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Weekend A La Carte (April 2)

12 Things to Know About the Anti-Christ

“We, in the Calvinistic and Reformed church, have not done justice to the Scripture’s teaching on this matter. We often rightly respond to the ‘Left Behind’ industry with dismay and sarcasm. In so doing, however, we have, perhaps inadvertently failed to sufficiently and soberly grasp Scripture’s teaching on this period of history which will be instrumental in bringing about a catastrophic and irreversible apostasy.”

Making Jesus in Our Own Image

I think you will enjoy this brief, challenging excerpt from an interview with Sinclair Ferguson.

Of Burner Phones and Busy Lives

This is a wise and challenging reflection on modern technologies and the ways they captivate us.

How To Become A Better Theologian

Edmondo Sanganyado had the novel idea of writing a long list of people to ask how to become a better theologian. The results are quite interesting, I think.

I’m a Christian and I Hate Christian Movies

I’m not convinced by the solution offered in this article, but I do think the author does a good job of explaining why Christian movies can be so disappointing.

Tomorrow in 1593. 423 years ago tomorrow, English poet George Herbert was born. *

The Right Kind of Code

Barnabas Piper talks about a recent locker room scandal: “When expressions of friendship and manhood mean covering up the misdeeds of another, especially from the one being wronged, it is neither friendship nor manhood—it is twisted cowardice.”

A Follow-up Response to Professor Keathley’s Erroneous Claims

This article is, to my knowledge, the most recent in a chain of respectful back-and-forth arguments that included my recent entry on Ken Ham and his view of evolution.

The Top 10 Books on Reconciling Divine Sovereignty and Free Will

Thanks to P&R for sponsoring the blog this week with “The Top 10 Books on Reconciling Divine Sovereignty and Free Will.”

Sibbes

There is never a holy sigh, never a tear we shed, which is lost.

—Richard Sibbes

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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…

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    We Will Be Changed

    A review of Alistair Begg’s We Will Be Changed, an exposition of the fruit of the Spirit—essential character that is produced in us but not by us.

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    A La Carte (September 11)

    Pastors who prey on the flock / On (not) making very important Christian people / 5 helpful reminders for praying moms / Conspiracy theories are simple / The faithful friendship a marriage needs / A catechism on technology / Book and Kindle deals.

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    A La Carte (September 10)

    I wasn’t outside of God’s will. I was tired. / The NFL quarterbacks who found God in defeat / How to raise a son who is boring and unattractive to women / How do we know when to shut down a church? / Headship and submission when husbands and wives disagree / Is church membership…