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A La Carte (10/30)

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Parents, Require Obedience – John Piper: “I am writing this to plead with Christian parents to require obedience of their children. I am moved to write this by watching young children pay no attention to their parents’ requests, with no consequences.”

Quotes on Creeds and Confessions – Here are ten good quotes from Carl Trueman on the importance of creeds and confessions.

PrayerMate for Android – PrayerMate is a fantastic prayer app. Currently it’s only available for iOS, so if you’re an Android user, you may want to look at this Kickstarter project.

The Myth of “I’m Bad at Math” – No, you’re not. You just didn’t try hard enough.

5 Differences Between Catholic Theology and the Gospel – “With Reformation Day this week, it is a good time to remind ourselves of what exactly the differences are between the Roman Catholic Church and Protestants. Certainly on just about every single area of theology there are differences, but here are what I think are the five most glaring and significant issues that separate the Catholic Church from the gospel of grace…”

Remove an Emphasis – I continue to be a big fan of Bill Mounce’s series on Bible translation conundrums. Here he expresses concern over a missing emphasis.

Spurgeon

There are some of your graces which would never be discovered if it were not for your trials.

—C.H. Spurgeon

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    A La Carte: Does God withdraw his presence? / Celebrating the Lord’s Supper / Difficult, emotionally-overwhelming seasons / Wisdom for difficult conversations / Why four gospels? / Sales and deals / and more.

  • New and Notable

    New and Notable Christian Books for March 2025

    As you know, I like to do my best to sort through the new Christian books that are released each month to see what stands out as being not only new but also particularly notable. I received quite a number of new books in March and narrowed the list down to the ones below. I…

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    A La Carte (March 28)

    A La Carte: Christians and IVF / And all the people said [mumble] / How your entertainment shapes you / How to preach in 20 challenging steps / Church conflict / Kindle and Logos deals / and more.

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    A La Carte (March 27)

    A La Carte: When the paychecks stop / What does Jesus want me to do? / A messy house / Beast Games / The rise of Nietzschean Christianity / Stop and marvel / and more.

  • Are You Binding the Wound or Aggravating It

    Are You Binding the Wound or Aggravating It?

    One of the privileges we have as Christians is the privilege of caring for one another—of blessing one another in our difficulties and comforting one another in our sorrows. In such “one another” ministry we represent God and extend love and mercy on his behalf. This is a precious and sacred ministry that falls to…