so Widely Believed? – We have all wondered this one, I think: If there are so many good scientific arguments against evolution, why is it so widely believed?

7 Gospel-Centered Principles for Protecting Your Marriage – There is lots of wisdom in this article.

How I Started Praying the Bible – Here’s a good follow-up to yesterday’s review of Don Whitney’s new book Praying the Bible (my review).

This Is Not Natural – You eat a lot of chemicals. But that’s not necessarily a bad thing.

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How great an injustice it is to know about eternal suffering and do nothing.

—Michael Oh

  • The Victim of a Grave Injustice

    The Victim of a Grave Injustice

    Joseph was the victim of a grave injustice. Though he was a righteous man, he was being treated like an unrighteous one. Though he was pure, he was being treated like a convict. Though he was blameless, he was being treated like he was guilty. And there was no court of appeal, no opportunity to…

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    A La Carte (October 2)

    A La Carte: Clearing up confusion about humility / A new initiative / Lessons in holiness / Contemporary Christian music / John Piper on overcoming spiritual laziness / The flipside of worry / and more.

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    A La Carte (October 1)

    A La Carte: Don’t go to church; submit to one / Is the end of history at hand? / Steve Lawson and all the King’s men / Kevin DeYoung on headship and head coverings / How to raise godly teenagers / Atheist or Christian, we all choose our miracle / Kindle deals / and more.

  • True Rest Comes from God

    This week the blog is sponsored by Burke Care. You are good and do good; teach me your statutes. Psalm 119:68 Corrie ten Boom as quoted as saying: “If you look at the world, you will be distressed. If you look within, you will be depressed. But if you look at Christ, you will be…

  • Sins of Age and Youth

    The Sins of the Elderly and the Sins of Youth

    The news about Steve Lawson hit hard. It’s not that Steve and I have ever been particularly close. In fact, I can’t think of a time he and I interacted outside the context of a conference. But he has been a steady presence at events for as long as I have been attending them. I…

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    A La Carte (September 30)

    A La Carte: How to lose your leaders / What if he’s faithful / Three pounds of wonder / Breaking the anger chain / Sermon prep is worth the effort / Kindle books by/for women / and more.