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A La Carte (March 21)

Logos Final 8

Logos’ March Madness is down to the final 8. Get your votes in!

Keep Lexi Home

Please read about Lexi, a little girl whose family attends John MacArthur’s church.

From Sermon to Small Groups

Tim Chester has a helpful article on tying small groups into the sermon.

How Do You See Me?

Today is World Down Syndrome Day and this video goes with the day. Also be sure to check out Dear Future Mom from two years ago.

Freedom from the Performance Treadmill

Paul Tautges describes how he was set free from the horrible performance treadmill.

Foolish Things I Used to Believe about the Ministry

Scott describes some of the foolish things he once believed about ministry.

This Day in 1788. 228 years ago today, Charles Wesley died. He and his brother John are well known for their hymn writing and gospel preaching. *

The Molasses Flood

I remember reading about the Boston Molasses flood when I was a kid. This video covers it in just 4 minutes.

Why Flying Is Awful

This short article tells why flying is such a difficult experience and explains by using your sad, lonely little apartment.

Who Crucified Jesus?

Martyn Lloyd-Jones answers the question. (HT)

Raymond

The beauty of the gospel is that while we were infinitely sinful we were also unfathomably loved.

—Erik Raymond

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    A La Carte (April 23)

    A La Carte: Climate anxiety paralyzes, gospel hope propels / Living what God has written / How should I engage my rebellious child? / Satan hates your pastor / How to navigate our spiritual highs / The art of extemporaneous preaching / and more.

  • The Path to Contentment

    The Path to Contentment

    I wonder if you have ever considered that the solution to discontentment almost always seems to be more. If I only had more money I would be content. If I only had more followers, more possessions, more beauty, then at last I would consider myself successful. If only my house was bigger, my influence wider,…

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    A La Carte (April 22)

    A La Carte: Why my shepherd carries a rod / When Mandisa forgave Simon Cowell / An open mind is like an open mouth / Marriage: the half-time report / The church should mind its spiritual business / Kindle deals / and more.

  • It Begins and Ends with Speaking

    It Begins and Ends with Speaking

    Part of the joy of reading biography is having the opportunity to learn about a person who lived before us. An exceptional biography makes us feel as if we have actually come to know its subject, so that we rejoice in that person’s triumphs, grieve over his failures, and weep at his death.

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    Weekend A La Carte (April 20)

    A La Carte: Living counterculturally during election season / Borrowing a death / The many ministries of godly women / When we lose loved ones and have regrets / Ethnicity and race and the colorblindness question / The case for children’s worship services / and more.

  • The Anxious Generation

    The Great Rewiring of Childhood

    I know I’m getting old and all that, and I’m aware this means that I’ll be tempted to look unfavorably at people who are younger than myself. I know I’ll be tempted to consider what people were like when I was young and to stand in judgment of what people are like today. Yet even…