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Weekend A La Carte (January 17)

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Here are 5 Simple Ways to Teach Your Children Theology. It’s not nearly as complicated as we can sometimes imagine it.

In light of the firing of Atlanta Fire Chief Kelvin Cochran, Russell Moore asks Is Glorifying God a Hate Crime Now?

Nancy Leigh DeMoss shares some reflections on Ministering in a Maximum-Security Women’s Prison. “We conducted an impromptu two-day conference that included many hours of studying God’s Word together, group interaction, worship, prayer, and testimonies, as well as one-on-one ministry with numerous women.”

Yes, even pastors sometimes get Hate Mail. Here are tips on what to do about it.

Yesterday I linked to the video, but also wanted to link to this article: Lecrae Confesses Abortion, Invites Others into the Light.

Thanks to Matthias Media and Tony Payne for sponsoring the blog this week with the article Doing the Obvious.

Denny Burk looks Inside the Evangelical Fight Over Gay Marriage.

Schaeffer

Tell me what the world is saying today, and I’ll tell you what the church will be saying in seven years.

—Francis Schaeffer

  • When Christians Disagree

    When Christians Disagree

    Wouldn’t it be nice if Christians only ever got along? Wouldn’t it be grand if all the discord we see in the world around us was completely foreign to the church? Wouldn’t it be heavenly if believers ever only experienced peace? I suppose it would be heavenly and, therefore, more than we can realistically hope…

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  • Maybe We Make Meditation Too Difficult

    Maybe We Make Meditation Too Difficult

    Of all the Christian disciplines, it is my guess that meditation may be the least practiced—though I suppose fasting might have something to say about that. Most people diligently make time to read the Bible and pray. And yet, while most people have good intentions when it comes to meditation, it so often seems to…

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    A La Carte: A mother to me, too / Never look your age? / Nine reminders for the struggle with body image / A ruler who trusts in Yahweh / No, I will not stop calling the church a family / Criminalizing sexual ethics / Bible journal sale / Kindle deals / and more.

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    A La Carte: Connection and commitment / When your mind gets stuck / Prayer postures in the Bible / Fading with age / Does God care about how I work? / 7 essential things to know about God’s holiness / and more.