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A La Carte (September 25)

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When Someone Reaches Out – Christine Hoover touches on something important here: “The people who tend to struggle to connect are those who take a long while to reach out for the hands that are extended to them.” She offers good advice for joining into the life of a church.

Derek Jeter Isn’t the Greatest Player Ever – Here’s a video for the baseball fans (Note: there’s some minor language in it.)

Coming Home from War – I really enjoyed Greg Lucas’ article on family and life with a severely disabled child.

How Busy People Read – Here’s an article from Fast Company on how busy people find time to read.

7 Real-Life Reasons Women’s Blogs Go Cold – This is a follow-up to the article I shared yesterday on why blogs have gone cold.

Encourage One Another – Read this article about being an encourager and creating a culture of encouragement.

Scripture Memory Songs – You can use coupon code challies to get 25% off these two new Scripture memory albums for kids. (Listen to God Created and it will be in your head all day!)

Watson

To fear God is to have such a holy awe of God upon our hearts, that we dare not sin.

—Thomas Watson

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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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    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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