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A La Carte (March 28)

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5 Hard Things to Pray for Your Husband – Jen Thorn provides five hard things a wife should be praying for her husband.

History Lives – The History Lives series is a collection of 5 church history books written for kids (pre-teen or early teens). We’ve used them at home and at church and have benefitted a great deal. For a week they are 50% off at Westminster Books. Get a set for your family and a set for your church library!

8 Causes of Spiritual Depression – Here are 8 possible causes of spiritual depression. “It is good for us to search our hearts in times like this. We must ask the Lord to give us wisdom in identifying the cause–even as we continue to seek Him. These are eight of the most common causes…”

Why Is This Issue So Different? – Kevin DeYoung offers a candid answer to a candid question: Could someone please give a short, simple explanation as to why the issue of homosexuality is not like Christians differing on baptism or the millennium? (On a related note, you may enjoy In Praise of Evangelical Identity by Andrew Walker.)

To the Girls Who Didn’t Say No – Here’s a helpful blog post for all the girls who didn’t say no.

Phelps, Dricoll, Gothard – I appreciate what R.C. Sproul Jr. does and doesn’t say about Phelps, Driscoll and Gothard.

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Did Christ finish His work for us? Then there can be no doubt but He will also finish His work in us.

—John Flavel

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    Weekend A La Carte (April 27)

    A La Carte: How to talk to your teens about Taylor Swift’s new album / Soft discipleship / Why doesn’t God make his existence more evident? / Three ways God is working through your suffering / Jesus didn’t come to make any nation great / and more.

  • Free Stuff Fridays (21Five)

    This week the blog is sponsored by 21Five, a new Canadian Christian bookstore. In recent years, many Christian bookstores across Canada have closed their physical and online doors. This is disappointing for believers, as many of the best products come from abroad and can be costly or complicated for Canadians to bring home. There are…

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    New and Notable Christian Books for April 2024

    It is surprisingly difficult to find a list of Christian books that have been released in any given month—especially if you want that list to be filtered by books released through particular publishers. That’s one of the reasons why I close each month by coming up with my list of New and Notable books. I…

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    A La Carte (April 26)

    A La Carte: The parable of Kanye West / Biden’s new regulation reinforces transgender “orthodoxy” / 12 wonderful responsibilities God has given to women / Slow happiness / What I wish the church would understand about disability / Discerning true repentance from fake / Book and Kindle deals / and more.

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    A La Carte (April 25)

    A La Carte: For everything there is a seasoning / Influencer culture is toxic for teenagers / The death of attention and loss of our ability to listen / Evangelism in ordinary life / On using wine in communion / And more.

  • Optimistic Denominationalism

    Optimistic Denominationalism

    It is one of the realities of the Christian faith that people love to criticize—the reality that there are a host of different denominations and a multitude of different expressions of Christian worship. We hear it from skeptics: If Christianity is true and if it really changes people, then why can’t you get along? We…