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A La Carte (May 16)

Today’s Kindle deals include several excellent deals from Tim Keller, John MacArthur, James White, and others.

Learning for Life

“The lack of teachability is probably the single greatest hindrance to our growth in grace and it’s a form of pride.” It sure is!

Spring (Video)

This is a stunning time lapse video of flowers.

Torn Emotions: A Visit With Nabeel Qureshi

Ravi Zacharias pays tribute to Nabeel Qureshi who has terminal cancer. “I do not ever recall being part of a meeting like this one: the love, the healing, the soul-wrenching heartache, the unstoppable tears, and finally the hugs, the prayers, and the farewell. My colleague Stuart McAllister summed it up in one sentence: ‘It was a moment in church history to remember.’”

Billy Graham’s Madison Square Crusade

“If there had been any doubt about Graham’s star status when the crusade began, none lingered by the time it finished. By then Graham ranked as the most famous evangelist in the United States since George Whitefield in the 18th century.”

The Theology of Martin Luther: 10 Things

Here are 10 things you ought to know about Martin Luther’s theology.

Swag Seminary (Video)

You might enjoy this video poking fun at the church’s endless pursuit of relevance.

How I Leverage My Autism for Pastoral Ministry

This is interesting: “My life-changing diagnosis forced me to learn myself—and my ministry role—all over again.”

Just-Around-the-Corner Spirituality

You may be familiar with this kind of spirituality.

Flashback: How Far Is Too Far?

Everyone has had to ask or answer the question at one time or another: When it comes to the physical component of a dating relationship, how far is too far?

Society set free from God is its own worst enemy.

—Robert Mounce

  • Free Stuff Fridays (RFPA)

    This week’s Free Stuff Friday is sponsored by Reformed Free Publishing Association, who also sponsored the blog this week with their article “What Is God’s Calling For Me?” They are offering a free copy of Finding My Vocation: A Guide to Young People Seeking a Calling to each of ten winners. How can I pick…

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    Your Kids Need You To Help Them Build Their Identity

    It has always been important that children establish their identity. From the time kids are young, they are being formed in a host of ways and gradually coming to terms with who they are and who they will become. Historically, identity arose from outside—from the people they came from, the place they were born, and…

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    A La Carte (September 13)

    A La Carte: Will God forgive my worst sin? / Seeing dignity instead of misery among the poor / Aging graciously / How edgy are you? / What Trump should have said to Kamala / Kindle deals / and more.

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    A La Carte (September 12)

    A La Carte: Our greatest tool for reaching the West again / Ordained or allowed? / One for the misfits / If the Twin Towers fell after Twitter / How to get over it when you taught poorly / Kindle deals / and more.

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    The Pastoral Prayer: Examples and Inspirations

    Of all the elements that once made up traditional Protestant worship, there is probably none that has fallen on harder times than prayer. It is not unusual to visit a church today and find that prayer is perfunctory, rare, or absent altogether. If that is true of prayer in general, it is particularly true of…

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    A La Carte (September 11)

    A La Carte: Pro-natalism / Why a good God commanded the destruction of the Canaanites / An encouragement to husbands / Pastoring, productivity, and priorities / I had a horrific childhood / and more.