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A La Carte (July 3)

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10 Reasons God Stops Us In Our Tracks – David Murray: “Basically God has stopped my in my tracks once again and I’ve been asking myself Why? Not at all in a rebellious way, but in a humble and teachable way. Did I miss or forget the lessons of three years ago? I’ve already had two strikes; I desperately don’t want a third.”

This Strange Thing Called Growth – John Johnson thinks through this strange thing we call church growth.

5 Questions and the 5 Solas – Did you know each of the 5 solas answers a question? Here they are.

Real Church – “The strange idea is: church is for displaying the best about us, not revealing the worst about us. The result is: burdened, burned out, suffocating Christians and church leaders.”

Rich Young Ruler Redux – Ed Welch reimagines the Rich Young Ruler for a modern context.

How Do We Know the Bible Is God’s Word – Chris Brauns looks to the Catechism for the short answer.

Sartelle

If our purpose in attending church is to meet with God, then we dare not approach with carelessness.

—John Sartelle

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