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A La Carte (July 4)

True Worship Displays, Not Distracts

“As a worship pastor, I’ve heard the concern voiced many times: ‘I don’t want to raise my hands in worship because I don’t want to draw attention to myself.’” Here’s a helpful way of thinking it through.

9 Traits of Truly Curious People

Barnabas Piper: “Curiosity pointed in any direction is marked by the same traits. Whether we are investing in a marriage, a co-worker, a project, a sermon, a mission trip, a friendship, or a crisis a truly curious person shares these.”

An Unsung Evangelistic Hero

“There is an unsung hero when it comes to evangelism. Well, an almost unsung hero. It greatly assists the sharing of the gospel, but is not often found in talks, texts or training courses on the topic. What is this unsung hero?” Read to find out…

Don’t Waste Your Vacation

This is important and, at least for me, a temptation when I’m on vacation: “You never take a vacation from your Christianity, so why would our modern concepts of vacation sway us away from attending worship on the Sunday of our vacation?”

This Day in 1533. 483 years ago today, John Frith (Fryth), a Protestant, was burned at the stake in Smithfield by King Henry VIII of England. A Protestant and fellow translator with William Tyndale, he had been accused of heresy. *

Is the Declaration of Independence a ‘Christian’ Document?

Joe Carter provides an answer.

Freedom From the Tyranny of Hyper-Spirituality

Hyper-spirituality is one of the worst forms of tyranny.

Flashback: 4 Tips For Dealing With Procrastination

“There was a time in my life where I was awfully good at procrastination. Or awfully bad, depending on your perspective. I still can be if I don’t watch it. But along the way I learned how to (mostly) beat it (most of the time). Today I am going to offer you 2 big-picture tips and follow them with 2 very practical ones.”

Kruger

You cannot be a perfect mom, but you can be a prayerful mom. —Melissa Kruger


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    The Reward They Longed for They Received

    Jesus, who knew what was in the heart of men, warned of the hypocrisy of those whose prayer life is only ever public. “When you pray,” he said, “you must not be like the hypocrites. For they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and at the street corners, that they may be seen…

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    Weekend A La Carte (May 17)

    A La Carte: Generalizations are not stereotypes / Hospitality and reaching the dechurched / Essential lessons for pastors / The rise of Islam and the resilience of the church / Gossip and godly church / Fear takes you where grace has not yet gone / and more.

  • Planted in the Word

    Planted in the Word

    There are a lot of Bible study guides out there. However, the need is not nearly saturated because there are also a lot of Bible readers, many of whom study the Word carefully and repeatedly throughout their Christian lives. For that reason, we cannot have too many guides to assist in reading, understanding, and applying…

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    A La Carte (May 16)

    A La Carte: The role of dance in Christian worship / A community for broken homes / Our reason for missionary risk / The longings of the human heart / I’m not a handyman / Affluence, regret, identity crises / Kindle deals / and more.

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    A La Carte (May 15)

    A La Carte: The clever move of Leo XIV / People expect church to be churchy / Don’t let TikTok disciple your kids / Playing God with children / Overcoming barriers to hospitality / Real men sing / and more.