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A La Carte (November 10)

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Today’s Kindle deals include quite a lot of titles that range from new guys to the older guys.

Do You Sleep Less Than Jesus?

“Of his thirty-plus years dwelling here bodily, God himself spent roughly one-third of that time asleep. He not only ate, drank, cried, and celebrated, like every other human, but he also became tired, ‘wearied as he was from his journey’ (John 4:6), just as we become tired and weary. And it was no sin, fault, or failing in the God-man that he became tired. It was human.”

Did the Apostle Paul Really Write All His Letters?(Video)

Dr. Thomas Schreiner answers, “Did the Apostle Paul really write all his letters?” His answer probably won’t surprise you.

From Matilda to Eleven, These Actors Found Fame But Risk Losing Their Childhood

This isn’t easy to read but is important, I think. “To enter show business, a space that skews much older than they are, children are often forced into artificial personas that skew the same way—the price of entry, in other words, is their childhood.” This is just one more thing for Christians to consider as we examine our relationship to Hollywood.

Biblical Counseling Videos

Here are a couple of helpful videos on biblical counselling by David Murray.

The Men Who Make Tetzel Look Tame

“Have you ever been conned? Most of us have, to varying degrees, experienced the sense of violation at being ripped off or extorted. Even more egregious are the actions of those who swindle people in God’s name—breaking the fourth commandment—blasphemy—in their efforts to break the eighth—theft.”

Physics Marble Track (Video)

Here is some homemade science with Bruce Yeany. I wish my science teachers had done stuff like this…

Wildlife Comedy

Here are the best entries in this year’s wildlife comedy photography contest. Just try not to laugh…

TGC Canada National Conference

On October 29–31, 2018 TGC Canada will host its first national conference in Mississauga (ON). Save the date!

Flashback: Set an Example in Your Purity

The Bible never allows youth to be an excuse for sexual impurity or for any other lack of holiness.

One single soul saved shall outlive and outweigh all the kingdoms of the world.

—J.C. Ryle

  • The Phrase that Altered My Thinking Forever

    This week the blog is sponsored by P&R Publishing and is written by Ralph Cunnington. Years ago, I stumbled repeatedly on an ancient phrase that altered my thinking forever.  Distinct yet inseparable. The first time I encountered this phrase was while studying the Council of Chalcedon’s description of the two natures of Christ. Soon after,…

  • Always Look for the Light

    Always Look for the Light

    For many years there was a little potted plant on our kitchen window sill, though I’ve long since forgotten the variety. Year after year that plant would put out a shoot and from the shoot would emerge a single flower. And I observed that no matter how I turned the pot, the flower would respond.…

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    A La Carte (March 18)

    A La Carte: God is good and does good—even in our pain / Dear bride and groom / Sin won’t comfort you / Worthy of the gospel / From self-sufficiency to trusting God’s people / The gods fight for our devotion / and more.

  • Confidence

    God Takes Us Into His Confidence

    Here is another Sunday devotional—a brief thought to orient your heart toward the Lord. God takes the initiative in establishing relationship by reaching out to helpless humanity. He reveals himself to the creatures he has made. But what does it mean for him to provide such revelation of himself? John Calvin began his Institutes by…

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    Weekend A La Carte (March 16)

    A La Carte: I believe in the death of Julius Caesar and the resurrection of Jesus Christ / Reasons students and pastors shouldn’t use ChatGPT / A 1.3 gigpixel photo of a supernova / What two raw vegans taught me about sharing Jesus / If we realize we’re undeserving, suddenly the world comes alive /…

  • Ask Pastor John

    Ask Pastor John

    I admit it: I felt a little skeptical about Ask Pastor John. To be fair, I feel skeptical about most books that begin in one medium before making the leap to another. Books based on sermons, for example, can often be pretty disappointing—a powerful sermon at a conference can make a bland chapter in a…