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A La Carte (March 24)

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Shelf-Life Of Worship Songs – Jamie Brown: “Things are not as simple for worship leaders/church music directors as they used to be. This isn’t necessarily a bad thing, but it’s certainly a more complicated thing.”

Closing Accounts – This is a sad and sobering account of elder care today.

Blaine Boyer And His Personal Entourage – I enjoyed this story about Blaine Boyer and his baseball career.

Witchdoctors, Football, and Understanding Africa – This is definitely one of the most interesting articles you’ll read today.

He Knows – “He knew what joys this day would hold and He knows what sorrows tomorrow may hold, and whatever comes we know that we little unknowing ones are held close.”

Keep a Close Watch on Your Life and Illustrations – “I for one think sermon illustrations are way overrated. Yep, I said it. I think too much emphasis is put on illustrations in how we train preachers and in too many actual sermons.”

Davis

We stand in the present but dwell on the past in order that we can be steadfast for the future.

—Dale Ralph Davis

  • In the Way of Temptation

    In the Way of Temptation

    We do not often speak of duty today, but Christians traditionally spoke of it often. In fact, Christians understood the means of grace as duties, responsibilities of every believer toward God. And while these duties are the means through which God provides us with his grace, they are also the means through which God guards…

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    Weekend A La Carte (February 7)

    A La Carte: Harder is not always holier / Is Claude my friend? / Christians and Nietzsche / Survivalist to convictional leadership / Wild, unorganized, and totally worth it / The songs I once found dreary / and more.

  • Invisible Grief

    Invisible Grief

    There is no path through this life that does not involve at least some measure of grief. This world is so broken that at different times and in different ways, grief affects us all. Some grief flows from what we loved and lost but other grief flows from what has never been and may never…

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    A La Carte (February 6)

    A La Carte: The need for father-scholars / Teach your kids what to think / The fading of the flower / Playing God with children / Softly break a bone / Kindle deals / and more.

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    A La Carte (February 5)

    A La Carte: Life is a vapor / Jelly Roll and Billie Eilish / Did God need to kill his Son? / Should we forgive apart from repentance? / His Mercy Is More / Worship / and more.

  • Cliff

    Tiptoeing to the Edge of Cliffs

    Not too long ago, there was a trend in which people would see how close they could come to being hit by a train without actually being hit by a train. That’s about as stupid a game as I can imagine. Play stupid games, win stupid games, as the kids say. But researching sin when…