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A La Carte (March 3)

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Tabletalk Magazine – You may be interested in reading the columns from this month’s Tabletalk magazine. The theme is inerrancy.

Your Facebook Gender – I hope to have more to say about this in the future: Facebook now allows you to define your own gender and gender pronoun.

Josh Hamilton and the Monster that Hunts Us All – “I whispered a prayer under my breath: ‘Father, lavish your mercy on Josh Hamilton and his family. And have mercy on us. Let us never forget what hunts us.’”

The Worst Ever Honeymoon – Sometimes it’s fun to laugh at someone else’s misery: Like when David Murray recounts his honeymoon.

The Dangers of Pet Sins – “Pet sins are those sins we believe we have domesticated. We view them as small and insignificant.” And that’s just never good…

3 Muslim Misconceptions about Christians – J.D. Greear looks at “a set of misconceptions that most Muslims have about Christians that keep them from even considering the gospel.”

DeYoung

Worldliness is whatever makes sin look normal and righteousness look strange.

—Kevin DeYoung

  • Free Stuff Fridays (Matthias Media)

    This week the blog and the giveaway have been sponsored by Matthias Media. Matthias Media is hosting Evangelize 2024 in Denver, Colorado on October 7-9, 2024. We have partnered with 10ofThose, Calvary Family of Churches and Vinegrowers to help you raise the evangelistic temperature at your church. We want to motivate and equip people to…

  • When Christians Disagree

    When Christians Disagree

    Wouldn’t it be nice if Christians only ever got along? Wouldn’t it be grand if all the discord we see in the world around us was completely foreign to the church? Wouldn’t it be heavenly if believers ever only experienced peace? I suppose it would be heavenly and, therefore, more than we can realistically hope…

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  • Maybe We Make Meditation Too Difficult

    Maybe We Make Meditation Too Difficult

    Of all the Christian disciplines, it is my guess that meditation may be the least practiced—though I suppose fasting might have something to say about that. Most people diligently make time to read the Bible and pray. And yet, while most people have good intentions when it comes to meditation, it so often seems to…

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    A La Carte (July 24)

    A La Carte: A mother to me, too / Never look your age? / Nine reminders for the struggle with body image / A ruler who trusts in Yahweh / No, I will not stop calling the church a family / Criminalizing sexual ethics / Bible journal sale / Kindle deals / and more.