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A La Carte (May 27)

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Why Gay Marriage Is Winning – “A decade after Massachusetts became the first state to issue marriage licenses for same-sex couples, the gay marriage movement has all the momentum.”

Four Wrong Turns – I’ve really been enjoying Jamie Brown’s thoughts on avoiding performancism in corporate worship.

How to Engage the Demonic – “The questions is: how should we engage against the demonic? If Satan is real – prowling around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour – what can Christians do about it?”

Debunking Divorce Rates – If these statistics are better than the ones they debunk, they are very encouraging.

The Cause of Mental Illness – This looks like it will be a helpful series on identifying the cause of mental illness.

Germans in the Woods – Here’s a short, sad memory from the Second World War.

Charnock

A man may be theologically knowing and spiritually ignorant.

—Stephen Charnock

  • 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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