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Weekend A La Carte (April 30)

May the Lord bless and keep you as you serve and worship him this weekend.

Westminster Books has a good number of new and noteworthy releases discounted up to 50%.

There are some newer and older Kindle deals available today.

(Yesterday on the blog: Listen to the Church in China)

Carl Trueman at T4G Warning about Celebrity Pastors

Denny Burk highlights one especially memorable moment from T4G.

My Spouse Died Prematurely — Was It My Fault?

John Piper answers a heartbreaking question in this episode of APJ.

Gospel Movement in Dubai Among Filipinos

I really enjoyed this article which tells how the Lord is at work among Filipino expats in Dubai.

A Kestrel Couple’s First Year (Video)

This is such a neat video that tells the story of a kestrel couple’s first year.

When Will Jesus’s Kingdom Come?

“Eschatology is the study of the last things—the end times. Christians have different views on this topic, but they’re all related to this word, millenium.” Adriel Sanchez explains the three prominent views of the millennium. (For a much more substantial look at the issues, consider this article from Logos.)

Don’t let homophones hamstring your hermeneutics

Jesse Johnson: “For preachers, words are everything. Yet as anyone who has learned English as a second language will tell you, the hardest thing about English is that there are so many words! And many words have meanings that are different than other words that sound just like them. Here are four common theological words that are often confused.”

Flashback: No Squishy Love, No Brutal Truth

…let’s commit amongst ourselves to be as concerned about the journey as the destination. Let’s ensure our discussions and debates are as marked by Christian character as our conclusions are grounded in biblical truth.

The biblical math could not be simpler; if a person who professes to be a Christian lives like the devil, he is of the devil.

—Todd Friel

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    A Daily Diet of Doctrine

    A while back I realized I needed to brush up on some of these and began to organize a system of spaced repetition—a way to encounter these doctrines on a regular basis, thus reinforcing them and keeping them fresh in my mind. And it was right then…

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    A La Carte (October 11)

    A La Carte: An extraordinary, supernatural conversion / Does free will exist? / End-of-life music / Don’t let politics hijack the pulpit / Schizophrenia / and more.

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    A La Carte (October 10)

    A La Carte: How women combat comparison / Recognize your pastor this month / Gone are the dark clouds / Why does God say no to good things? / Ministers of loneliness / Book and Kindle deals / and more.

  • O Jesus I Have Promised

    Give Me Grace to Follow!

    Knowing that we can be self-deceived, we must examine our lives to ensure we are living as Christians are called to live—that we are putting sin to death, that we are coming alive to righteousness, and that we are finding ever-greater joy in our relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ. And always we must pray…

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    A La Carte (October 9)

    A La Carte: The normalization of slander / Doctrine and formation / Destructive relationships / Why Satan wants you to think you’re alone / Laughing at yourself is grace / and more.

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    A La Carte (October 8)

    A La Carte: A Christian response to polygamy, incest, and pedophilia / 10 diagnostic questions for you and your spouse / neither despair nor blind optimism / To confront or to cover / Did Jesus lie to his brothers? / Huge book and commentary sales!