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A La Carte (September 11)

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Genetic Testing – Here’s one cost of a new technology: “With genetic testing, I gave my parents the gift of divorce.”

Tribute to My Pastor – I enjoyed this tribute to a pastor. “Before I preached in the chapel service at Southern Seminary, Dr. Mohler recognized [him] as the pastor who had raised up more preachers than anyone he knew in North America.”

Christianity’s Uniqueness – “In reply to the critics who claim Christianity was just a copy-cat religion among the ancient religions, it’s helpful to take a look at how an ancient adherent of these pagan religions viewed Christianity.”

The Pornification of the Church – A new survey shows that professed Chrsitians still look at tons of porn.

Saving Dr. Brantley – Dateline did an interview with Dr. Kent Brantly, the Christian doctor who survived Ebola.

Signs of Spiritual Awakening in Japan – This is exciting!

Brooks

An idle life and a holy heart is a contradiction.

—Thomas Brooks

  • Your Life is a Sermon

    “God saves us just as we are, but he is not content for us to remain just as we are. No—God’s great purpose for us, having saved us, is to conform us into the image of Christ (Romans 8:28-29).”

  • A La Carte (September 14)

    The kind of mom I’ve become / Young Christians, you need older Christians in your life! / 6 observations about ‘online’ church / An age of mechanical providence / God’s people don’t become angels at death / Why women are celebrating Lindsay Clancy / Kindle deals / and more.

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    Weekend A La Carte (September 12)

    It’s 10 p.m., and your kids want to know where you are / The dark side of mindfulness / Planet of bots / How to love your local public school / The beautiful complexity of the human eye / Hard cases: no time to talk / Reader recommendations.

  • Free Stuff Fridays (Harvest House Publishers)

    This week, the blog and this giveaway are sponsored by Harvest House Publishers. Dear Millie,  You are cordially invited to The God Party.Love, F, S, & HS Who sent this strange invitation and what does it mean? Millie has no idea—that is, until her fiendishly funny friends, the REAL BAD GUYS, shed some light on the…