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Weekend A La Carte (January 10)

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Wesley and the Death of Toplady – There is some interesting and cordial back-and-forth going on between those who admire Wesley and those who admire Toplady. The two of them once had quite the spat.

John Calvin believed that at times we need to Condone Theological Delusion. Here’s the when’s and how’s of it.

The Boston Globe has a simple but beautiful collection of Animal Patterns.

Rod Dreher says No, We Are Not Charlie, though he includes an alternate viewpoint below his own.

Thanks to B&H for sponsoring the blog this week with Tony Medira’s article Good Doctrine Wins People, Not Arguments.

Joe Holland offers A Sophisticated Way of Denying the Gospel.

Piper

Sin is what you do when you are not satisfied in God.

—John Piper

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