May the Lord be with you and bless you today. Four Ways to Preach Like Jesus Alistair Begg: “If today’s preachers and teachers of God’s Word would strive to preach like Jesus, what kind of lessons might we learn from the Master?” Two Dangers Facing Christians Under Cultural Pressure Doug Eaton describes two dangers facing Christians when we are under cultural pressure. “The first is to give in to the pressure to conform, and the second is to stand defiant in an ungodly way.” On Plundering the Egyptians “The debates surrounding catholicity and theological retrieval do not seem to be slowing down any time soon. With all the back and forth about Thomas, Aristotle, and Van Til, one theological topic seems to be overlooked more often than others—namely, common grace.” I tend to agree. Why You Need to Know the Difference Between Hidden and Revealed “There’s a similar kind of suspense in knowing God—he’s both a stranger and a friend. Though you feel his presence listening to the Scriptures, deep in prayer, or in the friendships of your faith community, he can feel distant when you need him the most. You can’t always find him, but he always seems to find you.” Suffering Is Our Teacher Paul Tautges describes some of the ways in which suffering serves as a teacher. Why We Go Light on Polemics “I’ve never had a personality that naturally goes hard after polemics, which is the practice of highlighting the weaknesses and errors of other religions and worldviews as a method … Continue reading A La Carte (October 7)