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A La Carte (May 21)

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Headed for a Crash – Jamie Brown attended “the National Worship Leader Conference, hosted by Worship Leader Magazine, featuring many well-known speakers and worship leaders.” He spotted a disturbing worship trend that we all need to guard against.

The Trauma of Abuse – Wendy Alsup writes about the trauma of abuse and the blessing of repentance.

Tom Nettles – Tom Nettles, historian and professor at SBTS, has just announced his retirement from full-time teaching. Here’s an interview with him.

To Set the Captives Free – Tullian announces that he has left the Gospel Coalition site as his blogging platform. Question for my readers: Do you understand the context behind this? Do you understand the law/grace distinction behind this battle? I’m thinking of trying to clarify it in my own mind and perhaps write about it.

Are Youth Groups Bad? – Ed Stetzer asks and answers.

The Least Popular Book – Apparently Obadiah is the least popular book in the Bible. David Murray gives you 6 motives to give it a study.

Elliot

Faith does not eliminate questions. But faith knows where to take them.

—Elisabeth Elliot

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  • Discernment

    What Does a Discerning Person Do?

    Some Christians seem to be specially gifted when it comes to spiritual discernment. Others take a special interest in discernment and expend the hard effort of growing in the discipline of it. But they may sometimes wonder: What should I do with this discernment?

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    A La Carte (May 19)

    A La Carte: Dangers of theological controversy / No confidence? No problem! / The goodness of gardening friends / Jeff the low stakes prophet / Hurting people / Kindle deals / and more.

  • Prayer

    The Reward They Longed for They Received

    Jesus, who knew what was in the heart of men, warned of the hypocrisy of those whose prayer life is only ever public. “When you pray,” he said, “you must not be like the hypocrites. For they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and at the street corners, that they may be seen…

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    A La Carte: Generalizations are not stereotypes / Hospitality and reaching the dechurched / Essential lessons for pastors / The rise of Islam and the resilience of the church / Gossip and godly church / Fear takes you where grace has not yet gone / and more.