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Weekend A La Carte (May 10)

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I Heard Her Weeping – Here’s a sweet tribute to a mom. “She retreated to the refuge of her bedroom that afternoon. This didn’t happen often. Curious, I crept toward the shut door. Then I heard it. She was weeping. I was a young boy, probably about 9 or 10, so I don’t remember all that happened that day except us kids being particularly difficult.”

Seeds – While we are on the subject of moms…you’ll enjoy this video, I’m sure.

Finding Grace in Failures – Joe Thorn offers 4 ways to find grace in failure.

Scared – Here is an honest bit of writing from C. Michael Patton.

My Congregation Barely Sings – “If church leaders want congregations that will really ‘speak to one another in psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs’ (Eph. 5:19), they will have to work at it. … Here are a few tips, many of which, no doubt, fall into the realm of prudence.”

Equip Your Kids to Say No to Porn – This is a good article on equipping your children to say no to porn for the inevitable circumstance when they are exposed to it.

Ryle

Unbelief about the existence and personality of Satan has often proved the first step to unbelief about God.

—JC Ryle

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    This week the blog is sponsored by Reformed Free Publishing Association. Today’s post is written by William Boekestein, author of the  new book, Finding My Vocation: A Guide for Young People Seeking a Calling. William is a pastor and husband. He and his wife have four children: a college student, two high schoolers, and a…

  • Past Through Over Around

    Past Them, Through Them, Over Them, Around Them

    It is inevitable that we face times of difficulty and impossible that we escape them altogether. To be born is to suffer and to live is to endure all manner of trouble and trial. Just as none of us escapes death, none of us escapes all hardships. And when we face such hardships, we invariably…

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  • Passive

    Impossible, Unrealistic, Sinful, Lazy

    God calls us to live lives marked by holiness. God could have arranged the world in such a way that when we put our faith in Christ, he immediately “zaps” us with the full measure of holy character. He could have arranged it this way, but in his wisdom he didn’t.