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Weekend A La Carte (March 17)

Weekend A La Carte

Today’s Kindle deals include a couple of newer books and a couple of older ones.

The Logos deals keep piling up! You can get some great deals on commentaries…

(Yesterday on the blog: Why Some People Aren’t Christians)

When Twenty-Six Thousand Stinkbugs Invade Your Home

They are taking over America!

Gray Hair Belongs on the Front Lines

David Gundersen writes, “I don’t know all the details of these other situations. But I want you to know something about our situation: That’s not how I view you. Not at all. I don’t view you all as a bunch of senior citizens in the caboose of our church, hanging onto the e-brake with all your might. You’re not a wall, or a speed bump, or a backseat driver.” Does your church value the older saints among you?

Andrew Peterson – Is He Worthy? (Video)

Be sure to check out the video for Andrew Peterson’s new song “Is He Worthy?” (See also Andrew Peterson’s New Song for the People). Also, is the Max Hsu who was involved with this video the one from the old Christian band Church of Rhythm (and Superchick)?

What is the Most Recent Manuscript Count for the New Testament?

Sean McDowell: “With the initial release of Evidence that Demands a Verdict in 1972, my father helped popularize the ‘bibliographic test’ for the reliability of the New Testament. Essentially, the bibliographic test examines the textual transmission by which a document reaches us.” He updates some of that crucial data.

Rob Bell, Fundamentalist

Owen Strachan takes a look at the new Rob Bell documentary The Heretic.

Why are There no Chairs inside the Tabernacle?

“The Bible indicates that, for the priests serving in the tabernacle, there was no sitting on the job either. Consider the furnishings in the tabernacle. There was an altar, a large basin for washing, curtains, a table, an ark, and a lamp stand. Interestingly, there is no chair in the tabernacle.” Why not?

The Subtle Nudges That Could Unhook Us From Our Phones

You’ve decided to reclaim your morning commute by spending it on something substantive. No more bottomless Instagram feeds and auto-playing YouTube videos for you! So out the door you stride with that week’s New Yorker wedged beneath your arm, a new episode of Flash Forward playing in your ear, or the latest Jesmyn Ward novel cued up on your Kindle app. So far so substantive. But it doesn’t last. You’ve nearly reached the bus stop when the assault on your attention begins with a notification about… notifications.”

Announcing the Open Book Podcast: Season One Featuring R.C. Sproul

“Open Book is a new weekly podcast about the power of books and the people they’ve shaped. In season one, host Stephen Nichols shares never-before-heard moments with R.C. Sproul in his home library.” Sounds like it’s worth subscribing to.

Flashback: What Is The Measure of a Great Book?

The more I read, the harder I can find it to answer this question: What is a good book? What are the marks of an especially good book?

He suffered as God because only God had the power to save; He suffered as Man because only man owed the debt.

—Michael Horton

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    Why We Can Confidently Persevere in Prayer

    I remember the days when my children were younger and would ask me to give them something—then ask me again, and ask me again. At that age, they had no ability to gain or purchase these things for themselves, so they were entirely dependent upon their parents to grant their requests (which were usually for…

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    A La Carte (January 19)

    A La Carte: Learning to struggle / When “Stranger Things” stopped being strange / “If God Is For Us” / Reading as stewardship / A sermon you need to hear / Excellent Kindle deals / and more.

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    Not a Hindrance But a Prerequisite

    Many Christians feel they are too unholy or too sinful to participate in the Lord’s Supper. They come to the table downcast, convinced that their sin makes them unworthy. They may refuse to participate at all.

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    Weekend A La Carte (January 17)

    A La Carte: Look to and learn from older saints / Don’t overthink your problems / Rebellion / When there is no good church / Teens and popular music / Where the gospel costs everything / and more.

  • Free Stuff Fridays (TGBC)

    Enter to win 1 of 5 copies of Why We’re Feeling Lonely (And What We Can Do About It) and be encouraged by Shelby Abbott’s practical, biblical insights for young adults struggling with loneliness.

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    Truths That Take on the World

    Christianity has a long history with catechisms—summaries of key doctrines that are arranged in a question-and-answer format. Traditionally, Presbyterians would be taught The Shorter Catechism, Dutch Reformed believers The Heidelberg Catechism, and Baptists one of the Baptist equivalents. Sadly, the use of catechisms began to decline as the years went by, so that it became…